Family Balance Sheet
JULY 9, 2014
In 2013, our average monthly grocery spending was $635. I knew I could do better, so in January 2014, I made a commitment to reduce our grocery spending, but not sacrifice the quality of food and meals that I fed my family. Our savings: $55 a month or $660 a year.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 10, 2014
Are you spending more on groceries every month than your budget allows? Would you like to reduce your grocery spending? Are you an impulsive grocery shopper? The grocery bill can get out of control for me if I’m not careful. This year, I need to reduce our grocery spending and I need to succeed.
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Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Unfortunately, many people abandon their New Year’s goals by mid-January and everything goes downhill from there. February is a good month to hit the reset button and go back to that feeling of anticipated accomplishment that we had on January 1st when we made our goals. So I am declaring a Frugal February.
Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 30, 2014
Back in January I introduced the 2014 Grocery Budget Challenge. I really wanted to reduce our grocery spending for my family of 4 from the average of $634 a month in 2013 to a budget of $450 a month in 2014. Through out the year, my grocery spending ranged from $425 – 500 a month.
Family Balance Sheet
MAY 4, 2016
31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. I found a big bag of chicken wings that I bought in January during the Super Bowl sales. Also bookmark the 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending category page so you can check in daily. Today is Day 4 and your assignment: Pantry Challenge.
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
How did you do with your financial goals in January? We have only one financial goal for 2019 and we made some progress in January. Groceries is the easiest budget category TO GET OUT of control and the easiest budget category TO control. To reign your grocery spending in, you must plan all of your meals.
Family Balance Sheet
AUGUST 30, 2014
On the 30th of each month, between January and November in 2014 , we will meet here to discuss our challenges and successes for the month with our grocery budget. Our grocery spending crept up to about $500 a month during the summer. Visit the previous Grocery Budget Challenge Meetings : January Meeting.
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