April Challenge, April 1 - 7

Menu for this week (links to recipes to come as meals are made.) Groceries needed (plus a few other "essentials") below.

Buy Low

• 10 lb. bag of potatoes: $1.50
• 1 dozen brown eggs: $1
• 2 cans biscuits: $0.49 each
• Celery stalk: $0.50
• 3 cloves garlic: $0.99
• 10 ct. flour tortillas: $1.50
• Zucchini: $0.31
• 2 lb. sharp cheddar: $6.99

• Subtotal: $13.77
• Tax: $0.41
• Total: $14.18

Albertsons

• Two 4-lb. bags of sugar: $1.39 (with $0.50 coupon)
• 10 Lipton Pasta sides: $10
• Fresh whole frying chicken: -$0.83 ($4.17 plus $5 savings for buying 10 Lipton Pasta Sides)

• Subtotal: $11.95
• Tax: $0.36
• Total: $12.31

Smiths

• French Bread: $1.50

• Tax: $0.05
• Preferred Card Savings: $1.55
• Total: $0.00

Arbys

• We had two free sandwiches for filling out a survey, so we ate out, and decided to also buy fries. $1.71

BYU Cougareat

• Twice BJ made it up to campus late and needed breakfast, so there were two Taco Bell purchases for $2.04 each
• One lunch on campus for $5.38

Church Office Building Cafeteria

• When I actually work in SLC, I find it's just as cheap, and much easier, to eat at the cafeteria than to bring my own lunch. For soup and a breadstick, $1.95.
  

4/1-4/8 Total: $39.61
Budget Left: $110.39