Last week I did some menu planning in hopes of saving money on groceries this week.  Although I did go $10 over my budget I am happy with the way things went considering the fact that  I did end up buying extra food for company twice and we didn’t resort to eating out at all.  Total spent on groceries this week:  $84.57. Read more »

Yesterday I posted my plans to bring my grocery bill down to $75 a week and today was day one of using up what I have on hand.  In fact, all week I have spent very little on groceries with the exception of a gallon of skim milk today.  This weekend I will spend some time going through my pantry, freezer and fridge and see just how many dinners I can come up with.  I will also spend a good amount of time clipping coupons and going through the sales fliers.  I probably have enough meat in the freezer for about a week’s worth of meals so I can hopefully get by spending even less than $75.  I also need to figure out the budget before planning a big trip to Sam’s club. Read more »

I started this blog in the hopes of sharing great tips on how to save money as well as share frugal recipes that can be made with simple ingredients that you probably have on hand.  However, just like everyone else, the economy has affected my family and we need to tighten our wallets even more.  That is why it is very important to learn how to save money each and every month on groceries.  After all, since our mortgage, car payment and a few other bills are pretty much set each month how much I decide to allot for groceries and eating out means the difference between between not being able to make our monthly payments or making our monthly payments and putting money in savings each and every month.  In fact, I  plan to cut our grocery bill down to less than $300 per month for a family of 3.  In addition to this we will limit eating out to twice per month.  With so much going on we have fallen into the habit of getting take out at least twice a week which of course, makes me feel like somewhat of a hypocrite considering my blog is called Eating On a Budget! Read more »