Common Spices Ultimate Kitchen List
Estimated reading time: 16 minutes
Every kitchen should have dried or fresh common spices to add flavour to the cooked food.
Making food smell and taste good is a part of healthy eating and adds to visual appeal.
Today, let’s explore the common spices in the average household.
Spices You Either Love Or Hate Them
It’s that time of year when we do a complete spice cabinet wipe and clean and an inventory of what we have on hand or need to replenish.
Supply your kitchen with these familiar spices and add a splash of flavour to food.
Having common spices on hand that many recipes call for is one of the most inexpensive ways to flavour a dish.
Choosing spices, you will add to recipes is something to consider before building a pantry.
Get your FREE Printable Common Spices Checklist below!!
Storing Herbs, Common Spices, Extracts
My father-in-law would ensure his organic herbs were dried adequately on parchment paper and sat in a box resembling a pop case.
He’d dry the herbs in the basement on a long 8-foot table during the winter, and eventually, he would have boxes of herbs to use.
There were always herbs hanging upside down from the ceiling as if there were bats in the house.
“Be careful what you walk into,” he used to tell me if I would go down to grab something.
Once dried, always store your spices in a dry space, such as a kitchen cabinet, where moisture won’t have the opportunity to get inside.
Having a good kitchen extractor fan when cooking and using it helps remove moisture from the space. We avoid keeping any spices in our freezer for this reason.
How Long Do Herbs And Common Spices Last?
Although expiry dates are essential, please don’t throw out a spice because it is past due.
Most seed spices will last you up to two, sometimes three years.
We judge by taste and smell since not all spices list expiry dates.
A strong aroma means your sauce is not done spreading cheer when mixed or crushed.
If you buy spices in bulk, you won’t know when to toss them, so use your judgment.
Many common spices, such as organic bay leaf, basil, and extracts, can last for years.
Most Pure Vanilla extracts should last a lifetime due to the alcohol content, so only buy what you will use.
Vanilla bean paste and other varieties of vanilla may differ.
Don’t buy a gallon of vanilla extract and let it sit for years if you don’t plan to use it.
Don’t Purchase Too Many Common Spices
Mrs. CBB made that mistake when she traveled to the Dominican Republic in her 20s and brought back a gallon to Canada.
She doesn’t even know what happened to that vanilla.
You don’t have to shop at a spice warehouse to get the best deals on common spices, especially when you only need small quantities.
Most common spices come in varying sizes depending on how often we use them herbs.
Some herbs, such as saffron, the world’s most expensive spice, can get quite costly.
Also, you’ll see an increase in cost when buying pre-made common spices packets.
We did the math on a bottle of taco seasoning from Costco for $4.99 compared to buying the packets of Taco Seasoning from the grocery store.
The price difference will blow you away!
SHOCKING!!!!
- $1.29 – $1.99 a packet for 30g
- $4.99 for a bottle of 735g
In the large bottle of taco seasoning, there are 24.5 30g packets which would cost you on the high end $1.99 each, approximately $48.75!! Buy the big bottle for $4.99.
Homemade Seasonings
Instead, try making homemade taco seasoning and save money or buy it in bulk.
One of the biggest tricks we fall for as consumers believe that we must buy specific spice blends to flavor our foods.
It’s not a trick but a convenience and a great marketing plan that captures buyers’ attention.
When customers see an extensive juicy steak grilling on that perfect steak seasoning product, their stomach starts to do the shopping.
You will pay for these pre-made spice blends. However, there is a way to cut grocery costs, make them yourself.
Mrs. CBB has been on the Keto diet for almost three years now, and one of the most famous bagel spices is Trader Joe’s Everything But The Bagel Seasoning.
For many on keto, this bagel spice has circulated as a must-try, although it comes with a convenience price of $18.39.
I suppose that’s a great price for someone who doesn’t want to invest in a pantry of familiar spices.
Everything But The Bagel Seasoning Spice Mix
Alternatively, you can make it yourself by reading the ingredient list on your favorite spice mixes as we did below.
