A single woman's shopping and menus for $50 a month

[SHOPGIRL]

http://frugalliving.about.com/od/ins...gination1a.htm

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<H2>A single woman's shopping and menus for $50 a month</H2>In response to Learn Through Your Imagination, reader "Old Woman" responded with a plan for eating quite well on $50 a month. This plan is for a single woman:

Week one Grocery shopped:

• 1 pound cheapest margarine .79
• 2 doz eggs 1.38
• hamburger buns .55
• tea 1.29
• hamburger - 1 lb. 1.55
• milk - 1 gal 1.99
• dried beans - 1 lb .39
• 2 cans diced tomatoes 1.18
• rolled oats 1.50
• salt .29
• tomato sauce 1.00
• 1 pk chili seasoning .29
• chicken thighs @.69/lb,2 lbs = 1.38
• l lb spaghetti .33
• 1 jar mayo 1.59
• l loaf bread .59
• 2 onions .38
• 10# potatoes 1.99
• 1 lb carrots .56
• 1 lb elbow macaroni .33
• 1 extra large green pepper .65
  Total: $20

[Darlene]

Enjoyed that article, thanks Denise. Lots of food for thought

[forestdale]

Great article, thanks.

[frugalandsimple]

$50.00 a month????

On myself, I spend on average $40.00 a week on groceries which includes dog/cat food, cat litter and whatever else I might need.

[beeba]

She was lucky she had people share their bounty with her or else she wouldn't be able to make that budget. A very interesting article.