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!

Sunday, July 10, 2011

A Pick Me Upper

No matter where I am in America during these vacationing summer days, I can always count on chain drugs stores like Walgreens and CVS to pick me up when I feel a little bit under the weather.  After a couple days of sneezing and general malaise, I enjoyed getting out of the hotel for something familiar and exhilarating -- getting items for free with Register Rewards.

At Walgreens today, aside from buying my favorite, the Sunday paper (full price at $1.85, too bad), I was able to buy ("like getting purchase free") Hyland's homeopathic Teething Gel and G-U-M Butlerweave Floss, two items light enough to stow in my luggage.  And instead of going through the drive-thru for dinner and buying expensive soda, I just bought a 2 liter of Pepsi at Walgreens for 99 cents, allowing me to save at least a couple dollars.

Don't forget to check out the drugs store sales this week (especially if you are looking for a pick-me-upper)!
Posted by Dilara Channing at 7:23 PM

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