We’ve made our Everything Bagel Spice Mix twice now and tried to keep it as close to what we could remember of an Everything Bagel from Tim Hortons or The Great Canadian Bagel.
Mix the common spices below that you probably already have in your pantry in a bowl.
We don’t always have minced dry garlic or onion flakes,, so we substitute with the powder form, which works just as well.
It’s that easy to make and then store in an air-tight container.
We keep ours in a small mason jar that seems perfect for our common spices.
You can see our spice set-up from the; It’s A Spicy Price To Pay For Convenience blog post back in 2012.
We still have the same setup today! It works.
- Three tablespoons sesame seeds (not toasted)
- 3 tablespoons black poppy seeds
- 2 tablespoons minced dried white onion flakes/powder
- 2 tablespoons minced dried garlic/powder
- 1-2 teaspoons Pink Himalayan Salt, coarse salt, or flaked Salt, whichever you prefer
The idea is to play around with the ingredients to find your perfect blend of Everything Bagel tastes so you can add it to your favourite dishes and, of course, as a bagel topping.
Must-Try Bagel Recipes
The most popular spices revolve around organic, which cost more money but tastes far better.
If you are looking for budget-friendly watch prices, only buy what you need since spices range in price from low to very high.
Basil is very cheap to buy dried and easy to grow at home.
Yesterday we received our order for a bottle of pure vanilla extract from Amazon Canada because of the price, quality.
The vanilla smell is outrageous, and it tastes delicious as a good pure vanilla extract should taste.
No sugar is added to this, so it’s perfect for the keto diet.
We don’t include vanilla as one of our common spices as we consider it part of our baking ingredients list.
Yes, we keep two different lists for our spice and baking ingredients cabinet, but you don’t need to do the same as us.
Just after our purchase, we read that the price of vanilla will be increasing, which means we can expect increases on this basic spice that most people have in their pantry.
Vanilla prices are the highest they’ve ever been, says David van der Walde, director of Montreal-based vanilla importing company Aust & Hachmann Canada.
He said the wholesale price now runs as high as $850 (Canadian) per kilogram for premium beans — a 10-per-cent increase from last year, which was 30 per cent more than the year before that.
Growing Herbs And Common Spices At Home
I’m not a massive fan of spicy spices; the ones you have to hope and pray don’t upset any of your inner and outer parts the next morning.
Before he became ill, many people, including my father-in-law, would eat just about any hot pepper and loved spicy foods.
Related: Start Your Spring Garden Using Odd Containers
This is where my education on hot peppers, including chili peppers, began because although he couldn’t eat them any longer, that didn’t stop him from growing them.
He once told me that if you want spicy food or good flavours grow it yourself but don’t add too much.
The tiniest piece of hot pepper may be all your meal needs for flavour.
His garden was filled with herbs, spices, and various vegetables and fruits on his trees.
Although his garden will be no longer, we will still have the bounty from his fruit trees.
We can’t wait to celebrate his life through his fruit, an ever-lasting gift he left for us.
Related: Too much basil
Best Places To Buy Common Spices in Canada
In Canada, if someone wants a spice they aren’t sure about, they often go to the Bulk Barn.
Although we love the Bulk Barn, it’s not the only place to buy your spices, especially if you use them frequently.
The cost of spices can vary depending on where you purchase them but think of cultural stores when considering your spices.
You’ll be amazed to see lowered costs when you visit independent shops that offer culturally specific groceries.
Our local Indian store has some of the best common spices and the prices are far cheaper than walking into your local grocery store.
Best Places To Find Common Spices In Canada
Some of our favourite places to buy spices is at :
- Costco
- Food Basics
- No Frills
- Indian Shop
- Chinese Shop
- Italian Shop
- Mail-order spices, for example, Amazon.
- Wherever the best deal is (read your flyers and check apps
- Winners, Home Sense, Marshall’s
Free Printable Checklist Of Common Spices
You can download the PDF of this list from our Free Money-Saving Tools List for your inventory or to put it into your budget binder.
