January Grocery Bill Expenses
February 10, 2010 by christine
Filed under Freezer / Pantry Challenge
Here is where the grocery money went last month during the freezer/pantry challenge. I just realized I had never posted this… It was sitting in my draft box! My goal was under $100 and we just BARELY made it, but we did!
January 5
2 dozen eggs – $5.12
January 9
Bananas $1.00
Bread $1.19
Milk $ $2.38
TOTAL: $4.57
January 14
2 dozen eggs – $1.81 (nice change from $5.12 for 2 dozen earlier this month huh?)
Milk – $2.29
Bread – $2.99
Bagged Lettuce – $1.00 (NICE SALE!)
Baby Carrots – $1.00 (also on sale!)
TOTAL: $9.18
January 18
Milk $2.99
18 ct. Eggs $2.79
5.10 pounds of bananas – $3.52
4 boxes of those Quaker Granola Bars that are on sale for $1 each (I just couldn’t let that one go by!) $4.00
1 box of Quaker Pancake Mix – $1.00
Apple Juice – $1.99
Juicy Juice Juice Boxes (2 packs) – $3.98 (not a necessity… but a good sale and I prefer only 100% juice juice boxes)
Canola Oil $3.99
Romaine Bagged Lettuce $2.00
TOTAL: $26.55
January 22
Bananas $1.50
January 26
Grocery Store:
Bananas $1.44
Salt $.55
Apples $4.59
Bread $2.99
Carrots $1.50
Flour $3.49
Grapes $2.15
Milk x 2 $4.00
Apple Juice $1.67
Total with Tax: $22.60
Sam’s:
Eggs $3.22 X2 = $6.44
Broccoli $4.66
Salad $2.87
Beef Jerky $7.98
String Cheese $8.42
Total: $30.37
GRAND TOTAL: $99.89
Eating Out: $22
You know that is really AMAZING!
I am not posting mine, lets just say ,we did our best.
Good luck with the new menu/lifestyle change.
Great job! I’m proud of you for all you accomplished.
Yes, fast food (eating out) and convenience food is easier in the short term; however, it is certainly more of a strain on our wallets and health long term. I look forward to hearing about Prism.
Our month was not nearly as stellar and still we were able to reduce our grocery budget by more than half. Also, by tracking our spending, we were able to see that the almost 2/3 the food money we spent in January went toward 4 (just four!!!) take out meals. What an eye popping revelation.
Also, did anyone else get sticker shock going back into the grocery store? I was appalled by the prices. Surely they couldn’t have gone up so much in one month. I’ve always kept numbers in my head of staples rather than in a price book so I don’t have anything to refer to, per se. Still, I couldn’t make myself purchase what would have been a light round of grocery shopping prior to the challenge. For instance, we used to buy multiples of refried beans, tortillas, and salsa each week — we’re Mexican and eat a lot of tacos. Since the challenge, I’ve been making beans, tortillas, and salsas from scratch. I can’t go back now. I can’t make myself pay the amount of money I used to take for granted as necessity.
Anyone else finding it hard to shop the way you did before the challenge?