{"id":252677,"date":"2025-05-22T21:01:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T21:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/budget-food\/not-grocery-shopping-again\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T21:01:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T21:01:02","slug":"not-grocery-shopping-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=252677","title":{"rendered":"Not Grocery Shopping, Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Last week my paycheck didn\u2019t hit my account like it normally does on Thursday\u2019s. To be fair, I technically get paid every other Friday, but with my online bank I have access to it the day before. I am so thankful for that, and I am used to it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Don\u2019t get me wrong. I know the reason it doesn\u2019t hit my account on the occasional Thursday is because of bonuses. I like that! Obviously. But it does mess up my schedule. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">You see, I work Monday through Thursday, the 3-11 PM shifts. So, every other Thursday I have a routine. I take an Uber into Bangor earlier than normal (because that\u2019s when it is cheaper) and have them drop me off at Applebee\u2019s. I order my salad and unsweetened iced tea, and double the order to have a meal for that night at work. I eat, and walk to work from there to drop off my dinner, then I walk from work to Walmart to do my shopping. Once in a while, I might drop my shopping bags off at work after, then walk to Goodwill and have a look around. But I did not get paid last Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Originally, I thought I was going to have to order groceries through DoorDash so I would have what I needed on Sunday to meal prep my work meals for this week. But I did a little looking around and decided I could make do without the extra cost and save money on food by not shopping for the week. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">I made kielbasa with corn &amp; peas, some popcorn, and portioned out oranges and cucumber slices. I also made an egg bake. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">I knew I was using my gift card to Applebee\u2019s (part of my Mother\u2019s Day gift from Skye) for a meal out with my daughter, and that I have plans for another meal out this week with the bestest. I have had plenty of food this week. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">I think I am only buying a few things this week for next as well. I have pork chops in the freezer, so I am planning to buy some fruits and vegetables, not many of either, while shopping tomorrow. That will likely be it. I don\u2019t plan to spend much. I have most of what I need on hand at home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Considering I usually pay $35 to $60 a week on groceries, I am saving a lot on food this week. This is great since I will be spending money on supplement soon enough.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How often, if ever, do you <a href=\"https:\/\/frugalrecipes.wordpress.com\/2025\/03\/05\/not-grocery-shopping-every-week\/\">skip grocery shopping<\/a>? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-large-font-size\">~ Shannon<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week my paycheck didn\u2019t hit my account like it normally does on Thursday\u2019s. To be fair, I technically get paid every other Friday, but with my online bank I have access to it the day before. I am so thankful for that, and I am used to it. Don\u2019t get me wrong. 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