The Happy Homemaker

MSNBC.com had an article about a woman who tried to live on $100 of groceries in one week. I honestly thought that she did not do a great job and wondered what she eats for $250 a week, only having two children. I spend a lot of food too and sometimes spend up to $200 in one week. We spend about $600 a month in food according to mint.com. A lot of the money I spend on food is due to stress. I hope that will improve with time. It takes me a while to settle in a new place and my husband has a very difficult personality. Sure I ignore him and know he doesn’t mean what he says, but it can still be very exhausting. I have turned to restaurants as a way to relax and feel “served”.

Now that we are spending $300 more dollars a month to keep our cars, mainly because of gas, we need to cut down on our food spending. I hope that as my health improves I will be better at planning and making at home more meals. I have started giving my children a bagged lunch and they love it. I even will let them decorate the bag and can give them a small treat just like as if they went to a fast food restaurant. It costs $15-$20 to eat at a fast food restaurant and $40 to go to a cheap restaurant.

I think I can cut my grocery costs down too, even better than the lady in the article. She has two children and spends almost $1000 a month on food? $100 on food for a week was a huge sacrifice? Even since the price of food went up I spend about $130, I do eat out though. I think I can cut it down to $100. I will write down my list and shop and tell you the price and will try to keep my grocery bill under $100. A tip- when vegetables are on sale, buy extra and freeze the extra.