We keep ours taped on the inside of our spice cupboard.
My Common Spices Kitchen Checklist was created with common spices that may be used in most kitchens to create delicious meals.
Adding Common Spices Labels
We label our jars with pre-made spice labels that we bought for $0.25 in the reduced bin.
If you shop around, you can find mason jars with a chalkboard; Mabel’s Labels or the Dollar Store has blank labels you can use.
- All Spice
- Black Peppercorns
- Basil
- Bay Leaf
- Cayenne pepper
- Chili powder
- Chives
- Cinnamon ground
- Cloves whole or ground
- Coriander seeds or powder
- Crushed red pepper flakes
- Cumin
- Curry Powder
- Ginger ground
- Minced or Powdered Garlic
- Mustard ground
- Nutmeg whole or ground
- Onion Minced or Powdered
- Oregano
- Paprika
- Parsley
- Rosemary
- Sage
- Sea Salt or Salt of choice
- Sesame seeds
- Tarragon
- Thyme
- Turmeric ground
- White and Black Poppy seeds
Now that Spring has sprung, take the time to inventory your spices and replenish what you need and don’t have on hand from the following list above.
Have a Spicy Day, everyone.
Discussion Questions: What other common spices might be on your master spice list?
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Grocery Shop Results
Yearly grocery budget for two + 1 Toddler 2018: $3600 or $300/month (The above total does not include the stockpile budget of $300/year or $25/month.
Points Overview (add any other sections you need to show us your savings or that you would like to track on your own)
- Total Grocery Budget for this Month: $300
- Total Grocery Budget with any carry-overs $300
- Total Gift Cards used to date: $0
- Total Rewards Points redeemed this week: $0
- Total Rewards Points used to date: $0
- PC Optimum Points to Spend: 2,900,000
- Scanning Code of Practice (SCOP) to date $0
Our Grocery Shop This Week
Shoppers Drug Mart
- 1 x 4 litres Sealtest Milk $4.27
- 1 x Omega Eggs dozen $2.99
- 1 dozen large eggs $2.49
- 2 x Philadelphia Cream Cheese 2/$6.00
- 2 x Neilson Cream 2/$5.00 plus 800 Optimum Plus Points
PC Optimum points earned 1300
Total Out-of-Pocket $20.75
Note: All totals below already have tax factored into them.
- Total to spend this month : $300
- Stockpile budget 2018 : $25.00/month
- Stockpile budget used this month: $0
- Christmas Reserve Fund : $35/month Jan,Feb $105 Saved
- Total coupons used this week: $0
- Total coupons used to date: $0
- Total in-store discounts this week: $0
- Total in-store discounts to date: $64.90 (not too bad for 2 months)
- Total spent this week: $20.75
- Total spent so far this month: $156.88
- Total over/Under spend this shop: under
- Total left to spend for the month: $143.12
- Total Spent To Date 2018: (does not include stockpile budget) Jan $323.04+Feb $169.42+March $ + April $+ May $ + June $+July $+August $+September $+ October $+ November $ + December $
Weekly Overview (your final thoughts)
We’re eating from the freezer this week as we are too busy to shop.
We still have some mushrooms and a half-head of Romaine lettuce in the refrigerator.
Downstairs we have lots of frozen vegetables to make the sauce, chili, etc.
I will finish our fruit bowl with some mandarin oranges this week.
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-Mr.CBB
Yearly grocery budget for 4 adults -$7800 or $650/month (The above total does not include the stockpile budget of $300/year or $25/month.
