Week #15: $60 and $0 and ?

This week’s market shopping is $60 and $0 because I had to buy a bunch of things for my friend’s visit this weekend ($60), am now eating leftovers plus pantry staples ($0), and will have to do a lot of shopping on Saturday morning with PB for Battle Pumpkin (?). My cousins and I are doing an iron chef style battle so I will definitely be spending a lot on groceries at the end of the week- I will update this when I can, but I am anticipating spending about $100? Hopefully less, but we also need to have snacks, drinks, and things for everyone!

The leftovers/kitchen goods I am working with are:
-3 apples
-2 oranges
-2 mushrooms
–2 bananas (1 banana now)
-2 zucchini
-frozen veggies
-romaine lettuce
-leftover minestrone
-leftover turkey burgers
–2 pieces leftover pizza
-canned artichoke hearts
-eggs
-canned tuna
-beans
-pasta
-fire roasted tomatoes
-chobani yogurt samples from tiffany
-great harvest nine grain bread
-ciabatta
–leftover carrot sticks

I should be ok for myself for the rest of the week, unless I decide to host my brother, sister in law, and dad at my house for family dinner night. We will see!!!

This season is a hard one for saving money. Joy abounds and it is my favorite time of year to host parties, so I am and I don’t mind spending the money on it.

History:
Week #1 I spent $20, and used a lot of the stuff in my cabinets
Week #2 I spent $30, which included nothing too expensive, I guess I just bought more.
Week #3 I spent, er, $70!!!!! I couldn’t believe it. And, I went back last night for a couple of forgotten items and a new mop which I never should have bought from the market, and spent another $30. Ew.
Week #4 I spend $70 again. PB is coming again this weekend + I had to stock up on some long lasting items, and well, it just ended up that way.
Week #5 I spent, get this, $0. I am trying to clear out my fridge of last week’s goodies + clear the pantry a little to make room for this fall’s goodies. Also, I went out for dinner last night with my friends and will probably go out tonight with my dad, bro and sis, so that is 2 meals I don’t need to account for. **plus $10 for bananas and yogurt**
Week #6: I spent $60 and really stocked the fridge. Veggies, fruits, seltzer, wraps, crackers, granola bars, and a yogurt.
Week #7: $52, but restocked.
Week #8: $110, first week doing it at Whole Foods
Week #9: $36, at Whole Foods
Week #10: $18* but took lots of goodies from dad’s
Week #11: $68 + $5 for a loaf of bread from Great Harvest
Week #12: $52, good have done better, but it fed PB for 2 days too.
Week #13: $27.36
Week #14: $71, with a visitor on the way