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, August 7, 2011

Inexpensive School Supplies

This entry is not about something frugal or nutritious, but certainly about something delicious -- inexpensive school supplies.  I hope you have been keeping up with the weekly offers from Staples (5 cent mechanical pencils and index card packs a few weeks ago, for example).  Today I picked up ten 2 pocket paper folders, 2 two packs of black sharpies, 1 two pack of Bic White-Out, and a seven pack of Zebra Z-Grip retractable ballpoint pens, all, after rebate for 59 cents!

I used my Back to School Savings Pass for an additional 15% off my bill (the pass cost $10, but paid off with a previous required purchase of a graphing calculator).

I am so excited to see what next week's sales flyer looks like!
Posted by Dilara Channing at 4:12 PM

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