Total Grocery Budget for this Month: $650
Total Grocery Budget with any carry-overs $650
Total Gift Cards used to date: $40
Total Rewards Points redeemed this week: $0
Total Rewards Points used to date: $80
PC Optimum Points to Spend: 179251
Scanning Code of Practice (SCOP) to date $0
Zweet -$13.25
Checkout51- $13.50
Our Grocery Shop This Week
No Frills
1-10kg flour- 8.77
1 144 count Tetley teabags- 4.97
1 jar gherkins- 2.00
2 boxes crackers @ 3.57
1 box KD -1.57
2 yogurt @ 3.33, 2X.50 coupons
2 4l milk @ 4.274
10 lb bag potatoes- 2.47
3lb bag carrots -2.47
Bananas -1.06
4 frozen meat pies @1.07
2 1lb tubes lean ground beef @6.00, 30% stickers- 3.60
2 Oktoberfest sausage @2.47
2 boxes chicken nuggets @4.97, 2X4.00 coupons
1 bagels -1.69
1 WW bread -1.65
1 refill pouch Method hand soap -6.49
Total out of Pocket -$76.98, $9.00 coupons, $3.60 discounts and 800 PC points
Foodland
1 jug water _5.49
2 blocks cheese @4.99
1 4l milk -4.27
2 Baileys coffee creamer @ 2/5.00
1 bag frozen fries -1.99
1 pack lean ground beef -9.27
1 grated parmesan cheese -6.94
Total out of Pocket -$42.94
Note: All totals below already have tax factored into them.
Total to spend this month : $650
Stockpile budget 2018 : $25.00/month
Stockpile budget used this month: $0
Total coupons used this week: $9.00
Total coupons used to date: $25.00
Total in-store discounts this week: $3.60
Total in-store discounts to date: $34.10
Total spent this week: $119.92
Total spent so far this month: $411.83
Total over/Under spend this shop: under
Total left to spend for the month: $171.99
Total Spent To Date 2018: (does not include stockpile budget) Jan $565.41+Feb $414.90+March $ + April $+ May $ + June $+July $+August $+September $+ October $+ November $ + December $
Weekly Overview (your final thoughts)
Under again for the week. So far so good for the year. The coupons for the chicken nuggets came from previous boxes, printed inside. Worth the effort to cut them out to use! My freezers are in good shape to hold me for a bit. I’m just buying sale stuff for in there right now and eating our way down some. Having a ham for Easter but I’ll buy a turkey shortly before and switch it out for the ham already in there. Ham can thaw in the fridge for a few days. I need to go looking for that part container of herb flavoured cream cheese and get another block of swiss for the scallop potatoes we will have with the ham. Some cooked carrots and home made pineapple sauce and it’s a yummy dinner here!!!
MARCH 19-25
Yearly Budget for 1 Adult $2400 or $200/mo
Total Grocery Budget with any carry-overs $200
STORE: NO FRILLS
-2 Lemons (@0.87 each) $1.74
-PC Cranberry Cocktail $2.20
-2 PC BM Rotini (@1.27 each) $2.54
-2 PC Chips (@1.99 each) $4.18
-Leclerc Celebration Cookies $1.97
-Sempio Hot Pepper Paste $3.77
-Eggo Waffles (16) $4.87
-Green Giant Frozen Corn $1.97
-Green Leaf Lettuce $1.97
Total Out Of Pocket $25.21
STORE: KIN’S FARM MARKET
-2lbs Strawberries $4.05
Total Out Of Pocket $4.05
STORE: SHOPPERS DRUG MART
-Large Eggs $2.79
Total Out of Pocket $2.79
STORE: SAVE ON FOODS
-Chicken Breast (@3.89/lb) $22.08
-Pork Shoulder Blade Steak (@3.99/lb) $11.69
-Sliced Side Pork (@6.79/lb) $4.91
-Candy (@0.89/100g) $0.93
-Rice Crackers (@0.99/100g) $2.45
-Spinach $1.79
-Bunch Rosemary $2.49
Gift Card Used $25.00
Total Out of Pocket $21.34
STORE: RESTAURANT
-Lunch $14.32
Total Out of Pocket $14.32
POINTS OVERVIEW
Total Gift Cards used to date: $25.00
Total Rewards used to date: $42.61
PC Optimum Points Balance: 755
PC Optimum Points Redeemed: 20000 (For household items)
Scanning Code of Practice (SCOP) to date $0
COUPON APPS
Checkout51- $6.95
GROCERY SHOP THIS WEEK
Total to spend this month : $200
Total coupons used this week: $0
Total coupons used to date: $0
Total in-store discounts this week: $0
Total in-store discounts to date: $0
Total spent this week: $67.71
Total spent so far this month: $105.38
Total over/Under spend this shop ($50/wk): Wk1-2 under $62.33 + Wk3 over $17.71 = under $44.62
Total left to spend for the month: $94.62
Total Spent To Date 2018: Jan $217.46 + Feb $127.79
WEEKLY OVERVIEW
I stocked up on some chicken and pork for some variety in my freezer (I only had beef in stock). I had been lacking in cooking motivation lately. I still am but I’m trying to force myself to cook.
