Frugal Franny.Recession Ramona.Broke Betty.Depression Debbie.Budget Becca.

Dear Grocery Outlet and Consignment store,

You make being broke sexy.

With love,
Amelia


Today's purchases:

2 lb bag of red potatoes
5 yellow onions
one cucumber
8 oz mushrooms
3 tomatoes
2 avocados
bunch of green onions
bag of salad greens
feta
pepper jack cheese, pre sliced for crackers
cabot cheddar cheese
sandwich sliced muenster cheese
english muffins
hamburger buns
corn tortillas
flour tortillas
aidells chicken and apple sausage
chicken and veggies frozen meal
tater tots
southern style hashbrowns frozen
frozen hashbrown patties
big pack of frozen breaded chicken patties
frozen peas
2 things of l'oreal hair wax
aquafresh toothpaste
12 pack earth friendly toilet paper
low sodium triscuits
2 cans natural chicken broth
tomato soup
chicken noodle soup
dinty moore stew
canned tamales
treetop organic apple juice
craisins
big bag of almonds
two cans of tuna fish
amy's organic southwest veggie soup
refried beans
can of olives
1 bottle rose wine
1 bottle pinot gris wine
1 bottle malbec
unsalted butter
a dozen eggs

dark denim skirt
light denim skirt, fancy brand
black t-shirt with felt birds on it
white and green v neck t-shirt
amazing turquoise windbreaker, the lining has little birdies on it!
violet printed cotton smock dress
red and white flower earrings

total cost: $118

The food will last us a month, if we add proteins and new fresh veggies intermittently. Wine, man. 3 bottles of wine for $8 (total!) normally, and today they were all 20% off! And the clothing? At least, if all I had to wear was what was purchased today, I would have enough outfits for 5 days, and I only spent 18 bucks.

Now let's see if I can apply this amazing frugality to purchasing a house......