Save 300-$400 a month just by doing one simple thing....
I decided it was time to re-evaluate my budget when my grocery bill per month got to $750 a month ( yes I got a little off track). I guess with everything that I've had going on in my life (divorce, moving, son in the hospital) the stress was too much and I stopped budgeting like I should have been. I used to clip coupons, meal plan, do make ahead meals, etc but all of that took the back burner for a while.
So anyhow, now it's time to put my foot down on spening too much!!!! I'm getting back on track. I have some goals in place (more on that later) and it's time to make some changes.
Here are some ways I am cutting our grocery bill down. One simple thing!!!! Shopping at the dollar tree! If you don't have a Dollar Tree in your area maybe you have a .99 cent store or something similar. Just by know what to b
uy here you can save hundreds.
Here are some of the things that I feel are a good value and I will do a price comparison Dollar Tree vs. Walmart
Cream Cheese $1.00 vs. $2 @walmart (we go through a lot of this with bagels and crackers)
Snack crackers $1 vs. $3-4 a box
Bread or buns $1 vs. $3-4
Sour cream $1 vs. $2
Soda .25 a can about the same right now
Juice $1 vs. $3
Pasta $1 vs. $2
Pasta sauce $1 vs. up to $4
Frozen waffles $1 vs. $2-3
Coffee and tea And hot cocoa $1 vs. up to $6 or more
Snacks (this is the biggest budget breaker in our house) i would say just buying all your snacks here tou can save $50 a week (assuming you grocery shop once a week)
Frozen foods $1 vs. 2
Misc
Paper plates $1 vs $2
Tylenol $1 vs. $4
Band aids $1 vs. $3
Coufh or cold medicine $1 vs. uo to $10
Vitamins $1 vs. 4-$9 or more
Tupperware $1 vs. 2-$3
See how fast the savings add up? You can basically cut your bill in half every week. I shop about once a week (big shopping trip) and a couple more for misc. items. So basically what I am now doing since the main stores i shop at are Walmart and the Dollar Tree, I am only buying milk, meat, eggs and produce at walmart. Everything else like pantry and household items I'm now getting at the Dollar Tree (not everything depending on sales but most)and I am back to clipping coupons. More on that in another post.
Happy saving!
uy here you can save hundreds.
Here are some of the things that I feel are a good value and I will do a price comparison Dollar Tree vs. Walmart
Cream Cheese $1.00 vs. $2 @walmart (we go through a lot of this with bagels and crackers)
Snack crackers $1 vs. $3-4 a box
Bread or buns $1 vs. $3-4
Sour cream $1 vs. $2
Soda .25 a can about the same right now
Juice $1 vs. $3
Pasta $1 vs. $2
Pasta sauce $1 vs. up to $4
Frozen waffles $1 vs. $2-3
Coffee and tea And hot cocoa $1 vs. up to $6 or more
Snacks (this is the biggest budget breaker in our house) i would say just buying all your snacks here tou can save $50 a week (assuming you grocery shop once a week)
Frozen foods $1 vs. 2
Misc
Paper plates $1 vs $2
Tylenol $1 vs. $4
Band aids $1 vs. $3
Coufh or cold medicine $1 vs. uo to $10
Vitamins $1 vs. 4-$9 or more
Tupperware $1 vs. 2-$3
See how fast the savings add up? You can basically cut your bill in half every week. I shop about once a week (big shopping trip) and a couple more for misc. items. So basically what I am now doing since the main stores i shop at are Walmart and the Dollar Tree, I am only buying milk, meat, eggs and produce at walmart. Everything else like pantry and household items I'm now getting at the Dollar Tree (not everything depending on sales but most)and I am back to clipping coupons. More on that in another post.
Happy saving!
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