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The produce deals were so great at my Walmart store this week that I didn’t even go to the local produce market.
Highlights:
Mangoes $.50 each
Corn $.25 each
Pineapple $2.50
Peaches $.98/lb
The rest of the groceries from Walmart.
WALMART–Spent $83.56 total.
Save A Lot Trip #1
I had to make a second trip because I forgot the ingredients for my Mango Salsa Chicken.
SAVE A LOT–Spent $29.63 total.
Weekly Total: $113.19
July Monthly Total: $ 113.19
($100/week budget for six people. You can also read what we do about snacks here.)
Click here to see previous week’s shopping trips.
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Just a comment/ question about ground beef. I have always been told to buy the leanest you can because in all reality with the higher percent fat your paying for fat that is cooking off anyways…do you find that the 70 and 80 % lean ground beef cooks down a lot?
It does cook down and I don’t have a scientific answer for you, but in my area the difference in price doesn’t seem to worth the bit that cooks off. Just my opinion.
How do you keep track of how much you’re spending while you’re shopping? Do you know the prices ahead of time, keep tabs while at the store, or just hope you don’t go too much over your budget? That seems to be a big issue when I go shopping is that I have no idea how much I’m about to spend, I just get what I need and hope it’s not too much.
I try to keep a running total in my head, for example if something is $1.78 I just round it up to $2. Five $2 items is $10, etc.
I know, I’m a nerd.
When I first started using a budget for groceries, I would put all of the essential items on the conveyor belt first and check the total on the register before I added anything else. I would then add the “non-essential” items in order of priority (for example, extra on-sale lunch meat before potato chips). I quickly realized, though, that it was a huge hassle for the clerks who had to put my stuff back on the shelf, so I try to keep a pretty close eye on it while I’m shopping.
You could also take a calculator. It takes a few more minutes, but if you really want to stick to a budget, you will need to find something that works for you.
I haven’t noticed any non-food items (i.e. paper product, cleaning supplies, etc.) Do you not include this in your “grocery” budget? Also, do you do any shopping at warehouse clubs, like Sam’s Club? I have made a cost comparison spreadsheet, Sam’s Club vs. grocery store (even w/sale prices and coupons), and I notice certain things are cheaper purchased at the Club. I am trying to cut my weekly budget on groceries for my family of 5! Your blog is inspirational
Hi Lindsey!
I do not include non-food items in the grocery budget. I spend about $35-$45 a month on non food items like toiletries, toilet paper, etc. If I find something on sale I will stock up. Otherwise I buy most of those items at Walmart. I have not had tried a warehouse club in several years, but when I did I only found that yeast was a good deal for us because we don’t really buy snack food items and I try to primarily purchase weekly sale items, so I can beat most of the warehouse prices. It may be different for you and you should definitely do what works for you.