As I’ve written before, I want to find some ways to cut our grocery bill. So last month, I went to Mint, and started categorizing all our spending. I figured the first step toward bringing our grocery bill under control was actually figuring out how much we spent. But there was a problem: Jon wasn’t [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘groceries’
March 31, 2009
How we kept our grocery bill to $60 this week
We managed to spend only $60 on groceries this week. (Hooray!) Don’t tell Jon, but I think this is mainly because he was out of town, so I went grocery shopping on my own. Jon is allergic to grocery shopping with a list; he thinks it takes the pleasure out of it. Anyway, we could [...]
February 8, 2009
Cutting our grocery bill
In the past, Jon and I have never made a substantial effort to cut our grocery bill. That’s partly because we see every $1 spent on groceries as a savings of $2 on going out to eat. And while a lot of people recommend making a list and sticking to it, Jon prefers to browse [...]
August 1, 2008
Cutting coupons (when you don’t eat packaged food)
We’re desperate to get our food budget under control, and if you look at our spending you can see why:
April
Grocery: $424
Meals Out: $203
TOTAL: $627
March:
Grocery: $643
Meals Out: $695
TOTAL: $1338
February:
Grocery: $677
Meals Out: $518
TOTAL: $1195
We did okay in April, but those other months — yikes. So, one tiny part of our cost-cutting strategy is clipping coupons. I was [...]
July 19, 2008
More money-saving grocery tips
My first attempt at winning a $25 Whole Foods gift certificate by submitting a money-saving tip didn’t work. So I submitted a few more. Here they are:
We do a big shopping trip every two weeks, where we buy canned goods, frozen foods, and meat. Then, the second week, we do a much smaller shopping trip [...]
