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How to save on Grocery Bill
Asked by R.N. from Cincinnati
on October 12, 2008
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Can anyone give me some advice on how to save on our monthly grocery bill? I have a hard time keeping it under $500-600 a month and that's just for a family of three!...
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- Find another mom or two to share items w/ that you can get from wholesale clubs like Sams or Costco. You CAN get good deals on bulk. Get together and prepare mea...
- Hi there. I understand your concern. I cut coupons and only shop at Giant Eagle as they give fuel perks for each $50 you spend. (Also, I know the store layout and it's...
- R....I have never ever spent that much in a month on groceries. Do you buy prepackaged meals? Do you buy a lot of pop and beer? I can buy a chicken and cook it in t...
What Is Everyone Doing to Cut down Your Grocery Bill?
Asked by A.H. from Phoenix
on April 21, 2008
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I keep seeing things in the news about the rising cost of groceries. I'm starting to notice how much we are spending right now on groceries and it is significant. We...
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- Buy hot dogs when their on sale, and watch for the sales. Pasta is cheap and good kids love them. For the baby, just give him regular food just cut it up real fine so ...
- I shop all the grocery adds. I get the sunday coupons from my neighbor. I find that bashas usually has the coupon items on sale the same week. I also check the manager...
- I buy Organic Milk at Costco. I do use coupons and watch the adds.I found that Frys tends to have the best deals when they are on sale and I use a coupon with it. For...
Budget
Asked by M.M. from Dallas
on November 8, 2006
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Hi- I really didn't know where to post my questions, so here it goes. I have a problem, I really need to get on budget!!! I really do not know how to go about it. I k...
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- I have worked with many people helping them budget time/money etc. I would suggest first thing is to get receipts on everything. The purpose of this is to see exactl...
- M., I am in the same boat. Hoever, I have been listening to Dave Ramsey and have just purchased his book called "My Total Money Makeover". You can listen to him at...
- My husband and I live my a strict budget monthly. We go over all of our monthly expenses about once every six months and figure out where our money needs to go. You re...
What Do You Spend on Groceries?
Asked by S.O. from San Antonio
on May 13, 2009
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Just curious if my budget is way off the norm: We are a family of 5 (3 small ones) and I budget $450/month for groceries. I spend more at times, but I truly try to s...
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- For a family of 5 that sounds about right. Our household is a tad smaller than yours, but in order make the most of our grocery budget we do several things: - We...
- For you and any other moms who would like to save money on your groceries go to thegrocerygame.com you will be amazed at how much you can save. It goes on stockpiling,...
- We spend around 250-300 a month on groceries when I plan our meals. When I am at the store hungry or just really busy I am sure I go over those amounts within the mont...
Cost of Groceries
Asked by K.H. from Minneapolis
on March 5, 2008
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In the new year I started working on a budget and really looking at where our family puts our money and I am seeing that our family seems to spend way too much on groc...
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- Aldi is always my frist stop for groceries, saves a lot of money. I get many of my veggies/fruit there, as well as my milk and cheese. What I can't get there, I then...
- If you want to cut out the ingredients you listed above you are going to have to stop buying things that come prepackaged or boxed. As for the eating healthy issue, o...
- I shop at Aldi for most of my dairy products. Shredded cheese is roughly 2.50 for a 3 cup package where as at Cub/Rainbow/ST it's closer to 3.50 or $4. Milk is chea...
Budget for Weekly Groceries
Asked by S. from Dallas
on November 9, 2006
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I was just wondering what an average weekly budget for groceries would be for a family of 4. My kids are 4 an 14 months. For those of you who have a budget with a si...
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- There are four of us, and our kids are 5 years and 20months. We buget 400$ but usually spend less and just save it for the months we spend more. If I had time to cut c...
- ok don't laugh at me! I am a COUPON SHOPPER!!! Ever hear of the Grocerygame??? try it out www.grocerygame.com It tells you when to use the coupons and where! It h...
- I have an almost 4 year old (in Jan.) and a 13 month old. We budget $450 for most months but $500 for November (bec. of Thanksgiving) & $550 for December (for Christma...
Groceries
Asked by F.P. from St. Louis
on October 16, 2008
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I was wondering what the average grocery bill for the month would be for a family of 4. What is the norm? I am not very good at budgeting nor planning meals for the we...
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- It really depends on what you buy and what quality of food you are looking for. We tend to avoid products with MSG, high fructose corn syrup, and other artificial add...
- I spend about 230 every two weeks. I buy very little junk food because it is not necessary (only the junk my husband wants for his lunch). So that is basically the n...
- The best thing I would recommend is going over the sale ads and making a list. Then, when you go to the store, try hard to stick to your list. That will save you a l...
Monthly Cost of Groceries Comparison
Asked by S.W. from Phoenix
on July 15, 2009
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I'm trying to find a way to cut back on expenses. One of our biggest monthly expenses is our grocery bill. We shop at Target weekly and a Sam's Club every other week...
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- I'd love to show you our membership to purchase at discount safe and environmentally friendly products in 5 lines to save you about half of what you are currently spen...
- We spend about $150/week on groceries so approx. $600/month, but I think we have 1 less person in our family than you (there are 3 of us total), so if you break it dow...
- Hi S.. We also noticed an out of control grocery bill each month and have since decided to go on a budget. Our montly budget on groceries is less than $300 and my fami...
Budget - What Do You Pay for Groceries Each Month?
Asked by M.O. from Chicago
on April 7, 2009
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I am curious. I think of myself as a pretty savvy shopper...SAHM who checks out the ads, uses coupons, shops sales, etc. I may not be as good as the "coupon Mom" who...
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- I have a family of 4, including one in diapers. On average, I spend $400 at the grocery store, possibly $50 on incidentials at Target/Walmart, and maybe a monthly tri...
- We are a family of four and between household cleaning supplies, paper goods like t.p. and paper towels, etc., we spend about the same give or take. I shop sams for th...
- I too am a SAHM. I get $800/a month to cover groceries, medical co-pays, park district activities, and occasional lunch/night out, birthday presents for extended famil...
Food Budget Monthly
Asked by C.G. from Washington DC
on May 26, 2009
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Hi Mommy's-
I am trying to build a compelling case to my husband to stay home after my second child is born in December. I make very good money and it would be alot ...
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- We eat out ONLY once a week and at that, with a 3.5yo and 1.5yo, tend to go to only the "kid friendly" places which aren't as expensive. That said, I do alot of cooki...
- Wow - you've already got some excellent advice! I wanted to add that I, too, stay at home and have even before our kids were born (we're a family of 4 now). My husba...
- You've gotten some great responses-this is clearly a hot topic and one I was interested in following. We are a family of 4 and spend about $150-$175/week on groceri...
