Comments on: You Tell Me: The Grocery Budget http://beingfrugal.net/2008/03/28/grocery-budget/?&owa_medium=feed&owa_sid= Save Money @ BeingFrugal.Net Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:52:59 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pam http://beingfrugal.net/2008/03/28/grocery-budget/#comment-29936 Pam Sat, 24 Sep 2011 20:12:49 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2008/03/28/grocery-budget/#comment-29936 Every dinner is served with a salad or Veggies Beef barley soup & homemade bread Chicken pot pie & muffins/bread/biscuits & jelly Chicken & oldfashion bumplings (homemade egg noodles) Chili & corn bread muffins Loaded baked potao Ham & cheese cressants, homefries, fruit Homemade pizza carlic chicken (crock pot) Zesty chicken (crock pot) 15 ham & bean soup & homemade bread Spaghetti & homemade italian bread or sourdough bread BBQ chicken & chocolate chip muffins Chickenorbeef enchilada Tacos Chicken Divan & homemade maple bread Sheppard's pie & homemade bread Quiche & bread,muffins or other Cheese burgers & homemde buns & homemade fries Chicken w/gravy over rice & muffins Beef w/gravy over rice or noodles & muffins Grilled chicken & homemade potato gratin Kung poa chicken & rice Blt's Spanish chicken (tomatoe,peppers,onion,broth,touch of sherry)rice Homemade mac & cheese Beef stir fry & rice Chicken stir fry & rice Chicken noodle casserole(cream soup,cheese,milk,noodles) & homemade bread Asian pork & rice Sloppy joes & homemade fries Ham Turkey Chicken Pot roast Lasagna Well I could go on and on....Hope that helps. Make everything homemade. Even the pizza sauce (Hillybillly housewife.com) Every dinner is served with a salad or Veggies

Beef barley soup & homemade bread
Chicken pot pie & muffins/bread/biscuits & jelly
Chicken & oldfashion bumplings (homemade egg noodles)
Chili & corn bread muffins
Loaded baked potao
Ham & cheese cressants, homefries, fruit
Homemade pizza
carlic chicken (crock pot)
Zesty chicken (crock pot)
15 ham & bean soup & homemade bread
Spaghetti & homemade italian bread or sourdough bread
BBQ chicken & chocolate chip muffins
Chickenorbeef enchilada
Tacos
Chicken Divan & homemade maple bread
Sheppard’s pie & homemade bread
Quiche & bread,muffins or other
Cheese burgers & homemde buns & homemade fries
Chicken w/gravy over rice & muffins
Beef w/gravy over rice or noodles & muffins
Grilled chicken & homemade potato gratin
Kung poa chicken & rice
Blt’s
Spanish chicken (tomatoe,peppers,onion,broth,touch of sherry)rice
Homemade mac & cheese
Beef stir fry & rice
Chicken stir fry & rice
Chicken noodle casserole(cream soup,cheese,milk,noodles) & homemade bread
Asian pork & rice
Sloppy joes & homemade fries
Ham
Turkey
Chicken
Pot roast
Lasagna

Well I could go on and on….Hope that helps. Make everything homemade. Even the pizza sauce (Hillybillly housewife.com)

]]> By: Hillary http://beingfrugal.net/2008/03/28/grocery-budget/#comment-28555 Hillary Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:27:29 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2008/03/28/grocery-budget/#comment-28555 I have been trying for the last 3 months to spend only $400 on food for our family of 6. Was wondering what kind of meals you make? I do shop the deals at the local grocery stores and stock up when it's unbeatable. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks! I have been trying for the last 3 months to spend only $400 on food for our family of 6. Was wondering what kind of meals you make? I do shop the deals at the local grocery stores and stock up when it’s unbeatable. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks!

]]> By: 6 of us http://beingfrugal.net/2008/03/28/grocery-budget/#comment-27587 6 of us Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:42:13 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2008/03/28/grocery-budget/#comment-27587 We spend $440 on food for a family of 6 and 3 of them are teen age boys. We never eat out but 2-4 times a year. I don't buy any paper product except for t-paper, it's a waste of money. We spend $440 on food for a family of 6 and 3 of them are teen age boys. We never eat out but 2-4 times a year. I don’t buy any paper product except for t-paper, it’s a waste of money.

