Okay, I had set a goal of no more than $75 a week in groceries for my daughter and I. She's five now and eats ALL the time so this is not always easy. I must say that I rocked it and I don't think this is going to be that hard at all. Here's what I found is working for me.
- Weekly mailers - I have combed through the grocery mailers and made a list of all the items at the store that I may need and what the prices are. Mind you, if you have an iPhone, there are some shopping applications that make keeping track of this really easy. I take all the items at all the stores and make my list from there.
- Making a weekly menu - From that list, I think about what I'm going to eat all week. Every meal. Every things. Good for my waistline and good for my pocket book. Right on!
- Checking coupons - I'll go through my file of coupons to see if I can find anything that matches my list or if there is anything else I may need that I can look for on sale at any of the stores. I haven't tried the online coupon websites yet to see if I can find any matches, but that is next.
- Make a plan for shopping - I laid out which stores I went to in what order and then just went from there.
I felt like I rocked yesterday. I know it's totally geeky but getting a tube of Crest toothpaste for $.25 was awesome.
4 comments:
Bravo! You might have a future teaching others how to live for less. enjoyed your writing,keep it up!
Lol geeky is cool :)
Budgeting is the way to living a debt-free life! =D
Good work!
Once that $75 starts feeling too easy, see if you can take it down a step. If not, no worries, go back to $75.
Do you have an Aldi near you? I love that place!
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