Food plan for Week 4:
Lunch – Salmon Pasta Salad, because it’s easy.
Dinner 1 – Korean style grilled pork belly/lettuce wrap https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/samgyeopsal-gui
Dinner 2 – either One Pot Mushroom Rice https://damndelicious.net/2015/10/21/one-pot-mushroom-rice/ (with beef and garlic spinach); or Shrimp and Pea/Spinach Risotto
Week 12 –March 19 -25
Weekly Budget ($140 for a family of 3)
Total to date: $65.20
Total Grocery Budget for the Month: $600
STORE: BM Produce
-Organic Banana $4.88
-Ambrosia Apple 5lb $4.98
-Organic Celery $1.88
-Tofu $2.18
-Carrot $1.07
-Glico Curry $2.28
-Mushroom $2.54
-Hardbite Chips $2.48
-Apple Red Delicious $0.75
-Mini Pepper $2.68
-Pepper Mix $3.28
-Tomato $0.67
-Garlic $0.78
Total Out Of Pocket: $30.65
STORE: Bakery
-Bread $3.00
Genoa Salami $3.41
-Honey Ham $2.15
-Haverti Cheese $2.80
Total Out Of Pocket: $11.36
STORE: Whole Foods
-GF Bread $3.99
-Ground Beef $4.56
-Pork Sausage $6.88
Total Out Of Pocket: $15.33
STORE: Donald’s Market
-Sundried Tomatoes $3.25
Total Out Of Pocket: $3.25
STORE: No Frills
-Ambrosia Apple 3lb $2.97
-Carrots 2lb $1.47
-Yellow Potato 5lb $0.97
*Used $25 gift card
Total Out Of Pocket: $0
STORE: Fujiya
-Macha $4.52
Total Out Of Pocket: $4.52
Weekly Overview:
Since we were too busy with daily life, no time for grocery shopping this week, thus the spending was low. However, we had visited restaurants twice this week, spent nearly $40.
Week 3 March 19 – 25
March Monthly budget $240 ($60 per week)
March Costco budget $80 ($20 per week)
Total Spent Grocery this week: $0
Total Spent this month: $181.30
Total Spent Costco this week: $229.35
Total Spent Costco this month: $229.35
Grocery left to spend: $58.70
Costco left to spend: $0
Coupons used: $0
Coupons to date: $0
PC Optimum Redemption: $0
PC Optimum Redemption to date: $0
Checkout 51 Opening Balance: $136.55
Checkout 51 weekly offers redeemed: $0.10 (watch video offer)
Checkout 51 Current balance: $136.65
Checkout 51 Cheque Redemption: $0
Checkout 51 Cheque Redeemed to date: $0
Grocery carry over: $22.95
Costco carry over: $0
Costco
Coke Zero 8.45
Oasis Juice 2 x 9.99
Honey Nut Cheerios 8.99
Feta 12.49
Brie 8.99
Chicken breast cold meat 14.69
Tzatiki 8.89
Fibre 1 bars 9.79
School Safe Owl Brownies 8.99
Milk 4.25
Kirkland Granola Bars 8.99
Cheesestrings 2 x 11.99
Babybel 13.49
All Dressed chips 4.99
Dunns Dill Pickle 2 x 5.99
Tostitos 4.99
Bananas 1.59
Bacon Bits 13.49
Hidden Valley Ranch 8.99
Kiwi 7.99
Red Delicious Apples 5.99
Liberte Greek Yogurt 11.99
Eggs 5.99
Cucumbers 2.99
Tax 6.40
Total Paid 229.35
A massive week for us. We had been planning a stock up trip to Costco for various items and made the conscious decision to do our entire grocery shop for the week there too. We had $80 for the month to spend at Costco with $31.45 carry over from previous months. This left 117.90 to be deducted from our monthly grocery money. Despite that, we still have a healthy amount left to spend next week as well. Many of the items are for school lunches or my husband’s lunch, they tend to like the prepackaged snacks. Costco makes those packaged items more affordable. We now have a bit of produce and more fruit, we were running