]]> By: Laura http://beingfrugal.net/2008/03/28/grocery-budget/#comment-27143 Laura Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:27:17 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2008/03/28/grocery-budget/#comment-27143 Hey, thanks for posting this. I also live in expensive Los Angeles and do most of my shopping at TJ's b/c it's convenient and the quality is very good for what you pay. I'm only shopping for me and my husband right now, but we are spending way too much and I would like to have a baby soon, so I'm thinking of ways that I can spend the same/less and provide for one more. Your suggestion to buy bulk at WF and go to Costco for TP & paper products was very helpful--I tried going to Target for those things b/c I thought that it'd be cheaper than Ralph's but it was WAY worse! Anyway, thanks! Hey, thanks for posting this. I also live in expensive Los Angeles and do most of my shopping at TJ’s b/c it’s convenient and the quality is very good for what you pay. I’m only shopping for me and my husband right now, but we are spending way too much and I would like to have a baby soon, so I’m thinking of ways that I can spend the same/less and provide for one more. Your suggestion to buy bulk at WF and go to Costco for TP & paper products was very helpful–I tried going to Target for those things b/c I thought that it’d be cheaper than Ralph’s but it was WAY worse! Anyway, thanks!

]]> By: pleasehelpme http://beingfrugal.net/2008/03/28/grocery-budget/#comment-26332 pleasehelpme Tue, 14 Sep 2010 20:48:29 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2008/03/28/grocery-budget/#comment-26332 Okay I am shoppingfor food in my apt...i use to get food stamps but i dont any longer....as I read every1's monthly bill Im getting scared because i usually only spend $100/month on groceries and Im trying to reduce that to 80.....is this unreal??! Okay I am shoppingfor food in my apt…i use to get food stamps but i dont any longer….as I read every1′s monthly bill Im getting scared because i usually only spend $100/month on groceries and Im trying to reduce that to 80…..is this unreal??!

]]> By: Eric http://beingfrugal.net/2008/03/28/grocery-budget/#comment-21163 Eric Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:13:09 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2008/03/28/grocery-budget/#comment-21163 Help southern seven! Ok I have a family of 7, my wife home schools or has home schooled all of them (just 3 left in school now) Anyways we have been married for 21 year also this Dec. 17th and we have alway eaten out a lot. We now are at the point of spending about $4,000 a month between eating out and groceries! It is killing us! Can you give me a list of what you guys eat? I know it's mostly that we need to quit eating out so much but even when we go to the grocery store we spend $400 for a weeks worth of grocery's and still eat dinner out 4 days a week. My wife says its impossible to spend $500 a month on groceries and I know that it is more expensive where we live (Disneyword) but there has got to be a better way! Thanks, Eric exceleric1@yahoo.com Help southern seven! Ok I have a family of 7, my wife home schools or has home schooled all of them (just 3 left in school now) Anyways we have been married for 21 year also this Dec. 17th and we have alway eaten out a lot. We now are at the point of spending about $4,000 a month between eating out and groceries! It is killing us! Can you give me a list of what you guys eat? I know it’s mostly that we need to quit eating out so much but even when we go to the grocery store we spend $400 for a weeks worth of grocery’s and still eat dinner out 4 days a week. My wife says its impossible to spend $500 a month on groceries and I know that it is more expensive where we live (Disneyword) but there has got to be a better way! Thanks, Eric exceleric1@yahoo.com

]]> By: Michelle http://beingfrugal.net/2008/03/28/grocery-budget/#comment-14319 Michelle Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:33:02 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2008/03/28/grocery-budget/#comment-14319 I spend $1000 per month on groceries for a family of 6. I buy alot of generic stuff but healthy food. We eat breakfast, lunch & dinner at home always. I spend $1000 per month on groceries for a family of 6. I buy alot of generic stuff but healthy food. We eat breakfast, lunch & dinner at home always.

