I was under for February so I am adding that to my March budget.So mine is $419.65 for March.

What is yours?

I'm going to try for $400 for groceries and $40 for eating out.

My monthly budget is $400, but I have been striving to get it to $375 or below. I think in March I may bring it up to $400 just to stock pile a bit. I know I'm going to get some meat to stockpile (been seeing the prices of chicken breasts going up).

I'm going to look at all the sales and continue to maximize my sales!!

$400 for 5 of us. This will be the least I have ever spent in one month on groceries, so it's a bit of a challenge. I usually buy organic beef, sometimes chicken (I buy Purdue brand too), pork , eggs, milk & as much produce as possible. Any money saving tips anyone has would be greatly appreciated.

$80 for March

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I went out shopping and did my shopping for the 1st-15th for March-

Meijer-
2.82 lbs. bananas 1.38
frozen brussel sprouts 1.89
bag of carrots 1.99
hi-c 10 pack 2.00
1.69 lbs. nectarines 1.35
2.87 lbs. bananas 1.41
bag of white onions .91
ground beef 1.24
mayo 1.48
pasta 1.49
celery 1.50
greek dressing 3.29
hamburger helper(to make for the neighbors)1.00
cottage cheese 1.67
2 packages of cookie dough marked down to .99 each
-2.30 bottle refund

Target-
40 count pepperoni pizza rolls 2.54-.40 coupon
40 count supreme pizza rolls 2.54-.40 coupon
yoplait trix yogurt 2.44-.35 coupon
tostitos xxl 3.14

Tom's Food Market-
2 spartan cheese@ 2.50 each
chicken nuggets 2.50
tyson chicken wings 7.49
spartan lemonade 2.69
wish bone dressing 3.19
2 oscar mayer smoked ham lunch meat@2.50 each
8 packages of hot dogs marked down @.99 each 7.92
3 cucumbers 2.00
.44 lbs green bell pepper .88

I have more to post maybe I will get some more done tomorrow.Making dinner and don't have time to right now.

$419.65 budget
$ 25.57 Meijer
$ 0.00 Target Gift Card
$ 40.16 Tom's Food Market
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$353.92 Left

I'm going to join the challenge this month:
$400-groceries budget in March

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Please tell us what you buy that keeps your bill so low!

Mine will have to be around $300. This month money will be tight, unless we get our refund back soon. I will be using up my stock pile. Hopefully I can clean out the fridge/freezer and pantry really well and than stock them back up with our refund.


Grocery store: 30.77
om bolonga on sale: 1.55
Hamburger buns: 2.99-Only had Sara Lee, all out of cheap store brand
loaf of bread: 2.29
apples: 3.90 (3.28 lbs)
pears: 2.09 (2.11 lbs)
bananas: 1.28 (2.32 lbs)
cheese slices: 2.63
hamburger: 12.30 (almost seven lbs)

Pamida-work there so I get a small discount on food. $14.27

3-Betty Crocker muffin pouches-use these to make kids pancakes $3.12
10 boxes of Kraft mac and cheese-4.75
2 boxes BC complete meals-6.40

Total $45.04
budget $300.00
balance $ 254.96

Rethinking budget-I forgot all about Easter dinner. We are having it at our house and I know right off the bat I will need to get some things just for that. Thank goodness, I still have the gift certificate from dh's xmas gift from work; Free butterball up to $20. Just hope that they go on sale so I can get a really big one for the dinner and leftovers.

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well since i went yesterday at the end of march i should be able to make it until april without anything major so i'm going to shoot for $300 or below...

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