Lol yep. I thought you had been around long enough to get the backstory. Quesyrah summed it well. Haha.
My grocery budget is up to $90! My youngest is killing me with her iron supplement. Of course she couldn't tolerate the one my prescription covered for $3/month. Lol
Well I figured but if you hadn't been kidding I would have gone all "cheap budgets are possible" on you mine budget is $100/week now!
Lol yep. I thought you had been around long enough to get the backstory. Quesyrah summed it well. Haha.
My grocery budget is up to $90! My youngest is killing me with her iron supplement. Of course she couldn't tolerate the one my prescription covered for $3/month. Lol
Well I figured but if you hadn't been kidding I would have gone all "cheap budgets are possible" on you mine budget is $100/week now!
I may have had that argument approximately 577336743158 times here. Lol. I think most people still believe it's only possible if boxed Mac and cheese is a regular staple. Then again I just starve my kids because a pound of meat yields leftovers so there's that. Hahaha
I may have had that argument approximately 577336743158 times here. Lol. I think most people still believe it's only possible if boxed Mac and cheese is a regular staple. Then again I just starve my kids because a pound of meat yields leftovers so there's that. Hahaha
I think it's a lot harder to spend $100 a week on groceries than you like to act like it is. I mean, I believe you because you make a rotisserie chicken feed a party of 20, but it's definitely not some "duh, everyone can do this" thing. Is it possible? Obviously. I just think it's ridiculous you're so surprised people are shocked at a $15 a month grocery budget.
Yes, it does take time to learn what a good price for meat/produce is, find where in the area has the best prices for staples, grow herbs and veggies, learn how to cook recipes that are cost effective, etc. Acting like it takes some time/is harder than just throwing whatever in your cart is reasonable. Acting like its impossible is what's ridiculous. It isn't rocket science. Chicken is cheap. Cooking large cuts of meat is cheap (hence why whole turkeys are .49-99/lb vs a turkey breast that's $3/lb). Carrots, sweet potatoes, beans/lentils, apples, bananas, are cheap year round (and generally well tolerated by kids to boot). Seasonal produce is cheap. Red meat and processed stuff is not. Limit the latter and add more of the former and you spend less. Not that impossibly hard.
I can post my receipt if you want to see it, but part of the trick is keeping the pantry/freezer stocked when prices are good or you find a deal. I didn't buy any meat this week due to previous purchases, cue $42 grocery cost. I'm making Thanksgiving dinner tonight for the ils. I was pretty happy to not spend anything crazy. Oh and KC, we are having a turkey breast to boot, I'd get more meat with the whole bird, but I didn't want to deal with it.
I can post my receipt if you want to see it, but part of the trick is keeping the pantry/freezer stocked when prices are good or you find a deal. I didn't buy any meat this week due to previous purchases, cue $42 grocery cost. I'm making Thanksgiving dinner tonight for the ils. I was pretty happy to not spend anything crazy. Oh and KC, we are having a turkey breast to boot, I'd get more meat with the whole bird, but I didn't want to deal with it.
That's what I do. I know my stock up price and fill my freezer. I shop Costco once a month and freeze as much as I can (bread, cheese, butter). Then weekly I buy milk, eggs, yogurt and fresh produce. I always have my pantry stocked and replenish it maybe every other month (olive oil, pasta, chicken/veg stock etc).
Right, but it doesn't cost you $42 to eat this week, it's just all you had to spend this week. I have cheap weeks and then weeks I spend $200 at Costco. If I spread it all out its somewhere in the middle per week.
Right, but it doesn't cost you $42 to eat this week, it's just all you had to spend this week. I have cheap weeks and then weeks I spend $200 at Costco. If I spread it all out its somewhere in the middle per week.
True.
Since I started shopping this way I spend less overall though
Right, but it doesn't cost you $42 to eat this week, it's just all you had to spend this week. I have cheap weeks and then weeks I spend $200 at Costco. If I spread it all out its somewhere in the middle per week.
True.
Since I started shopping this way I spend less overall though
True, but my bill averages out to $100 per week. Next week will be over $100 I'm sure but not over $150.
I don't disagree that it might be cheaper over all b/c you've planned well, knew your stores and are likely not buying more "luxury" (for lack of a better word) food items. But it's not $42 b/c that's all you need to feed a family each week.
I don't disagree that it might be cheaper over all b/c you've planned well, knew your stores and are likely not buying more "luxury" (for lack of a better word) food items. But it's not $42 b/c that's all you need to feed a family each week.
She did say though, that her average is $100. She was just proud of her $42 this week. I never thought she was implying she spends $42 a week on groceries.
Post by rosesandpetals on Nov 7, 2015 23:48:20 GMT -5
A new grocery store opened here awhile ago and had organic, free-range chicken for $1.50/pound. I went a little nuts and bought a ton of it and stuck it in the deep freezer. We are down to like 10 pounds now and I'm not looking forward to needing to add that in to our grocery budget soon. Oh well, it was nice while it lasted.
A new grocery store opened here awhile ago and had organic, free-range chicken for $1.50/pound. I went a little nuts and bought a ton of it and stuck it in the deep freezer. We are down to like 10 pounds now and I'm not looking forward to needing to add that in to our grocery budget soon. Oh well, it was nice while it lasted.
I did that two weeks ago. Organic grass fed ground beef was on sale for $3.99/lb and chicken for $1.77/lb. I probably won't have to buy meat for 2-3 months lol.