Okay ladies if you currently have 2 teenagers in your home like me, you understand that your grocery budget can often get out of hand quickly. It seems as though your groceries are only lasting in your home for about 3 days. I just cringe during Spring Break, Winter Breaks and the Summer Break because we never have food in the house. My teenagers will eat cereal in the middle of the day!
Not only am I being hit by my teenagers, but the price of food have increased greatly in the last few years. If you currently spend $100.00 on groceries, you will only leave with about 5-6 bages of groceries. A few years ago, that would have been about 8 bags of groceries.
So our challenge for week #7 is the cut our grocery budget by 10%!! I know that is a lot, but we can do it and I am not sure about you, but I NEED to try. So here are a few tips to help slash your grocery budget and put more money in your pocket.
1. First, Actually establish a monthly budget.- In order to accurately track what you spend per month, you need to keep track of your monthly grocery bill. Review your checkbook or bank statement and add up your grocery spending.
2. Set a goal for your new budget. If you are currently spending $1000 per month, try to spend only $900 on food this month. That is only a $25.00 a week cut.
3. Plan a weekly menu plan- making a food plan is not hard it just requires a little of your time. You can find online websites that can help you plan a weekly menu and print a shopping list as well. I use www.allrecipes.com for my menu planning and shopping list. It works great.
4. Make a shopping list and stick to it-I believe a few of us are doing that during the fast. Only purchase needed items. Watch out for items at the end of the aisles, they are there for a reason.
5. Use coupons! I registered at http://www.coupons.com/ and I save at least 5-7 dollars on my shopping trip. You can find a lot of coupons online for free. One caution is to only use coupons for the items that are needed and that you currently use. You can easily get "caught-up" and start trying new items.
6. Lastly look at prices before you buy. Sometimes the bigger, "on-sale" item is not the better buy. Check the prices of the smaller item and make sure you are getting the best deal.
If you have other suggestions to saving, please post under the comments.
Let's stay in the race ladies.
Not only am I being hit by my teenagers, but the price of food have increased greatly in the last few years. If you currently spend $100.00 on groceries, you will only leave with about 5-6 bages of groceries. A few years ago, that would have been about 8 bags of groceries.
So our challenge for week #7 is the cut our grocery budget by 10%!! I know that is a lot, but we can do it and I am not sure about you, but I NEED to try. So here are a few tips to help slash your grocery budget and put more money in your pocket.
1. First, Actually establish a monthly budget.- In order to accurately track what you spend per month, you need to keep track of your monthly grocery bill. Review your checkbook or bank statement and add up your grocery spending.
2. Set a goal for your new budget. If you are currently spending $1000 per month, try to spend only $900 on food this month. That is only a $25.00 a week cut.
3. Plan a weekly menu plan- making a food plan is not hard it just requires a little of your time. You can find online websites that can help you plan a weekly menu and print a shopping list as well. I use www.allrecipes.com for my menu planning and shopping list. It works great.
4. Make a shopping list and stick to it-I believe a few of us are doing that during the fast. Only purchase needed items. Watch out for items at the end of the aisles, they are there for a reason.
5. Use coupons! I registered at http://www.coupons.com/ and I save at least 5-7 dollars on my shopping trip. You can find a lot of coupons online for free. One caution is to only use coupons for the items that are needed and that you currently use. You can easily get "caught-up" and start trying new items.
6. Lastly look at prices before you buy. Sometimes the bigger, "on-sale" item is not the better buy. Check the prices of the smaller item and make sure you are getting the best deal.
If you have other suggestions to saving, please post under the comments.
Let's stay in the race ladies.
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