Grocery challenge - Jan. 1 - 31st.

**homesteadmamma** · 12-29-2008, 10:12 PM

I don't see this thread started anywhere so want to get it started now. For the month of January I want to spend no more than $350.00 on groceries and $75.00 on stockpiling.

Anyone else?

**TheRootedNomad** · 12-29-2008, 10:23 PM

I am going to try and really tighten down for January. I've got quite a nice little stockpile going at the moment. We won't even discuss the out to eat out-of-handness. Anyway I'll be shooting for $200 another all inclusive month of groceries, household, HBA, pets, and out to eat.
For 2 dogs, 1 cat, 2 bottomless pits, 2 adults and company at least 3 times this coming month. I will be super excited if I can pull this one off.

**missyali** · 12-29-2008, 10:28 PM

I have January's dinners all planned and almost everything should come out of my stockpile. I'll shoot for $200 so I can continue to stockpile as well as a OAM cooking planned for a long weekend. Crossing my fingers!

**Luv2Shop** · 12-29-2008, 10:31 PM

I am going to go for $200 for groceries,hba. It just me and DH and we have a pretty good stockpile.

**khjmom** · 12-29-2008, 11:24 PM

Ok... this sounds like something we can do. I will include everything, food, cleaners and such. It will be for 2 adults and 2 teenagers. I would like to stay under $300 for shopping and $50 for stockpiling.

**homesteadmamma** · 12-29-2008, 11:31 PM

I forgot to add, this is for 5 adults. Also I don't include pet supplies or eating out (which we seldom do anymore anyways).

**mom2matty** · 12-30-2008, 12:15 AM

I'm still working on my menu plan (I really need to do this so I can spend less $$ at the grocery store!) but my goal will be $75 a week......$300 for the month. That is for dh, ds-15 and eats like there will be no tomorrow!, dd-21 and myself, also 1 dog and a brand new cat!

**i.m.cheap** · 12-30-2008, 12:22 AM

I'm in for $300 for two adults and a 12 year old. This includes HBA, paper and cleaning products.

**SHOPGIRL** · 12-30-2008, 01:30 AM

$300 for the four of us; includes all groceries, paper products, eating out, diapers.

**wunsagin** · 12-30-2008, 02:29 AM

I wanna play!

I'm going for 250.00, including food, hba, cleaning, pet food and supplies.

I feed 5 adults nightly, sometimes 7 depending on schedules and we have 3 cats.

**IntlMom** · 12-30-2008, 02:31 AM

300.00 for everything. I should be able to do this!

**Cricketlegs** · 12-30-2008, 03:15 AM

$150 grocery--this is food only and some of it ends up in the stockpile.
$150 stockpile--this is food only and ends in the stockpile.

So I am doing my usual $300 a month.

I have a $75 pet stockpile and a $30 HBA stockpile fund seperate from my food money.

I tend to make my own cleaners, soaps etc and have so much I am not even going to add it at this time

**sueh** · 12-30-2008, 06:22 AM

My January budget is $150 - $200 for everything.

I also plan to do a stock up on meats with some of my tax return $$.

**nic4549** · 12-30-2008, 08:42 AM

O.K. I'm in for $500 this month; $450 for food to eat this month and $50 for my stockpile. That is for 2 adults and 2 children to include paper supplies and cleaning supplies.

**tervsforme** · 12-30-2008, 08:49 AM

This is where I really need to focus. I spend way to much money for groceries for a single person. I only eat out twice a month, and that's usually chinese, which is really cheap. I'm going to say $300 for everything but pet food/supplies and then really try to come in less than that. I have a small stockpile. I'm almost out of meet though, so I need to stock up on that.