so are we starting this again monday?
Cause i have really stayed out of the grocery stores!!
all i need to get is bread and milf so far... I have a good bit left in my budget but i would like to go even longer and do this for hte month!

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I just posted a regular thread yesterday about this and am happy to say that..........

YES

We are gonna run the $50 grocery budget weekly/challenge for another 3 weeks!!!

Big thanks to everyone who is participating....I am so excited to see everyone doing sooo well......and extra thanks to all who are posting their menus...finds...and even their pitfalls.This would never have worked out so well without you!!!

Thanks everyone!!


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Don't forget to check the money saving : food section......to see how those ladies are also doing with the challenge!

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Thanks for your support M2M!!! I didn't think about using the funnel with the water bottles. Great idea!!!

I'm grateful for this challenge as I am starting to think about what my pitfalls are. I typically don't buy the Wyler's stuff. I primarly bought it because it was "4.97". At Costco, the price on those items that they are clearancing ends in a "7". I see a "7" and think SALE and lose my self-restraint.

I think that's what's happening with my grocery store shopping.

I was a big coupon shopper 7-8 years ago. I did multiple trips a week, dragging my DD with me. At that time, they would double 3 like coupons, so I really stocked up. Policies changed and the stores would no longer double 3 coupons, but restricted it to 1.

I said forget it and started back to strictly Costco shopping. Well, if you shop Costco (or Sams), you know that it's hard to get out of there without spending $$$$. Two trips a month and we were spending $500-$600 a month, which I thought was too much at the time.

I just recently went back to coupon shopping. With up to $1 doubled, I can get some things cheap or free. Add on the promos, and I go crazy. I can get out of the store with a cart full for $50 or less.

Well, now I'm back to multiple trips per week. Those $50 trips add up, so as you see, I'm up to spending ~ $750 a month!!!

Seeing this during the challenge and realizing what I'm doing, I'm almost considering going back to shopping Costco 2 times a month. I figure I may be able to stay at $500, which is what we were doing before, and that's what my monthly budget is!!!! I just need to stay away from the junky snacks!!

Plus, I'm there filling up my car anyway since they have the cheapest gas!!

We also have a Smart-n-Final a block away (within walking distance), so we can go there and pick up some produce if we need it.

Sorry for being long-winded, but I thought I'd share what' been my pitfall and maybe someone else out there is going through the same thing.

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I initially was going to do this strictly in the kitchen chat section...(which is where I moderate anyway).....I just kinda let this go here since their was a fair amount of folks using it.....next week however will be strictly in the kitchen chat


I have posted this message in both sections for a heads up for next week...we'll condense it down to 1 thread.

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OKay tonight we went to the store I got :

Loaf of Bread
Pack of Hoagie Rolls
2 green pepper
2 seedless cukes
3 packs of 12 count Hot Italian sausage (these were on sale - i am freezing most of them)
paid :
17.58
so i am good!!!still in the budget!

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I'm stocked up on all sorts of food when using thegrocerygame.com and I bought two gallons of milk last week so we ate out of what we have.

I spent $5 on a giant bag of pretzels at World Market. So I am still within the $50 budget. I am really looking forward to doing this the next couple of weeks. IT would be awesome to only spend ~200 a month on groceries. Right now I budget $500.

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My budget right now is $500 a month, I would love to get it down to $200 a month, however with 6 of us I'm not sure that's possible. I'm going to aim as best I can. If I can get it down to $300 a month I'll be in heaven.

We are a family of 6 and our budget thus far is at $500 too. I'd like to get it down also.

Good luck!!

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Family of 6 here as well. 3 teens, a baby, and Me and DH... We need advice on how to feed these kids better, we dont buy any junk but still end up spending $150-190 at the store every week. We make weekly menus also. I'd LOVE to show DH that I can get the spending under control.
Any pm's are welcome!
Thanks!

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