Comments on: $75 a Week Grocery Challenge

By: mandy

mandy — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:38:58 +0000

I love this. We are a family of 5 & have normally spent 400 a month on food, toiletries & cleaning supplies. Right now we’re in a slump & I’m getting by w/ a small garden & 50 a week.

I have found I save a lot by planning everything including snacks. That way kids aren’t just accessing the pantry whenever they please. I’m also saving by making my own laundry & dishwashing detergent. I’m getting 180 loads of laundry for under $2.

By: Beth aka Green Thumb Mama

Beth aka Green Thumb Mama — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:23:55 +0000

I’m in. I’m shopping today. I have to shop for 2 weeks and I am determined to do it for $75 a week. I will blog about this tomorrow. Mary, you need a banner for this challenge!

By: Karen in TN

Karen in TN — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:24:30 +0000

I’m book marking your page. We usually spend around $700/month for 7 people. Dh is being laid off in two weeks so we are trying to save every penny and pinch the ones we have to let go of.

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By: melissa

melissa — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:34:25 +0000

i would love to do this! i will look at our budget today and pick a number… i buy for 2, not for or 11… but, i know we can cut back and still do well, too!!

melissa

By: Jodi Widhalm

Jodi Widhalm — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:04:23 +0000

I’m in! In fact, I went shopping for the first week today and didn’t do to bad w/$58.33. We are a family of 5, but the kids are still little and don’t eat too much. I was hoping for under $50, but this is still good since we used to spend WAY more than $60/week. I’ve been working on the grocery budget for a while, so this is a fun way to go about it for a few weeks. Thanks!

By: Jenna

Jenna — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:03:52 +0000

This is how I found you last year! I have been enjoying your blog ever since and can’t wait to join the challenge this time around. Although I am a little freaked out about it. I normally spend $100/wk for our family of 6. That includes everything I buy in a week from office supplies, to clothes, to homeschool supplies and diapers. It would be great for us to save any extra money right now, especially when getting close to Christmas. I think I will try to go for the $75/wk. Following along will be just the encouragement I need to do this!

By: Melinda

Melinda — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:38:47 +0000

We’re in! My DH and I compromised on $85 a week for a family of 6. I think we’ve been spending $600+ a month so this will be a real eye opener about what we really need. Thanks for the challenge.

By: erin

erin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:22:47 +0000

we are a family of 5 and i tend to spend $250-300 a month on groceries (including tolietries and cleaning). i think i will try to cut down the take out and such which is about another $50 though.