Price Check on Favre
I've never really had to grocery shop on a tight budget before. Even in college. When I was in the dorm I was limited by facilities and had a cafeteria anyway. And once I moved off campus I was sharing food with my roommate so that gave me a little more leeway. After that I just spent whatever I wanted.
Now, for the first time, maybe ever, I went into the grocery store with a set dollar amount and tried my darndest to get bang for my buck. I think I did okay. I had to go around and put some things back. I hate when people just drop random stuff on a shelf. Nothing like finding a thawed frozen dinner in with the paper towel. So I did actually go around and put things in their proper places.
I got ramen. Soup. Potatoes. Apples. Carrots. Peas. Green beans. Broccoli. Cheese. Sour cream. Tomato sauce. Powdered chili mix. Onion. Italian sausage. Slim-fast. Cereal. You're drooling, I know.
I came up with that list during one of my periods of intense boredom at work. Next time I'll plan ahead a little better and maybe get some fixins for lasagna or for Lauren's garbage soup.
But, damn, meat is expensive. I've noticed I've eaten a lot less meat lately. And forget this buying cereal stuff. I'm gonna hand my friend $10 and have him hook me up with cereal and microwave popcorn at the company store.
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From a mama on a budget: The best way to shop on a budget is to make a list of meals, inventory what you already have and then buy what you need. I feed a family of 5 on under $75 a week; that includes everything. I don't coupon (I really should, I'd spend less).
That totally makes sense. That would also require me to shop more often than every three weeks when I completely run out of food and to plan more than several hours ahead. Neither of which I'm very good at. But it's worth a try if I wanna do it right, eh? Thanks for the suggestion!
LOL! I shop every two weeks with ocassional stops for fresh veggies. You can make it work :)
I also have a great recipe for lasagna. I love to cook, but my kitchen is too small to allow much cooking. I made lasagna yesterday and tomorrow it's quiche!