Last $20

January is the month of the miser. Bills are cluttering the mailbox and people everywhere are struggling to make ends meet. The chat boards are filled with people looking for the best deal; looking for a way to stretch the household budget just that much further.  With this in mind, I gave the weekly flyers am extra close look. 

If i was down to my last $20, I would be spending it on groceries. And to avoid any temptation to spend money on bargain items (or just junk in general) I would go straight to a grocery store. My pick is Sobeys. They also happen to have their dollar days on how. 

Here's what my list would be: 

• 1L Minute Maid pure apple or orange juice         $1
• 1 loaf store made bread                                        $1
• 1 Head of lettuce                                                  $1
• 1 cucumber                                                           $1
• 2 mini carrots pkg                                                 $1
• 1 lg kraft ranch dressing                                       $2 ($1.98)
• 6 lean pork chops (sale $1 each) packs of 4 or 6  $6
• 1 500 ml Astro fruit yogurt                                   $1 
• 6 bananas (estimate by weight)                            $2.50
• 2 pkg Primo pasta                                                 $2 
• 1 250g pkg Dare cookies                                      $1

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                                                                                    $19.50

Looking at this list, and assuming there is still milk, margarine, spices etc in the fridge/cupboard at home, my 5 day menu would look like this:

Breakfast  

A) Toast and juice

B) Banana and yogurt

Lunch:

A) Lettuce & veggie salad

B) Pasta

C) Sliced pork sandwich with lettuce

Dinner: 

A) Pork Chop with pasta

B) Salad with sliced pork chop

C) Pasta

Snacks/Sides: 

A) Veggies and dip

B) Yogurt

C) Banana

Treats: 

A) Cookies

$20 this way, sure beats having one take-out pizza instead.