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After I got off work on Friday, I started thinking about the roasted rotisserie chicken at the grocery store. Friday marks the end of the week, and I want to eat something different for dinner. But I don’t want to spend a lot of money eating out.
I have been thinking the rotisserie chicken after work almost every Friday for a month. Usually, I’ll just go home and try to cook something simple but different. The craving would then be appeased until the next Friday.
Yesterday, I gave in. I went to the grocery thinking I’d just get the chicken but came back with other things (as I feared and expected). But it’s ok. It’s what I’ll need for the week anyway. It cost me $12.64 to get the following items:
My $12.64 groceries for the week.
Produce
1 lime: $.33
8 bananas: $1.86 ($.49/lb)
Bakery
Apple pie: $3.99 (I LOVE apple pie and have been eyeing it for weeks!)
French baguette: $.99
Deli
Rotisserie chicken: $4.99
Comparing
As I paid for the groceries, I was thinking: “This is a lot of food for $12.64.” If I had gone to a restaurant, it would just be one simple meal at an average restaurant.
The food I got can last me for the whole work week. The only thing I’d need to add is rice which I already have at home. I’m on a diet, so I don’t and try not to eat a lot anyway.
That sad, I still like to eat out every once in a while. But most of the time, this is my frugal way to take care of my food expenses: Shop at the grocery store and don’t expensive food.
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I always think those rotisserie chickens sound so good but then I get them and they are dry and I end up disappointed. Lol
VERY impressed by how much you got for so little! (found you over at The Frugal Girl – https://www.thefrugalgirl.com/ ) 🙂