Another week of emergency "I have no time menus"

The last several weeks have been severe time crunches for me.  Every waking moment has been crammed with activity, and this coming week is going to be no better.

The good news is this... Target has some AWESOME deals this week, along with some FABULOUS coupons.

This was my spectacular $23.49 purchases this week.

There is currently a $10 off of $50 grocery purchase  mobile coupon (text FOOD to 827438) (or in your Target ad)
MAKE SURE YOU USE THIS COUPON FIRST WHEN CHECKING OUT.

I also used the mobile coupon for $2 off a $5 fruit and veggie purchase by texting RECIPE to 827439.

I also used coupons from Targets website:

$1 off two packages of bagels
$1 off a half gallon simply balanced organic milk
50¢ off two cans of market pantry fruits and veggies
55¢ off two cans of Bushes Best Beans
$1 off 4 packages frozen market pantry veggies
$1 off market pantry lunch meat



Target also allows you to "stack" a manufacturer coupon with a target coupon

Jennie O turkey... $1 off 2 Jennie O turkey products (coupons.com) and two 55¢ off target coupons
Hormel Chili (hormel.com) 55¢ off two cans, and target coupon 55¢ off two cans

I went to the gold n plum website for a $1 off chicken coupon and used a coupons.com coupon for the hormel completes.

By purchasing items on sale, using mobile coupons, target coupons, web coupons, target cartwheel, and my 5% Target CC discount, this was well under half the original cost.

Many of the convenience items are going to get consumed this week as I race to finish my literature review.   This is not the way I want to eat permanently, but this is what I can actually do right now with my very limited time.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast
oatmeal with milk, 35¢	bagel with peanut butter 45¢	yogurt w/ pineapple tidbits, 40¢¢	egg and toast, 20¢	oatmeal with milk, 35¢	banana smoothie, 35¢	Homemade Latte70¢
Mid-Morning	Mid-Morning	Mid-Morning	Mid-Morning	Mid-Morning	Mid-Morning	Mid-Morning
Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
baked potato 15¢	Ham lunch meat sandwhich 55¢	baked potato 15¢	Ham lunch meat sandwhich 55¢	baked potato 15¢	Scrounge for leftovers	Baked Ham $1
Canned Chili 62¢	carrots 10¢	Canned Chili 62¢	carrots 10¢	Canned Chili 62¢		candied sweet potatoes (from freezer)
carrots 10¢	banana 12¢	carrots 10¢	banana 12¢	carrots 10¢		pineapple stuffing (from Freezer)
banana 12¢		banana 12¢		banana 12¢		broccoli 25 ¢
Dinner	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner
Hormel Beef Stew Completes $1.29	Frozen dinner bought on sale with coupons $2.50	Hormel Chicken and Mashed Completes $1.29	Frozen dinner bought on sale with coupons $2.50	Cranberry Chicken (from Freezer) $1.69	Egg sandwich 50¢	Ham and Green Beans (price to be calculated)
Mixed veggies 14¢	Frozen veggies 15¢	Mixed veggies 14¢	Frozen veggies 15¢	baked potato with butter 25¢	pineapple 16¢
pineapple 16¢	pineapple 16¢	pineapple 16¢	pineapple 16¢	frozen mixed veggies 15¢	veggies 15¢
				pineapple 16¢
Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack
Cost	Cost	Cost	Cost	Cost	Cost	Cost
2.91	$4.03	$2.96	3.78	3.57	$1.16	$1.95
Total cost per week:					$20.37