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!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Those Register Coupons
What I love about those register coupons that sometimes pop out along with your receipt is that they are generally so versatile. I received a $2 coupon for Kleenex with recommendations that it was "reedemable" at Walgreen's. However, since it was a manufacturer's coupon, it could be used anywhere. Staples had a wonderful sale for a 2 pack of 200 ply tissues. For $2.99, minus the $2 coupon, I was able to purchase this soft, name-brand pack for only 50 cents a box. Plus, I used my Staples Rewards checks (I purchased my AAA batteries from Staples a couple months ago, with a coupon, and received the full price of it all back in Staple Rewards checks), instead of actual cash. Don't forget to take advantage of stores such as Staples, Office Max, and Office Depot for their "free with rebate" deals. Even if the rebate comes back in store checks or coupons, there are good deals in the stores to use it towards. I even splurged on Mrs. Field's chocolate chip cookie packs, which were discounted. No nutritional value information to quote there, however!
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