Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 6, 2015
My intent is twofold: to hold me accountable with our grocery spending and to give some ideas and insight into how we eat on a budget. My husband is a huge NFL fan so we always make a big deal about the Super Bowl. Lunches and snacks included pb & j, leftovers, soup, apples, oranges, tortilla chips, pretzels, popcorn.
Family Balance Sheet
MARCH 23, 2011
Try replacing some paper products on your list with cloth and re-usable products that you probably have around the house and you will not only reduce your grocery spending, but you will also reduce your waste. Even though we try to use cloth grocery bags, we still end up with some plastic. Use plastic store bags for trash bags.
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Family Balance Sheet
MARCH 2, 2011
The weeks that I take the time to plan the menu are the weeks that I have control over our spending. The weeks were I don’t menu plan are the weeks that I’m at the grocery store multiple times or we get take out multiple times, leading to an out of control grocery spending. Plan for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 28, 2022
Also, I plan for everything–breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners. I’ve added the below Weekly Menu & Grocery List to my Freebie page for email subscribers. This is just one example, I have saved hundreds of dollars from these groups on groceries and gas. Shop at Discount and Outlet Stores.
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 15, 2019
Also, I plan for everything–breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners. Typically, I am not a big fan of shopping at multiple stores, but it might be worth a visit to your local discount outlets or “dent & bent” stores. I average about $5 in coupons on a typical trip to the grocery store. Let us know in the comments.
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