2017 will be the year of the grocery budget.
I'm challenging myself to keep detailed records of what is spent, what is bought and what is eaten.
I haven't done this in an organized fashion in far too long. It will be interesting to see how much is really spent feeding the two of us.
The U.S. government says that spending $ 75.80 per week , $330 per month or $ 3960 per year is considered thrifty for our family. I wonder how close I can be and still provide the healthier choices we prefer.
I'll be shopping sales, eating in season foods, trying not to waste, and shopping discount sources when available.
Coupons will be a VERY small part since they don't do those in England. And, in the U.S. we eat things that rarely have coupons.
I'll be, as usual, cooking the majority of our meals at home, from scratch.
My collection of cost cutting tips and recipes will be dusted off and put to good use.
And, I will be stockpiling sale items to use later when the sales are thinner on the ground.
In fact, January will be a time of using up some of the great deals from November and December.
But over the year it will all even out and I will get an honest view of our food costs, and how it fluctuates from month to month.
I'm challenging myself to keep detailed records of what is spent, what is bought and what is eaten.
I haven't done this in an organized fashion in far too long. It will be interesting to see how much is really spent feeding the two of us.
The U.S. government says that spending $ 75.80 per week , $330 per month or $ 3960 per year is considered thrifty for our family. I wonder how close I can be and still provide the healthier choices we prefer.
I'll be shopping sales, eating in season foods, trying not to waste, and shopping discount sources when available.
Coupons will be a VERY small part since they don't do those in England. And, in the U.S. we eat things that rarely have coupons.
I'll be, as usual, cooking the majority of our meals at home, from scratch.
My collection of cost cutting tips and recipes will be dusted off and put to good use.
And, I will be stockpiling sale items to use later when the sales are thinner on the ground.
In fact, January will be a time of using up some of the great deals from November and December.
But over the year it will all even out and I will get an honest view of our food costs, and how it fluctuates from month to month.
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