very low and milk was essential. I like getting the big flat of eggs at Costco, dates are good and we go through enough to need a couple of dozen every time we shop for them. My son’s favourite breakfast food is Honey Nut Cheerios and the 2 pack of the big boxes it awesome for us. It means one opened up and one on the shelf. Bacon bits are the best for us since we like the real ones and this package size is more suitable than the little ones at the grocery store. Not to mention those packages are really small for around $5. We get so much more. Feta and Tzatziki is for upcoming meals, we plan to make some greek salad and souvlaki. The brie will be for gourmet elk burgers that we make with cartelized onions and pears. That will be on the menu in the next couple of weeks. My biggest dislike was the size of the apples. I am thrilled for the price, but the apple itself is 2 servings. It will be hard for school lunches, too big for my boy, but he and I will have to share them at home. Granted we did leave Costco with a bit of a bigger bill than this with cleaning supplies, dishwasher detergent, etc. But those don’t count toward our grocery budget any longer – they used to!
Week 12 – Mar 16 – 22/18
Name Your Store: Food Basics
Total Coupons Used: $
Total Points =
Total Out Of Pocket: $10.96
Human
Family Size Honey Nut Cheerios = $4.99
2 Boxes Honey Bunches of Oats = $3.98
Box of Honeycomb = $1.99
Name Your Store: Zehrs
Total Coupons Used: $
Total Points = 2,400
Total Out Of Pocket: $40.69
Human
2 Classico Pasta Sauce = $8.00
3 Can Tuna – 600 PC Points = $4.17
2 – 680 g Yogurt = $4.00
4 L 2% Milk = $4.35
2 NN Frozen Vegetables = $3.00
Bananas – 0.955 kg = $1.20
NN Ham Deli Meat = $4.99
2 Black Forest Ham = $1.98
Cinnamon Raisin Bagels = $4.00
2 WW Bread = $5.00
Cats
No Shop
Grocery Game Challenge Results
Total Grocery Budget for the 2 Adults ($1820.00)
Total Human (Adults) this Week Period: $51.65
Total Human (Adults) to Date: $547.19 (minus Debt pymt & Gift Cards) = $530.87
Total Grocery Budget for the 3 Cats ($390)
Total Cats this Week Period: $
Total Cats to Date: $176.31 (minus Debt pymt & Gift Cards) = $128.42
Total Grocery Budget for the Personal Hygiene ($390)
Total Personal Hygiene this Week Period: $
Total Personal Hygiene to Date: $98.00 (minus Debt pymt & Gift Cards) = $73.73
Total Coupons Used this Week Period: $
Total Coupons Used To Date: $2.25
Total Grocery Savings for this Week Period: $
Total Grocery Savings to Date: $40.02
Total Price Match for this Week Period: $
Total Price Match to Date: $1.18
Total PC Points Received this Week Period: 2,400
Total PC Rewards Points Used this Week Period:
Total PC Rewards To Date: 65,118
Overview: Took advantage of some specials and PC Points
A few items that I have on my spice bookshelf that are not listed are Old Bay Seasoning, Zaatar, Dulse Flakes, Fortified Nutritional Yeast, Dill Weed, Dill Seed, Celery Seed, Caraway Seed, Fenugreek, Sumac, Mace, assorted dried chilies, Kaffir Lime Leaves, Wasabi Powder, assorted whole peppercorns (black, red, green and white), assorted ground chili powders from smoky to mild to fire engine hot! Then of course there’s my collection of hot sauces!! 🙂
Oh I forgot rosemary!
