Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Mid-Month Check In

I tallied the numbers for our grocery expenses so far this month and they totaled $257.55.  Not to bad but I was really hoping we could just spend that amount for the whole month, not gonna happen.  I have a small grocery list that I need to go purchase.  I think that will be it for the month though.

One thing I have learned in all of this is we are snackers.  We go though alot of snack foods and I doubt that will change.  So I really really need to plan for these also.  I will be starting that with my small grocery list for the rest of the month.  I also need to be more proactive about making some snacks for us from scratch.  I think that would really help with keeping our grocery budget low.

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    1. You are right they do add up fast. I am hoping to come up with a plan to help with this!

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  2. I can relate, we are huge snack lovers over here. I budget for them but we always seem to need more than I buy. If you come up with any good homemade snacks, let me know! :)

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    1. I'll do a post soon on what I come up with to battle this problem :)

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  3. We snack a lot too. I try to teach the kids right now how to snack on healthy stuff like carrots and apples. It works but it's a slow process:)

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    1. We are out of most fruit. So that is on the list to go and buy for the rest of the month :)

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  4. Great Job on the grocery bill! My daughter is the biggest snacker of all of us. She is always hungry right after school, the boys go to a babysitter so they get an after school snack there. I have apples but she always wants cereal. That gets expensive quick!

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    1. Kim, I rarely buy cereal. When all 5 kids were here all the time we would easily go through a box of cereal a day. When I decided to get serious about paying off our debt I stopped buying it. Now that there is only 2 kids here I go buy th occasional box :)

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  5. I have some good snack recipes and Chex Mix style recipes from my Grandma. Mike is total snacker! ~ Alissa

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