raging vortex Is it possible to look at it as having bought into the next time that you would have needed to go shopping? Sounds like you have plenty of soda. Can those last you through the month? It is winter and weather can be sketchy. I've had a couple of jaw dropping expenditures at the market where I'd spent more than my average, but after I settled myself, I had realized after the fact just how long the food lingered in my home reducing the need to shop at my average for a while.