March Goals

So here's the plan for March...

Grocery goal: $150 budget for the first 21 days. I get one restaurant freebie since I've already committed to lunch with out of town friends. $20 donation budget. Continue meal planning.

Running: Maintenance at this point. I'm doing a 5K on Saturday and an indoor sprint tri on Sunday so those will be good markers. I don't think I've run a 5K since July of 2015 and I've never done a tri. My weight is slowly creeping down. Hoping to be at a good racing weight by April.

Other...

Clean up my yard for Spring. I paid a guy $2000 last fall to clear out all the brush around the perimeter of my yard (Trust me, it was worth it. Took him and his crew 3 days and it doubled the size of my yard.) Now it's up to me to keep all that stuff from growing back. Plus, it would be nice to have grass...

Organize my daughter's Cheer photos. Season will end in the next couple days. I have all her Freshman and JV photos already scrapbooked. Now I have to do her Varsity album. Want to get it done for her Open House in May.

That's all for now. I'm trying not to over commit myself.

Grocery shopping for today was a quick trip to Aldi, where, get this... milk is now $1.09 a gallon! Gotta love competition. Got...

2 gallons of milk @ 1.09 each
2 lbs of frozen tilapia filets @ 4.99
12 oz of frozen Ahi tuna filets (my splurge) @ 4.99
48 oz of canola oil @ 1.85
8 oz package of cheddar cheese slices @1.99
1 can of French fried onions @ 1.99
total $17.99

Loading up on the basics

I used to never shop Aldi because they didn't take coupons or credit cards and I only shop on my credit card. However, now that they take credit, I've found that generally have the best prices on dairy products and whatever their advertised fruit, vegetable, or meat/protein item of the week happens to be.

We are having hamburgers with blue cheese and caramelized onions and green bean casserole for dinner tonight.

March Grocery Spending: $17.99
March Donation Spending: $0