]]> By: kena http://beingfrugal.net/2008/03/28/grocery-budget/#comment-14098 kena Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:57:10 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2008/03/28/grocery-budget/#comment-14098 i spend 1000.00 a month on food only for a family of 5. we all eat breakfast lunch and dinner at home and rarely eat out or order in. i cook almost everything from scratch. i do a lot of shopping at aldi, and my moms garden in the summer i spend 1000.00 a month on food only for a family of 5. we all eat breakfast lunch and dinner at home and rarely eat out or order in. i cook almost everything from scratch. i do a lot of shopping at aldi, and my moms garden in the summer

]]> By: BJK http://beingfrugal.net/2008/03/28/grocery-budget/#comment-13973 BJK Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:35:25 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2008/03/28/grocery-budget/#comment-13973 Sam, I can (if I think really hard) remember back to collage... ok It was not that long ago but some of the things I did was getting together with a few friends and trading nights for dinner. Making a meal for three or four cost the same as one and sometimes canbe cheaper. If you only make one meal and then have left overs for the next night it is not bad. We would have dinner together three nights a week and have leftovers alone. But you are only cooking two meals a week. One for the group and one for yourself. Another thing I would do was cook a meal and put 1/2 in the freezer and the other 1/2 in the freg for left overs. That way I have three to four meals. Two for this week and two for next week. Good luck. Sam,

I can (if I think really hard) remember back to collage… ok It was not that long ago but some of the things I did was getting together with a few friends and trading nights for dinner. Making a meal for three or four cost the same as one and sometimes canbe cheaper. If you only make one meal and then have left overs for the next night it is not bad. We would have dinner together three nights a week and have leftovers alone. But you are only cooking two meals a week. One for the group and one for yourself.

Another thing I would do was cook a meal and put 1/2 in the freezer and the other 1/2 in the freg for left overs. That way I have three to four meals. Two for this week and two for next week.

Good luck.

]]> By: Sam http://beingfrugal.net/2008/03/28/grocery-budget/#comment-13929 Sam Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:09:41 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2008/03/28/grocery-budget/#comment-13929 I'm a single college student spending about $350 per month on food and non-alcoholic drinks...and I don't eat breakfast or drink milk. To break it down, $225 goes to groceries of which about $10 relates to non-food items such as TP and paper plates. $100 goes to eating out whether it's fast food (very rare) or a nice restaurant dinner for myself and someone special, and $25 goes to soda from vending machines. Of the grocery amount I probably spend $50/month on beef & chicken which are the only meats I eat. I'm going to be continuing my education and I'd really like to get those numbers down. My current goal is to get my spending under $250 monthly, if I do this I could set another goal. Trouble is I don't know where to start. I read stories about families with kids spending less than what I do, so there must be some way to spend far less money; from reading the other posts it seems 95% of you are miles ahead of me. I've been reading alot about cutting food costs, but it seems most ideas i've read are 1)not suited to a college student with no storage space, one mouth to feed, and little free time, or 2)very complex and geared toward people who have mastered cost-saving techniques which I have not. Can anyone help me? I’m a single college student spending about $350 per month on food and non-alcoholic drinks…and I don’t eat breakfast or drink milk.

To break it down, $225 goes to groceries of which about $10 relates to non-food items such as TP and paper plates. $100 goes to eating out whether it’s fast food (very rare) or a nice restaurant dinner for myself and someone special, and $25 goes to soda from vending machines. Of the grocery amount I probably spend $50/month on beef & chicken which are the only meats I eat.

I’m going to be continuing my education and I’d really like to get those numbers down. My current goal is to get my spending under $250 monthly, if I do this I could set another goal. Trouble is I don’t know where to start. I read stories about families with kids spending less than what I do, so there must be some way to spend far less money; from reading the other posts it seems 95% of you are miles ahead of me. I’ve been reading alot about cutting food costs, but it seems most ideas i’ve read are 1)not suited to a college student with no storage space, one mouth to feed, and little free time, or 2)very complex and geared toward people who have mastered cost-saving techniques which I have not. Can anyone help me?

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