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Day 15: Trying to be realistic.

So grocery shopping was a big ol' bust again. I am afraid $25 per week was an unrealistic goal. They say goals are supposed to be SMART:

Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Realistic
Timely

It wasn't realistic, therefore unachievable. When I went grocery shopping I decided to try and stay around $50 which is close to what I spent last week. I spent $60 at Walmart and $35 at Safeway. The plan this month was not to buy any meat, if I could help it. I was going to try and use what we had in the freezer. And so far, besides the linguica I bought last week, we were doing good. Today I took an inventory and we are out of chicken breast. I saw boneless, skinless breast for $1.99 per pound at Walmart and bought some. It's a good price, so I snatched some up. Then I decided since Joel and I are not buying each other Valentine's Day gifts, I should make Joel a nice, juicy ribeye steak(his favorite). They were on sale at Safeway for $5.99 per lb so, I snatched those up to. In meat alone I spent $30. I did earn another .20 cents in gas rewards at Safeway. I paid $3.14 per gallon when I filled up today.
Then when Joel got home, he cooked dinner for us! Ribeye, garlic mashed potatoes, and corn. Delicious! Love that man, instead of expecting me to cook, he jumped right in and did the cooking himself. Then Annie and I watched Ferris Buellers Day Off on Netflix. I ate peanut butter cookies for dessert while she had candy from her classmates. A nice relaxing evening with the ones I love. Life is good.



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