Want to see what we bought for this week’s $70 grocery budget? I’m currently challenging myself to stick with a $70 budget for our family (two adults, two teenagers, one preteen, and two babies*). This includes almost all of our breakfasts, lunch for Jesse and me (the kids have lunches at school most days), snacks, and dinners + most household products (toiletries, laundry soap, etc.).
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*Note: Champ’s formula is currently being covered by the state since he’s in foster care. Kierstyn is nursing, but we are supplementing with formula each day since my supply is low despite all my efforts to increase it. We have a separate budget for her formula. We also haven’t bought any diapers because friends have been so generous and have gifted us with so many diapers that we haven’t had to buy any yet! We may change the budget in the near future as the babies get older and their needs change. We’ll see!
Since I didn’t spend all of our grocery budget last week, I rolled it over to this week and used some of it for our groceries. Here’s what I bought…
Kroger Shopping Trip:
- Toilet paper — $3.29
- Toilet paper — $2.39
- Kroger Cinnamon Cereal — $1.49
- Kroger Toasted Oats — $1.49
- Kroger Honey Nut Oats — $1.49
- 2 bags frozen veggies — $1 each
- 5 lbs butter — $1.99 each
- 8 bags/blocks cheese — 4 for $5
- Sumptown coffee — marked down to $0.79
- Mott’s Fruit Snacks — $2.99
- Almond Breeze Nog — marked down to $1.69
- Ritz crackers — $1.99
- Bananas — marked down to $1.23 + $0.97
- Spinach — marked down to $0.79
- Salad Kit — marked down to $1.29
- Cupcakes — marked down to $1.99
- Milk — $2.39
- Sweet Potatoes — $0.39/lb. — $3.42
- 2 bags of peppers — marked down to $0.99 each
- Eggs — marked down to $1.49
- Chicken — marked down to $5.67, $4.11, $4.39
- Pork Loin — marked down to $3.89
- Total with tax $79.35
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you do realize that i have NEVER in my entire life ran across the kind of mark downs that you post. and ive even tried going to my grocers EVERY DAY. Doesnt exist here in north carolina. period.
I think it varies dramatically by area. Also, when items like dairy and meat are near expiration dates some chains do markdowns and some donate to food banks and shelters and take it as a write off. We live in TX and do frequently get markdowns but when we lived up north I’d never seen any.
Same for me and I don’t live in an area that is considered being “high cost of living”. But I do enjoy seeing these deals!
Make sure you follow my sister, Gretchen, when she posts her shopping trips here. She lives in NC and finds lots of great deals at her stores there! And yes, markdowns/stores definitely differ by area, but I’ve found that there are always creative ways to save!