As you can probably tell, we didn’t manage to stay under $200 for our groceries this month. I tallied everything up and subtracted non-food items, and in the end we spent about $237.75 on food. However, we also ate out more than we should have (especially at lunch) but those totals aren’t included.

This was [...]

Purchased at HEB in Pflugerville

HEB large eggs (12) $1.99
HEB flour tortillas (10) $0.89
HCF 1% milk (gallon) $3.89
Dole orange/straw/banana juice (.5 gallon) $2.00
Fruity Pebbles (17 oz) $1 **sale/coupon
Crisco shortening $2.12
HEB tomatoes diced (14.5 oz) $0.68
HEB tomato paste $0.44
HEB mexican [...]

Since this blog is called Confessions of a Northern Transplant I probably should post a confession every once in a while, right?

Like most Americans, we’re in debt. I’m not going to give the actual number, but let’s just say it includes credit cards, student loans for me and the husband, and our car. It’s [...]