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, January 11, 2012

Everything Organic Festival at Wegman's

I am thoroughly enjoying the little coupon booklet sent out by Wegman's a couple weeks ago.  For only a minimum purchase of $10, I was able to redeem a coupon for a free 11.5 ounce bag of potato chips and a bag of frozen vegetables.  Also, by the pharmacy, $1 coupons for frozen organic vegetable bags were available, making these nutritious veggies only a dollar.

According to their free January issue of "Nature's Marketplace" (found in the organic food section), which includes a couple of great coupons, there is an upcoming Everything Organic Festival on January 21st and 28th from 11am-3pm where one can "sample Wegmans organic products," "learn more about organics," and "spin the Wheel of Fun for a chance to win a basket of organic products."

Sounds like a great time to plan a Saturday grocery shopping trip!
Posted by Dilara Channing at 6:15 AM

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