10 June 2026

HOW I SPEND LESS MONEY ON FOOD (44 bucks at ALDI)

Dig this Boogerbutts. 44 bucks on the dot for the lot at ALDI. Tim's cheeses are a buck fifty each. My red, orange and yellow peppers were less than both his cheeses at $2.55 for all three beauties. The coconut milk and tinned tomatoes (each $1.49), are both new to me. Turned the toms into a chunky salsa and the coconut milk into non-dairy ice cream AND homemade salted caramel.  

My goodness I love me some ALDI deals. 

Though ... for the coconut milk, my location charged me tax and then when asked about it, they kindly removed the tax. Not sure what that's about. Upon first opening, I did not love the coconut milk though it served well in homemade non-dairy ice cream AND homemade salted caramel. 

For $1.49 a tin, I'll rebuy. There's just so many things to make with coconut milk. Truly endless. 

The pumpkin rang in higher at $1.79 and I'm okay with that (for now). Made two non-dairy, egg-free pumpkin pies recently and once I added the other pie ingredients and a homemade crust, we enjoyed the bake. That said, if the pumpkin goes over 2 bucks, I likely won't rebuy. It's good. Just not over 2 bucks good. Same goes for the coconut milk. 

In other news, here's the back deck in progress. Saying goodbye to the Annie Sloan purple that I made from her other paints. Lemme tell ya' it was really, really hard to get off the spindles. Nearly there. 

I'm like, this close. This close I say, this close. 

With the on and off rain all week, staining will wait. Pictures to come of the completed project. 

In other, other news Blogger still isn't populating blog posts as they publish in my reader and a few of you had new posts published today that didn't show on my blog roll page either. Weird Blogger thing. Honestly though, I'm just happy Blogger is still up and running. Half broken and I'll take it.  

And that my lovely Boogerbutts is that that's fit to print. Thanks for reading and I'll catch you on the flipside. Or is it flip side? Either way. Chat again soon. 






24 April 2026

HOW I SPEND LESS MONEY ON FOOD

Helloooooooo Boogerbutts. Is it nice there? Sunny cool morning here with all windows open. I'm lovin' it. 

In other news, I'm swinging my feet at the kitchen table as Italian-herbed tomato sauce cooks in the 3qt Mini Instant Pot and the last of the laundry swooshes down the hall. After this, I'm headed out to mow.

Delightful. 

In other news, we're closing in on 11 soon-to-be 12 weeks of spending $300/28 days on groceries and I'm THRILLED. We have a budget of $400/28 days and so far haven't needed the extra 100. Smoochie Face no longer eats out for work lunches unless he has to, today he has to and that's okay. It's the overall spending less money on food, that we're after. 

It's not about perfection. 

It's about spending better AND having fun with it. 

In other, other news, a girlfriend pointed out that at $300/28 days we spend $10.71 for two people to eat, which is a little over 5 smackers for each person, per day.

Not too shabby.

We also turned the bottom shelf of the fridge into the what needs eaten next, shelf. When we ask what's for dinner, the answer often is, "Whatever's on the bottom shelf."

Love that!

And that my Boogerbutts is all that's fit to print. I skipped Wordless Wednesday this week as I've enjoyed life unplugged. Be around soon to catch up on your adventures. Until then, Happy Friday and boogie boogie!