Week 3 Fail

We failed this week. Not just my personal challenge of $25/week, but also at the challenge of $25/person/week.

Why? Well, there was a (BOGO) sale on pasta, and we were seriously low - three boxes of noodles only. So, we stocked up - buying six, large, boxes. Same situation on cheese - we had no shredded cheese and there was a BOGO sale, so we stocked up.

Also, despite my asking every week while planning the list, if my husband is running low on or needs anything. He rarely states anything. But while shopping he realized he was out of tea, which he's been swapping to instead of coffee for caffeine but easier on his stomach, as well as baking powder and soda.

What did we buy?
6 boxes of pasta (BOGO)
1 bell pepper
2 boxes of tea
2 cans of baked beans (BOGO)
4 bags of shredded cheese
2 ears of corn
4 12packs of Coke (BOGO)
1 box baking powder
1 box baking soda
1 4pk yogurt
1 8pk smoothies
1 pk of beef kabobs (with veg)

The yogurt and smoothies were also a staple, I go through them every few weeks trying to have one or the other each day for dairy. Beans were to replace what we brought to a friend's for the 4th. The kabobs was totally a treat. We drink a lot of soda (I'm trying to cut back!) so whenever it is on sale, we get as much as we can.

Per our receipt, we spent $54.49 and saved $24.50.

There were multiple places we could have cut back to meet the challenge rules.

The kabobs and corn was one planned meal that week. The bell pepper was also for a recipe we had planned to make.