Day 1

I spent most of my Sunday afternoon working and re-working my soon to be $15 grocery budget for the week. I worked hard so that I would somehow have money left over for my much coveted Diet Coke... something I still couldn't believe I did as I stared down a bag of rice, but chose the 12 pack instead. I also bought:

• 1 bag spaghetti noodles - $.75
• Peanut Butter - $1.79
• Loaf of Bread - $1.39
• 6 Beef Patties - $4.99
• 12pk Diet Cola - $1.88
• Ice Cream Bars - $2.69
  TOTAL: $12.94

All right, so maybe I didn't quite get the essentials, but I tried to get a few things (diet cola... ice cream bars...) that would give me an occasional 'treat' throughout the week. I have enough pasta and bread to keep me somewhat satisfied. I plan to have peanut butter sandwhiches for lunch and a beef pattie sandwhich for dinner, with spaghetti mixed in occaisionally.