If you only had $300 per month to spend on food for a family of four, could you do it? What kinds of food would you still buy and what would your family simply just have to learn to live without ?
Could you save $25 a month on groceries? How about $50 or $100? potentially you could cut your bill by just about 50% if you apply some of the following suggestions :
First you must split the budget you have into three different sections ; weekly, bi-weekly and monthly. After you’ve done that, try to come up with a way to make it work . If you budgeted too tight, only then consider how much more you really need to spend .
Second, determine what items you use on a weekly basis ; milk, bread, fruits . These items are your fall back when your family becomes hungry between meals and for snacks . You can load up every week and always have a healthy snack available . You should be able to get by with this for roughly $15/week .
Thirdly, identify your BI-WEEKLY needs ; eggs, cheese, vegetables, meat and cheese for sandwiches etc. Try maybe $20 or $30 every two weeks. Go for leaner cuts of meat like chicken and prok as they are usually cheaper than beef.
Fourth, get the rest of your groceries in one place . Use cash to pay (to prevent the desire of over spending) and create a grocery list before leaving for the store . You only need to do this once as many of the items (Cereal, meat etc.) are going to be purchased at regular recurring intervals . Other items (sugar, flour etc.) may be added every other month. In this example you have $200 left.
Fifth, create a list of dinner recipes that you can alternate between . Cheap, healthy meals like stir fry can be budget friendly as they use less meat than full pieces of chicken or beef for dinner . Plan to have a meat meal offset by a simpler dish like pasta every other night. This way your family will not go through ‘feast-and-famine’ when they eat like kings the first week and are eating canned chili every night for the last week.
Another obvious thing that will help you lower your grocery costs but in worth mentioning is to always be on the hunt for kroger coupons .
In conclusion. the $300 suggestion will depend on a number of factors like the size of your family , the age of your children and how much your budget exactly allows. Whatever your budget , taking the time to devise a plan and considering your options will assure that you have more money in the bank for other important things.
If your interested their is a website that is offering $250 in kroger coupons. I recommend you check it out .
Enjoy!
