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Grocery Budget?
Do you have a grocery budget? How much is it? Do you stick with one store, or do you shop around?
We don't have a budget, but the cheaper the better. Today i went grocery shopping and spent $110.75--- I could have spent less if I would have looked in my freezer before I went-duh! I generally shop @ wal-mart or winn dixie for everything but meat. Today i shopped at wal-mart. I bought pretty much everything but meat. I do not like to buy meat any place other then publix. For some reason I just think their meat is fresher....When i got home i opened the freezer and I had like 3 packages of ground beef... uhm hello I bought 3 more today. duh.
I used coupons today....I saved $12.something...
Re: Grocery Budget?
we don't have a budget, but we usually go every 2 weeks and spend between 1-2 hundred. last week we spent 175, and with our price chopper membership card and our coupons we saved $45! ?
last weekend when we shopped, we planned out a menu for the week and shopped based on that, plus we saw some good deals (like cans of Campbells soup for a dollar each, so we stocked up on stuff like that.
I can't wait till we move to a place with a bigger kitchen so that I can stock up even more on canned things when there are sales, so we will always have stuff on hand. ?
My goal is to spend about $75 or less a week and, unless we are low on meats, I make it. I shop as many sales as I can and stock up on things like meat when it's on sale and then vacuum seal and freeze it.
I find that keeping basic pantry items stocked at home all of the time (like cans of diced tomatoes, rice, pasta, spices, etc.) helps in meal planning.
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This happened to my spaghetti today!
i opened the door and yelled "DH come inside, its an emergency".....dammmiiittttttt
Oh no Jenna!!! That sux!!! I'm sorry!!!
We don't have a budget and usually just go when we get low on stuff. I agree, the cheaper the better. We've been shopping at Kroger's alot because they usually have awesome 10 for $10 things that you can mix and match and also really good buy this pack of meat and get some stuff free type deals. Last week I went and should've spent $80 and only spent $58, woot woot!!
I starting using coupons and watching everything we bough everyweek. I cut out grocery bill in half. We could easily go in there and spend 150-200 a week just on junk that we dont need. I try to go shop alone and get just what we need. After coupons usually im ranging between 40-50 a week. Some weeks are better than others. I try to stock up on things when they are a good sale...like the 88cents stuff, or the 10/for10. We have a membership to BJs that we use to get household stuff like every 4-5 months.
The main thing I have found is to watch the sales, and I ask myself if I see something that looks good, do I really need this? Can I wait til is goes on sale? Sometimes I put in the cart then think about it until I am done shopping, most of the time it goes back on the shelf. And never go shopping hungry!