While we were at Costco doing our household supply run, we also did a grocery run as a separate purchase.  I like to keep my grocery budget separate from my household budget.  It helps when using the envelope system if I don't mingle the cash from different envelopes just to make things easier on the cashier or people behind me to do one purchase.  I'd rather make it easier on me so I don't have to try to figure it out later.  I'll have two separate receipts and it will be nice and tidy.  Here is what I bought:

6.5 pound bag of Kirkland frozen boneless/skinless chicken thighs $17.49 or $2.69/lb (I won't buy Tyson)

4 pound bag of frozen organic strawberries $10.49

Bag of 48 10 inch flour tortillas $7.39

1 case of Saltine crackers $6.99 or 58¢ per sleeve

1 case of organic tomato sauce $11.99

2 pack of avocado spray oil $12.99

2 bags of beef mandu $13.89 each

1 pound 4 oz bag of (clean) bacon crumbles $8.99

4 pound bag of roasted vegetable melange $15.99

2 pound package of 4 types of sliced cheeses $9.99

8 pack fresh corn on the cob $6.99 (I know, I know, it is out of season, and I usually don't do that, but it looked so good)

1 package prosciutto $11.99

1 mega pack Kraft singles $12.59

1 double pack Ball Park beef franks $10.79

1 5 pound bag organic cane sugar $9.49

1 5 pound bag organic brown sugar $8.99

1 large jar organic strawberry preserves $8.49

1 bottle avocado oil $21.39

1 jug organic maple syrup $12.99

1 container organic ghee $18.99

1 avocado oil mayonnaise $9.39

1 larg jar marionberry/blackberry preserves $8.79

1 jar minced garlic (or as my friend says, jarlic) $6.99

1 box red kiwis $7.99

1 bag gluten free flour $10.99

1 large wedge Romano cheese $19.96

1 bunch organic bananas $2.49

1 large organic Caesar salad kit $8.99

2 cheese trays @$12.99 each

3 lb box of black grapes $7.99

2 boxes of 24 organic eggs @$8.99 each

The grand total was $380.33.

I was able to pay exact change since I do keep my grocery change in my wallet until the following payday.  I have $340 left in my grocery envelope, mostly because I haven't been spending much of our grocery budget for the last couple of paydays.  I do intend to pick up a few things tomorrow.  Payday is Friday so I will have a new budget of $400, but am hoping to keep shopping to a minimum for the month of January.

I've been saving up my household budget money for several paydays.  I budget $75 every two weeks and other than a few minor items, I havn't had to buy anything for a bit.  I had $351 in my envelope.  I did my big Costco trip for these supplies yesterday and spent exactly $310.73, which was spot on.  The remaining 27¢ went into my coin jar.

I got everything I needed except for tissues, which will come out of Friday's paycheck.  Costco only carries Kleenex brand tissues, which 3 out of 5 of us have an allergic reaction to, so we have to use Puffs.  Here is what we purchased:

4 cases of Charmin toilet paper, 2 cases were on sale, 2 at full price.  Again, this is the one brand we are not allergic to, so we have to spend a little more for it.

1 case of Kirkland paper towels which we seem to be fine with, just not their TP

4 cases of Kirkland PH water, which my gastroenterologist wants me drinking one bottle of each day.  At least it is half the price of other PH waters.

1 case of Ziploc gallon-sized freezer bags

1 case of Ziploc sandwich bags

1 case of Kirkland brand hypoallergenic fragrance free baby wipes

1 mega package of Duracell AA batteries

1 case of Q-tips

2 Clorox wands with refill packs, the wands make sure no cleaners touch my skin since I am allergic to any cleaner with coloring

1 giant container of Cascade gel dishwasher soap

1 giant refill bottle of Dawn Platinum dish soap for my mom, who doesn't like our fragrance free, dye free stuff, and since she hand washes the pots and pans most of the time since I or my husband cook, she gets her way

These will last us several months which means staying out of Costco for non-food items a lot longer.  I do like being a member, but I know my limits.  I try to buy the Kirkland store brand when I can, but we've had trouble using brands, mostly Eco-friendly ones, other than Cascade or Electrosol in dishwashers in the past.  When we bought our current dishwasher a couple of years ago, we didn't even want to mess with it, though I am tempted to try the Kirkland brand.

Kirkland has always proven to be just as good as or superior to brand names, but we never have tried it.  We did use their laundry soap back before we switched to fragrance free, dye free, Eco-friendly laundry soap because of allergies and it worked well.  But the plumber who dealt with our previous dishwasher problems was quite clear, so really just don't want to mess with it.