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, June 22, 2011

CVS Free candy again

You must try to shop at CVS this week.  My favorite Hershey's Bliss candy is free after a $5.99 rewards bucks.  I tried the white chocolate "with creamy meltaway center," something I wouldn't have otherwise tried.  I must say, it was blissful to taste such a sweet, free treat.  I actually used a coupon towards this purchase, so not only was the candy free, but an extra dollar was deducted from my bill.

Power Bar Protein Plus Bites is also free after rewards bucks.  The chocolate peanut butter has 20 grams of "TriSource Protein." 

They also had a nice deal on Huggies wipes (buy $25 worth of wipes or diapers and receive $10 in rewards bucks).  Hope you get a chance to check the deals out!
Posted by Dilara Channing at 2:00 PM

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