So back at the beginning of the month I wrote about My October Food Budget Challenge and promised to save ALL of my grocery receipts. The USDA thinks my little family of three should be spending $464 to $963 per month on groceries. I disagree.
Now back to the REAL budgeting.
Week 1 was tricky. I hosted Kiddo’s birthday party and had ten family members over for lunch, cake, and drinks and I had to bring store-bought cupcakes into his class. There was also a ton of stuff I use on sale at Publix (with coupon matches–come on, how can I turn down pasta for a quarter?) so I had a much bigger shopping week than usual.
Week 1:
Publix $60.37 (saved $95.41 though)
Aldi $52.49
Walmart $15.84
TOTAL $128.70
Week 2:
Publix: $7.43
Aldi: $36.28
TOTAL: $43.71
The USDA says I should be spending between $108 (thrifty) and $192 (liberal) per week, so even with the big party week, I’m still doing okay.
That's awesome! I'm thinking about running to Target over my lunch hour. 🙂
You found good wine for $2.00?! I am impressed! And here I thought I was doing good with my $9.00 Valpolicella.
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Where did you get the statistics from the USDA website? I would like to see what I do as a budget! I mean I know how much I spend but I would like to know how much I need to spend!
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Yeah, Costco always does me in. I go in for milk and bread and suddenly my cart is full of "Oh I need this too" stuff and BAM I'm up over $100 with a blink of an eye!
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Wow! That is amazing!! I spend WAY too much at the grocery store. I hardly ever use coupons. I'm ashamed. 🙁
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