The “How Much Should I Spend?” Chart
Product
Apples, oranges per
pound
Baby carrots, per
pound
Bacon, per pound
Bananas per pound
Bread (whole wheat),
one loaf
Broccoli, per pound
Brownie Mix, Cake
mix
Canned soup, per can
Cereal, per box
Cheese, 2 pound
block
Cheese, shredded,
per pound
Chicken Breasts, per
pound
Chips, per bag
Coffee, per pound
Crackers, per box
Cream cheese, 8
ounces
Dips and Dressings
Dish detergent, per
bottle
Eggs – per dozen
Flour tortillas, per
package
Ground Beef, per
pound
Gum and Mints
Ice cream, per gallon
Juice, 64 ounces
Ketchup, Mustard
Lean Pockets, one
box
Lettuce, one bunch
Mac & Cheese, Kraft
Mayonnaise
Microwave Popcorn,
Acceptable
Price
$.89
Goal Price*
$.68
$1.25
$.99
$1.99
$.59
$1.50
$1.50
$.33 - $.49
$.49
$.99
$.99
$.78
$.49
$.89
$1
$4.49
$.49
$.50
$3.99
$2.49
$1.90
$2
$1.79
$1.99
$4
$1
$1.29
$1.69
$2.49
$.50
$.49
$2 each
$.99
$1each
FREE
$1.49
$1.99
$.99
$.99
$2.49
$1.49
$.49
$2.49
$1.49
$.99 each
$1.78
FREE
$1.25
$.99
$.49 each
$1.28
$1.29
$.79 each
$2.49
$1
$.79
$.50 each
$1.49
$.49
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Live Cheap and Free! Strategies to Thrive in Tough Economic Times
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The “How Much Should I Spend?” Chart
box of 3
Milk, one gallon
Peanut butter, 18
ounces
Razor
Refried beans, per
can
Shrimp, one pound
Soda – 12 pack
Soda – 2 liter bottle
Sour Cream, 16
ounces
Toilet Paper, 4-pack
Toothpaste and
Toothbrushes
Vegetables, Canned
Vegetables, Frozen
Yogurt, 6 ounces
$1.99
$1.50
1.49
$.49
$3
$.99
$.99
$.79 or less
$4.99 to 5.99
$3
$.99
$1.29
$3.99
$2.25 or less
$.49
$.89
$1.68 (about $.42
a roll)
$.50 each
$.35**
$.79 each
$.59 each
$1.29 a pound
$.88 a pound
$.45 each
$.30 each
©2010 by Kelly Wilson
Live Cheap and Free! Strategies to Thrive in Tough Economic Times
FREE
www.WilsonWrites.com