Welcome to the grocery budget challenge and to Mommysavers!!

Don't be embarrassed. You've taken the first step and now are aware of what you are spending!!

I've been there too. The first time I checked our expenditures, we were at $725 a month. The next month, being more aware, we got down to $625. That's still too much and we're working hard to get it down closer to $500 a month. Keeping track of how much, and on what, you are spending will help you get your monthly grocery budget down to where you want to be. That's how you learn your pitfalls.

I've found that I'm spending more $$ than I want on "junky" stuff. I wasn't aware of it, but now that I'm taking the time to list everything, I see my pattern.

I think that's great that you are making enough for meals to enable you to have leftovers the next day!! That's saving a lot of $$$.

Welcome again and looking forward to seeing how you do!!

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SAHM to 4 rugrats

July starting budget: $500.00

Budget remaining: $262.10


Costco ~ $7.99
turkey roll-ups


Total Budget Remaining: $262.10 - $7.99 = $254.11

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SAHM to 4 rugrats

I was looking through everyones budgets and seeing how we are all doing.

Ladies I think we all are doing very well this month.Keep up the good work!

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Wife to Rick for 14 Years
Mom to 2 boys Dakota 13 & Ryan 9
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January Grocery Budget~$330.00

I have my Nephew today & tomorrow and we are going to a beach bums game Saturday so I needed to do my grocery shopping for next week yesterday.I did better than I thought I would do.A lot of don't get it you do not need it saying it to myself.

Tom's Food Market~
straws .79
cheese singles 1.39
shampoo 1.99
2 packages of cookies@1.29 each
2-4 packs of toilet paper@1.12 each
roll of paper towels 1.00

Sam's Club~
30 bottles of water 3.88
18 count packages of eggs 2.24
2 heads of lettuce 2.24
3 pounds of bananas 1.32
gallon of 2% milk 3.18
2 packs of ham lunch meat 6.04
2-16 ounce packages of colby jack shredded cheese 7.24

Budget balance~251.97
Tom's Food Market~9.99
Sam's Club~26.14

Budget Left~215.84

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Wife to Rick for 14 Years
Mom to 2 boys Dakota 13 & Ryan 9
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January Grocery Budget~$330.00

GREAT JOB everyone!!!

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SAHM to 4 rugrats

July budget: $300
Remaining Balance: $111

I sent dh to Ingles a few nights ago for the following, again here I am estimating costs since I don't know what happens to the receipts when he goes to the store, I am beginning to wonder if he even takes it from the cashier!!
Butter Spread $1
Hot Dog Buns $1
Mushroom soup $1
Gallon Milk $4
Popcorn $2
Total $9

Today I went back to Ingles:
1 pack Bologna $1
Saltines $1
Baby Wipes $1
Found Half-gallon Organic milk marked down to $.99 Woo-Hoo! Purchased 3.
Total Spent $6

Remaining balance for July: $96

Okay so I've been to the store only 4 times this month so far:

Save-A-Lot: $2.61
Price Chopper: $29.27
Hy-Vee: $13.14
Price Chopper: $28.08
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TOTAL: $73.10


Budget $400.00
Spent: 73.10
Left: 326.90

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Mommy to Hope (10.10.06)
Monkey mommy to Allyson (10.13.02)

Ok well now as I looked in my pantry I realized that I forgot to add in my items from the Phillipine food store, so I dug and found that receipt. I feel like I am so unorganized when it comes to keeping track of all my grocery spending, but I am really trying!!
Total left: $96

Phillipine food store:
Panko bread crumbs $1.40
Rice Flour $1.20
Sweet & Sour Sauce $2
Sesame Oil $1.60
Coconut Milk $1
2 packs ramen type noodles $1
Green tea $1.25
Total $9.50 (am rounding to $10)

I also bought some All Free and Clear detergent $5

Total left for July $81

I feel like the only way I have done this well so far is we have gone out of town for several weekends and I have had some meat lo that I did not cook. My in-laws also gave us several heads of cabbage, zuchinni, tomatoes, and squash from their garden which saved me $$ in the produce section.

Total spent: $331.00, but this does not include our trip yesterday to BJ's. However, I am trying to add to my stockpile, simply bc the prices of groceries keeps going up and I want to get things now at a good price.

WEEK 3

~GIANT EAGLE
M&M ICE CREAM @3.50 (1.00 COUPON)
2)POPTARTS @ 2.00
2) MAC CHEESE @ .80
2) TOASTER STRUDELS @ 4.00 (1.00 COUPON)
STRAWBERRIES @ 1.99
FRUIT SNACKS @ 1.66 (1.00 COUPON)

~TOTAL: 7.93


month budget: 200
spent: 156.60
left:43.40


weekly budget: 50
spent: 7.93
left: 42.07

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WIFE TO MIKE
MOM TO HUNTER 3YRS OLD
HEATH BORN 9/22/08