In an attempt to make life simpler and hopefully cheaper, I have decided to go grocery shopping once a month instead of my usual once a week. I got this idea from the Economides (aka the cheapest family in America) they have a family of 7 (same as me) and they grocery shop once a month and spend $350.00. I would like to say I was equally successful, but not so much. I set a goal for myself of $400-$450 and ended up spending $500. I did have about $20 in coupons which the cashier was really impressed with!
I did my best to guesstimate how much of everything we would use in a months time. I hope that I did a good job at that. I have planed out 22-24 meals, leaving room for leftover nights. I do think that for my first time and quesstimateing going $50 over budget wasnt bad. I also took a couple of kids with me and Im glad I did because I had two baskets overflowing! And after they sacked them up I ended up walking out with three! So I pretty much spent $125 a week, which is WAY better than $200-$250 I had been doing, that was also buying extras and not sticking to a strict list. Me and my daughter are also starting a diet so we bought alot of "diet" food and fruits and veggies.
For anyone intested I will post the website for the Economides and feel free to ask any questions. I will post in a few days on how the diet goes too.
