Comments on: Tightwad Tuesday: Pantry Challenge

By: Food Storage

Food Storage — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:32:32 +0000

My husband has been out of work for two months so we’ve been doing a “forced” pantry challenge. What a blessing to cut our food budget to $50 just for fresh stuff and odds and ends. Hopefully we can begin to rebuild soon!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:40:46 +0000

We have done this before for a week or so, but my problem is after that week my grocery bill is huge! I don’t know if I am actually saving any money or just putting it off. Does anyone have any suggestions?

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By: Frugalized

Frugalized — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:25:09 +0000

We do this every so often when I notice the pantry getting over-stocked, but I’m not sure we could go an entire week of meals on what we have extra in our pantry (mainly because we buy mostly only what we need when we plan meals and what goes in our pantry is only when we accidentally buy one-too-many cans of tomatoes or beans or whatever else). We have many times planned one or two meals around “pantry left overs” and it is definately a good idea to do to ensure nothing is going to waste (which saves you some cash too).

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By: Angie @ Many Little Blessings

Angie @ Many Little Blessings — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:53:53 +0000

I bet if I did pantry and freezer, I could go for at least 4 – 6 weeks without buying anything (other than milk, bread, and fresh produce). We’ve been trying to work through some of the stuff in our freezers lately. They were particularly full since the one day my parents went to Walmart and they had all kinds of frozen stuff on clearance for $1 each.

By: Trish

Trish — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:06:02 +0000

This is pretty much how I shop – when something that I use on a regular basis is a great deal, I will stock up on that item.
When the grocery ad comes out, I check out the sales and plan my meals around items on sale and what I have stocked up at home.

By: neimanmarxist

neimanmarxist — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:24:36 +0000

we could live out of our pantry for a couple of weeks if we were willing to eat a lot of plain beans and noodles ;) i could make it interesting for a week or so just using up what is in there and buying some produce. plus, it’s the end of the month and our grocery envelope is empty. so maybe I’ll join you . Saturday is grocery day and I will plan this weeks meals around what we’ve got

By: Candace

Candace — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:07:03 +0000

I do this, monthly! I am single and living alone, so my groceries are not terribly costly. I shop once a month, period. During the last week of the month, my creativity is pushed to the max. However, using the staples I have built up (dried milk, homemade chicken stock, tomato sauce) I can, usually, put together some tasty and interesting meals. Supercook.com has been hugely helpful. You input everything you have in your pantry and it spits out the recipes you could create.