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, September 28, 2011

Saving Green at Walgreen's This Week



I just previewed the store flyer and walked over to all over the FREE signs.  After their register rewards coupons, I left with a bag of free products -- Zarbee's all-natural (honey, elderberry extract, zinc sulfate, melatonin) nighttime cough and sleep drink, store brand 24 count maxi-pads, and a new 5-blade razor package of Remington!

The feminine products was even accompanied with a 50 cents coupon for a next purchase of the same item.  Since there are no limits as to how many of these free products you can buy during the week (only during transaction), one can technically be making 50 cents off each transaction.

One thing I didn't get for free, but bought because it was a good deal -- a 4 lb bag of Domino's sugar for $2.49.  Of course, I used a manufacturer's coupon of 50 cents to make it cheaper.  Too bad it didn't double.
Posted by Dilara Channing at 7:38 AM

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