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!

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

A Treat, Not a Trick

My son was delighted to be treated with one of his favorite candies -- a bag of candy corn, of which I got for free after a bonus buck coupon from CVS (and which I paid for from a previous bonus buck).

My youngest son will be benefiting from their diaper and baby wipes sale -- with the purchase of $25 worth of them, I received $10 in bonus bucks.  I make an effort to whizz my rewards card under their red machine each time I go to the store.  The last time I went a diaper coupon for $1 spit out.  I was able to use this, along with the manufacturer's coupons towards my purchase.  What an extra nice treat!
Posted by Dilara Channing at 7:23 PM

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