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!
Friday, December 2, 2011
$2 Milk
The Stop and Shop in Shrewsbury, MA normally sells store brand milk gallons for $2.50. This week their special is to buy two gallons of milk and receive $1 instantly off your bill. That's certainly a great deal for whole milk (cheaper than BJs).
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