I took a look at the shelf and I also have cloves, saffron, star anise, dried parsley, bebere, Chinese Five Spice Powder, Garam Masala, Herbes de Province, Pumpkin Pie Spice, Pickling Spice, Poultry Seasoning, Greek Seasoning, Italian Seasoning and Berbere.
I don’t cook with a lot of fat, sugar or salt but I do have a heavy hand with my herbs and spices. 🙂
Last night Mrs. CBB went out with her friend for a couple of hours to get out of the house as she’s been non-stop with funeral and estate chores the past month. They made their way to Winners and found a little container of Saffron on the reduced rack for $6.00. We have almost all of the spices you mention apart from Berbere and pickling spice.
MARCH – Week #3 of 4- Mar 19-25, 2018
2018 GROCERY BUDGET / STOCKPILE BUDGET AND US RESERVE:
•Total Grocery Budgeted For Year: $190.00 x 12 = $2,280.00 for 2 adults
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REMARKS FOR THE MONTH:
I’m looking forward to Easter…hubby has 4 days off for the holiday!
REMARKS FOR THE WEEK:
Next week we’ll shop for our various holiday celebration supper needs but this week we just picked up a couple of items.
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OUR “CANADIAN” SHOPPING:
No Frills – Maple Ridge –
2 mini seedless watermelons @ $3.97 ea << Breakfast for me for the next couple of weeks
Total OOP: $7.94
** Earned 0 PC.Plus Points on this shop **
** SAVED $0.00 in Rain Check Coupons **
** SAVED $0.00 Loyalty Savings on this shop **
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Safeway – Maple Ridge –
2 Celery @ $1.00 ea << my afternoon snacking materials 🙂
•Total OOP: $2.00
** Earned 0 Air Miles on this shop **
** USED $0.00 in Rain Check Coupons **
** SAVED $0.00 Loyalty Savings on this shop **
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OUR “US RESERVE” SHOPPING:
OUR NEXT USA SHOP WILL BE IN MAY
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2018 Y-T-D GROCERY SAVINGS:
•Total Loyalty Card Price Reductions This Year: $121.02
•Total Coupons/Rain Checks Used This Year: $0.00
•Total Price Match Savings Used This Year: $0.00
•Total More Points Earned This Year: 88 Points
•Total Air Miles Earned This Year: 4 Air Miles
•Total PC Optimum Points Earned This Year: 0 Points
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• SUMMARY OF FUNDS Y-T-D:
$ 570.00 Grocery Budget JAN-MARCH
($132.91) NET RESERVE TRANSFERS
($ 387.64) Actual CASH SPENT
$ 49.45 AVAILABLE Y-T-D GGC SPENDING NOT INCL RESERVES
• RESERVES Y-T-D:
$ 309.94 Freezer Re-Stocking Fund
$ 217.59 Holiday Season Fund + $260 PC Optimum Points ($220 Mary + $40 Larry) + $10 Dream Air Miles
+ $50 Save On Foods More Rewards ($25 Mary + $25 Larry)+ $50 Loblaws Card ($25 Mary + $25 Larry) =
$587.59
$ 694.59 Summer Season Fund
$ 601.87 US Shopping Reserve
$ 42.32 GGC Savings Reserve
$ 0.00 Points Redeemed Reserve
OUR CURRENT TOTAL UNUSED RESERVES ARE $1,866.31. This means the 1,761.30 that we carried forward from 2017 PLUS AN ADDITIONAL $345.80 that we have added in 2018, LESS $240.79 that we have drawn out for use in 2018.
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