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One of the most frequent things I get asked is how we only spend $400 on groceries a month. First let me say, I struggle to keep it around $400, but that’s what we budget. Second of all, this is going to vary for each of us depending on how many people are in a family, the foods we buy, where we live, how much
This week was considered the last “week” in our grocery runs, but since we have a couple days next week before April, I’m sure I’ll hit the store for a few items. I usually shop on Sundays or Mondays so that is usually the start of our Meal Plans and such. You can read the previous week’s grocery posts by clicking on each week below:
I’m continuing my “The Groceries We Buy” series and this is Week 3. You can read Week 1 HERE and Week 2 HERE. I also have more grocery posts…just look under the Finance tab. I went grocery shopping last night WITHOUT the kids. Let me just say I most definitely spend more money when they are not there. I can take my time and I
I’m sharing with you about my groceries this week, plus my Friday Favorites. You can read Week 1 HERE. First, let me show you what we bought this week on our $400 budget (roughly $100 a week). After I decided to do this “series” I realized March was probably not the best month to show you because it’s still basketball season (Ryan gone most nights
It’s the middle of the month and I realize I have a fourth of my grocery budget left to last two weeks. This always seems to happen to me with 1-2 weeks left. We budget $400 a month for groceries. That’s for a family of 3 (2 adults, 1 toddler boy). This also includes non food items such as paper towels, toilet paper, toiletries, shampoo/condition,
I talk a lot about groceries on this blog. Did you know that the second highest bill (mortgage being first) of one’s monthly budget is groceries? This is why so many search for ways to cut on groceries. Here are two things I do throughout the week to help make sure I don’t forget what I need and don’t overbuy when I go to the
Well, this is the final post of the “Getting Groceries Under Control” series in February. All month I menu planned, shopped deals, and recorded all my transactions. My goal was to stay under $400 this month, specifically $360. If you’d like to read each post leading up to this, click on the links below. Part 1: The Plan Part 2: Week 1 Part 3: Week
