2012 Grocery Budget Reduction Challenge

[AliciaKnits]

We stayed within our $250 budget per month last year (includes food, cat food, hba for 2 adults and one cat) and I would like to do that again this year. So far for the next two weeks, we have spent $90. I'm hoping to spend that or less on our Jan 13th shopping trip and continue to use our stockpile, and bank the rest towards our credit card payment.

[madhen]

First shopping trip of the month tomorrow. Working on my list tonight, so I don't buy anything out of impulse!!

[madhen]

Spent $224.05, $50 of which was for puppy pee pads!!

For those who find my grocery lists exciting, I'll put them in my FV blog.

[cmu]

So I have made a list for this week so far I am figuring that I will spend a total of $87.77 on top of the $30 that I have already spent, but I will be getting...

3lbs grapes
1 5lb boston butt roast
11 lean cusines (for my work lunches)
4 pgks eight o'clock coffee
4 48oz jars applesauce
6 boxes swiss miss hot chocolate
4 cans progresso soup
20lbs ground beef
1 whole chicken

I think that's actually pretty good

[qsaver704]

I stopped for bread and also got sliced cheese and string cheese $7.60

[piney]

First shopping of new year spent $67.17 some was on stock piling.

[hmcart]

im in on this challenge as well. I am going to try for $350 a month and that includes hba and cleaning supplies. We will be shopping at just 2 stores. Aldi and Dollar General. If we cant find it there then we dont need it!

[mom2three]

I am going to try to stuck to my allotted grocery budget of $275/week. There are seven of us with various diet issues. I source most meat and our grains tend to be pricier as we can eat gluten and I have one daughter that can't eat rice. We also have some issues with nightshades (potatoes, tomatoes, etc.), sulfites, soy, some beans, and dairy and we live in a pricier area of the country. It will take oodles of planning and preparation. I already make pretty much everything from scratch, but am planning on buying a tortilla press to save money. My wrists can't handle rolling them out and paying 3.99 for 280 g is too expensive.

[qsaver704]

Super Double coupon shopping trip:
2 packs potato flakes-free
2 cans sweet potatoes-1.98 (.99 ea)
3 dryer sheet bars-9 (3 ea.)
4 cans soup-8 (2 ea)
3 grape juices-3.87 (1.29 ea)
4 cans of chicken-7 (1.75 ea)
cereal-.50
2 boxes fish-3.19 (1.69 ea)
2 butters-1.49 (.75 ea)

Total: 37.46

[Squidge]

In budget for this week.

[cmu]

Went and stocked up on ground beef on my way home tonight, got 20lbs of ground beef and 4 2ltrs of Pepsi, spent $46.49 bringing my monthly total to $94.72. I should be all set for the month by shopping a few bogos this weekend (taco kits will be bogo starting tomorrow YAY!)

[mom2three]

I wasn't feeling well this morning so hubby took the van and shopped for me. I actually made a menu plan. He spent 109 and change so we're at 110/275 for the week. I will need to buy fruit, oats, some specialty flours and meat on the weekend. Hoping to keep it between 65 and 90 and bank the rest for a big specialty order.

[qsaver704]

Mom found some discount meats today and brought me lots of meat for free! 15 pounds of chicken leg quarters, 5–6pounds of ground chuck, and 2 steaks!

[imagine]

I came in under last year's average for groceries
but over last year's average for health, household, and hygiene supplies.

The groceries prices on the things we buy were up. Cheese which had held it's own here when others said theirs went up did go up around 10%. Eggs were outrages this week up 30% from last week and around 50% more then this time last year.

In health, household, and hygiene I did get 6 months of trash bags, a year of hand soap, 4 month or so of laundry soap so that is probably why it was above average. Veggies and fruits like carrots, celery, potatoes, apples, and oranges did not go up in price but I'm still stocked on those.

[Palooka]

69.34 spent today. So far so good this month!