Grocery Challenge for August - Keeping it under $100 per week
August 3rd, 2008 • Related • Filed Under
My grocery challenge for August is to keep the weekly bill under $100 … or at least the average per week under $100. It’s my monthly progression of personal budget improvement.
- In May I stopped putting groceries on my credit card and instead used the debit card
- In June I shopped with a more critical and value-oriented eye when in the grocery store
- In July I began tracking how much we spend on groceries each month
For those regular readers, you know that I’ve started shopping once per week rather than heading to the store for a handful of items numerous times each week. That in and of itself has really helped with the grocery expenses. My weekly spend has to support a household of six.
The grocery spend this morning after coupons and store savings ($50) came to $98.23. I was able to stock-up on a few items for the pantry which was great.
August Grocery expense month-to-date (MTD) $98.23
Comment by canoer on 9 August 2008:
I’ve been thinking about this one since the cupboard is about bare.
Then I went to the co-op this afternoon and spent $120 for steaks and Yukon Gold potatoes. And my sister is ill, so maybe half of that was for a CARE package for her. No way I’m not going to blow another $100 this week though.
On the bright side, I did update my Money file so at least I have some idea of just how much I’m putting on my debit card (and I sold some junk around here yesterday and will be able to spend $100 in cash instead of charging the next few bags of food).
Comment by canoer on 10 August 2008:
Ok, another $40 to round out the staples in the kitchen. Not counting the gift basket stuff, maybe I\’m at $100 for the week. But the week\’s early….