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!

Monday, July 4, 2011

Planning on chores?

A recent look at http://www.howtoshopforfree.net/ reminded me to check out the printable coupon websites.  There is a link on this site on how to get a 55 cents coupon off Chore Boy sponges, which if doubled just might get the sponges free or close to free.  Give it a try and keep checking this website out as it is updated frequently.
Posted by Dilara Channing at 1:44 AM

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