Challenge: To trim down the grocery bills by at least 33%

According to the US Department of Labor, the average American family of four spends $8,513 per year on groceries. This statistic breaks down to $177 per person a month. My family is not the traditional nuclear family. In addition to me and my husband, we have four children -- three teenagers, a two-year-old, and a mother-in-law. Applying the above figures, our grocery bill for a family of seven should approximate to $1239 per month. And astonishingly, it has regularly fluctuated in the range of $1000- $1300. My goal is to trim this monthly pile of receipts down to $830,(including diapers, wipes, hygiene products, and restaurant bills) if not less. Being able to frugally feed my nutrition-conscious husband and appease the voracious appetites of my teenagers will be my main challenge!

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Delicious Dollar Deals

     
      I love going to the Dollar Tree stores.  The one at Lincoln Street in Worcester, MA sells 14 ounce name-brand Ragu sauce for only, you guessed it, one dollar.  The same exact jar at Stop and Shop costs $1.69.  Sometimes I also find artichoke heart jars for a dollar and add it to my cart of 100% Natural Hunt's Tomato Ketchup (No High Fructose Corn Syrup, artificial ingredients, or preservatives!), soy sauce, mustard, and strawberry jam.
     The Dollar Tree store in Marlborough, off Route 20 near my previous residence Embassy Suites (long story) is wonderful to visit on Sundays, where I sometimes purchase the Sunday paper with coupon inserts and jars of gorgeous sweet red peppers for only $1.  Just to balance all of these wonderfully nutritious deals, I like this particular store since many times they offer Zebra cakes (sugar treats my children love) and Utz cheese curls.
Posted by Dilara Channing at 4:14 AM

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