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We don't eat out. We choose to eat meals at home. They are healthier and less expensive.
I buy a newspaper every Sunday and use coupons combined with a sale. My husband is the only one who works and I feel like my job is to save money. At the start of the New Year we are going to put $125 in an envelope and that will be our monthly grocery money. Whatever money is left over at the end of the month will go into the next months envelope. We are only a family of 3 so $125 is a reasonable amount of money for groceries, but for others they may need more. But I think this is an easy way to try to keep on a budget.
It's pretty basic, but I pack my lunch for work. I figured that if I bought lunch 3 days a week, it would cost about $80 a month, or over $1000 each year!
I trade kids' clothes with a friend. Her kids are the same age but oppostie genders so it saves both of us money.I use Savings Angel to mathc up sales and coupons - http://savingsangel.com/amember/go.php?r=1975&i=l8.Take advantage of mail-in rebates.
Even though my family is grown, I often cook for more than 2 people. I buy in bulk when possible and break down the packages into smaller portions. When company comes I can take out the appropriate amount of portions and use them to cook. When I do make soup and it turns into 2 gallons, which my beef vegetable soup often becomes, I freeze leftovers the first day in freezer bags and mark the date. The liquid keeps everything from becoming burned and the bags make it easy to lay flat in the freezer and uses less room than plastic containers.
Always use coupons and take advantage of BOGO deals with my coupons at grocery, even when we eat out we use coupons. Internet shopping, I use coupon codes found online and when combined with free shipping it always costs less than shopping local.....there are coupons for everything! :)
I shop at garage sales, local online classifieds, and resale/consignment stores. You may have to pick through some of it, but sometimes you can find new items or so gently used items that they look new!
Stockpile! When the items your normally buy are at their rock bottom price (lowest price you will pay), buy extra for your stockpile. Grocery store sales run in cycles. The key is to buy your products at the rock bottom price and buy enough to last until the next cycle. For gifts and clothes, I shop off season. Shop the end of season sales for your children's clothes. I also love to shop at second hand stores! I also buy Christmas gifts all year instead of all at one time in December. It helps to spread the spedning throughout the year. I will start next years shopping after Christmas this year when items go on clearance!
- Sarah said:
I buy a newspaper every Sunday and use coupons combined with a sale. My husband is the only one who works and I feel like my job is to save money. At the start of the New Year we are going to put $125 in an envelope and that will be our monthly grocery money. Whatever money is left over at the end of the month will go into the next months envelope. We are only a family of 3 so $125 is a reasonable amount of money for groceries, but for others they may need more. But I think this is an easy way to try to keep on a budget.
Our family of 6 gets by on about $200 for groceries per month...and one is a teenage boy! I use coupons, stockpile at rock-bottom and grow a garden that feeds during the summer months. We go to the Flea Market for their "farmer's market" in the off season. We eat what is on sale (meat, veggies, etc...) You can find good sales at other stores besides grocery...Walgreens, CVS, etc... I recently started canning and have canned everything from chili to chicken to taco meat and turkey in gravy. Saves freezer space (for my cheese and butter) and all I have to do is pop a jar, warm it up and dinner is ready, stopping the urge to run out and buy fast food.
Looks like there are a lot of us couponers on here! Yeah us! We also try to avoid eating out as much as possible and I make a lot of things from scratch.
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My family of four recently cut our food budget from $400 to $300 a month. I have always been a coupon user and sale finder, but recently started sticking to a list--no more impulse buys and lots of rain checks if necessary! I make the laundry soap (about 71 cents for 5 gallons), the kids are cloth diapered, and we rarely eat out. We still have fun by getting a yearly pass to the zoo and taking part in the children's activities at the library.
- Valerie said:
- Sarah said:
I buy a newspaper every Sunday and use coupons combined with a sale. My husband is the only one who works and I feel like my job is to save money. At the start of the New Year we are going to put $125 in an envelope and that will be our monthly grocery money. Whatever money is left over at the end of the month will go into the next months envelope. We are only a family of 3 so $125 is a reasonable amount of money for groceries, but for others they may need more. But I think this is an easy way to try to keep on a budget.
- Sarah said:
I would also like to know this. I use coupons and it costs at least $500-$600/ month for groceries for our family of four.
We eat nearly all of our meals at home. I bake at least some of the bread we eat. We have a summer garden and throughout the year we eat what is in season. Seasonal foods are generally less expensive, but it's also enjoyable to enjoy berries and salad greens in summer and citrus and root vegetables in the winter.
coupons!
- Courtney said:
- Valerie said:
- Sarah said:
I buy a newspaper every Sunday and use coupons combined with a sale. My husband is the only one who works and I feel like my job is to save money. At the start of the New Year we are going to put $125 in an envelope and that will be our monthly grocery money. Whatever money is left over at the end of the month will go into the next months envelope. We are only a family of 3 so $125 is a reasonable amount of money for groceries, but for others they may need more. But I think this is an easy way to try to keep on a budget.
- Sarah said:
I would also like to know this. I use coupons and it costs at least $500-$600/ month for groceries for our family of four.
- Valerie said:
Using coupons, and stocking up on non-perishables when things are on sale.
The only drink we order when we eat out is water. The cost of one glass of soda is more than the cost of a 2 liter bottle so we save soda drinking for at home or not at all.
By combining coupons with sales and stockpiling items, I've cut the weekly food/hygiene/cleaning supply budget for my family of 4 (plus 3 day care children) to about $50 a week. We eat at home a lot and love our fresh fruits and veggies. I often "buy" things we don't use because I'm actually making money on them. This extra money can be applied to the things we do need and often can't be purchased with coupons...milk, eggs, meat, fruit, etc. The things we don't use go straight to the food pantry where someone is happy to have them.
- Meghan said:
My family of four recently cut our food budget from $400 to $300 a month. I have always been a coupon user and sale finder, but recently started sticking to a list--no more impulse buys and lots of rain checks if necessary! I make the laundry soap (about 71 cents for 5 gallons), the kids are cloth diapered, and we rarely eat out. We still have fun by getting a yearly pass to the zoo and taking part in the childrens activities at the library.
How do you make your own laundry soap and what is in it?
- Valerie said:
- Sarah said:
I buy a newspaper every Sunday and use coupons combined with a sale. My husband is the only one who works and I feel like my job is to save money. At the start of the New Year we are going to put $125 in an envelope and that will be our monthly grocery money. Whatever money is left over at the end of the month will go into the next months envelope. We are only a family of 3 so $125 is a reasonable amount of money for groceries, but for others they may need more. But I think this is an easy way to try to keep on a budget.
- Sarah said:
- Valerie said:
- Sarah said:
I buy a newspaper every Sunday and use coupons combined with a sale. My husband is the only one who works and I feel like my job is to save money. At the start of the New Year we are going to put $125 in an envelope and that will be our monthly grocery money. Whatever money is left over at the end of the month will go into the next months envelope. We are only a family of 3 so $125 is a reasonable amount of money for groceries, but for others they may need more. But I think this is an easy way to try to keep on a budget.
- Sarah said:
ABSOLUTELY COUPONS!
We were always coupon clippers but now even more so. We plan our meals around the store circulars and coupons. AND we only go to the store every two weeks, never in between, because you know well enough that if you "just go in for a loaf of bread" you will wind up spening ALOT more! That has been our strategy and it is working so far. We eat out less and use coupdons w hen we do. We eat all leftovers. My uncle used to hate leftovers and would not let my aunt heat up any leftovers. We rarely ever waste a bit of food. If I even have to throw out an old onion I really feel bad. Just watch your pennies, and live below your means. :)
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