tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539365885068711424.post3702378978937527340..comments2024-01-27T19:26:08.647-06:00Comments on JOY Unspeakable: Thrifty Thursday! {impossible frugality}Lori at JOY Unspeakablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17777728713317034491noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539365885068711424.post-13465764260736362702013-12-21T18:34:03.643-06:002013-12-21T18:34:03.643-06:00Lori, I'm at about the same place as you. No ...Lori, I'm at about the same place as you. No matter how much I try to trim we spend about $800. This coming year will be a little different with only 3adults and two littles instead of five adult eaters. Wish I could help but I'm still waiting for it myself.kippihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529461584140982434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539365885068711424.post-70791539261546387612013-12-20T08:08:59.061-06:002013-12-20T08:08:59.061-06:00Lori, I know you said you're not a coupon gal....Lori, I know you said you're not a coupon gal......BUT, I just have to say, I have been couponing for over 20 years and it is WONDERFUL!!!!!! I only spend about $200 a month on groceries and household items. That is for a family of 4 and it includes feeding our 5, four legged furry family members, too!<br /><br />I used to worry about what people would think when I carried my giant coupon box with me into every store and I hated to hold up the line with my dozens of coupons. But, most of the reactions I get from people are good, usually the person in line behind me is amazed at my savings and sometimes ask me "How do you do that?".juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087122687455810642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539365885068711424.post-89189245731870392952013-12-20T06:20:16.183-06:002013-12-20T06:20:16.183-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Treelanetaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533541659094698914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539365885068711424.post-51892878314514512712013-12-19T20:17:12.962-06:002013-12-19T20:17:12.962-06:00I still spend too much on groceries but we have a ...I still spend too much on groceries but we have a dairy farm. Retired cows supply my freezer, milk is free...and so is butter if I'm not too lazy to skim cream and make it. <br /><br />A few ways I'm trying to shave a few bucks off our food bill...eat less cereal for breakfast, bake bread, buy less convenience foods (okay,but let's face it, convenience foods are cheaper than therapists!), gardening and canning. This past year our garden was a huge flop - except for the cukes. I got an entire clothes basket which turned into a disgusting pile of mush while one kid was in the hospital. I felt terrible about the whole thing until I found out I was one of many locals with the problem...gardening failures, that is, not rotting cukes. <br />Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18016651424843016959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539365885068711424.post-73560998770422823862013-12-19T18:56:10.676-06:002013-12-19T18:56:10.676-06:00I try to do a rice dish, a breakfast night (where ...I try to do a rice dish, a breakfast night (where we have eggs or pancakes & fruit) & I usually double or triple recipes so we have leftovers for lunches. We don't use a lot of meat either. Good luck.carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800247418290232827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539365885068711424.post-19583690000281552492013-12-19T14:56:32.728-06:002013-12-19T14:56:32.728-06:00We usually spend about $80 a week for groceries an...We usually spend about $80 a week for groceries and home stuff (detergent, trash bags, etc) and we have 6 in our family.<br /><br />The biggest thing that has helped is making a meal plan for the week - and as we meal plan, we check the pantry and right down the ingredients we need (most meals have 5 or less ingredients so that helps) and during the week, we keep a list on the fridge of things we run out of, and then I combine both before we go to the store - and if it isnt on the list, we dont buy it.<br /><br />Of course, all of our kids are 9 and under, so they dont eat as much as teen boys do either - but then, Im thinking at that age, they could probably help add to the food budget themselves... :)Addie Talley, Photographerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01024206808003120158noreply@blogger.com