Amazon: Feed Your Family for $200-$250 Per Month (Free Kindle Downloads) + What’s Your Budget?!
Head on over to Amazon.com where you can snag the following FREE Kindle Downloads. If you don’t have a Kindle, keep in mind that you can still read books on your computer or other mobile devices with the FREE Kindle Reading Apps found here.
2012 Family Guide to Groceries Under $250 a Month (regularly $3.49!)
The average family of 4 in the United States spends more than $700 a month on groceries alone. In the “2012 Family Guide to Groceries under $250 a Month” the author outlines how and where to cut grocery expenses to get spending under control while opening the consumers eyes to little known dirty manipulation tactics employed by retailers to seduce unsuspecting customers into spending sprees.
How to Feed a Family of 4 or More for Less than $200 a Month
Grocery expenses have risen drastically and finding ways to trim the household budget without feeling like you’re constantly “going without” is getting more and more difficult. Despite the economy and lousy gas prices, you can still feed a family of four or more for under $200 a month using these simple tried and true techniques. Discover how to slash your grocery bill, whether once a month cooking really helps your budget, sample 30 day dinner menu plan as well as tried and true tips and tricks for reducing your grocery expenses, all WITHOUT having to deal with coupons.
With this, I would also like to know what your monthly grocery budget is for your family as well as your best tips for sticking to it! Please share any tips, comments, and questions with us below.
(Thanks, What’s In My Book Bag? !)
I did forget to thank Collin in my original post. Thanks for all you do! I have a huge stock pile because of you. I am “freezing” the budget this month, and only buying the bare minimum, and have only spent $150 on food so far. By the halfway point in the month I usually have spent around $350. You save us so much money, and I am so incredibly grateful for all you do. I “like” several coupon sites on FB, and by far you are the best!
Thank you so much for all of the info. Em, thanks for the details – very helpful. Thanks to Colin for all you do to find us the deals.
I, like some have been aggravated that my spending isn’t lower. YTD, My hubby and I have spent close to $400/month to include groceries, toiletries, garden supplies, and continuing to build my stockpile. This includes $80/month just for dog food and glucosamine. I have to say that our hobby is eating, so that is probably the bulk of our problem 🙂 We would rather eat and exercise than just eat less. Anyway, we are in NC on the coast and do not have any stores that double coupons unless we drive 45 minutes. I don’t do the drive because I don’t want to waste gas only to find out the shelves have been cleared. I mostly shop on a military base that charges 5% precoupon surcharge. Our eating out budget is $50/mo and usually consists of going out with family once a month.
That said, a few questions…
For those who spend $20-$150/month, does that include the cost to keep up your stockpile?
Does the work involved in making your own cleaning supplies justify savings? (I realize some is for the health benefit, not financial.) When I calculated the laundry detergent, I would only save $2/mo (we do about 45 loads, so cost is $2 vs. $4). When you buy 1/4 of a cow, do they grind/cut it into steaks for you or do you bring chunks home and process it yourself? I’ve never been to a meat center, but maybe need to look into it. My husband eats ribeye/tbones 1-2 times and we eat about 5 lbs of ground beef/mo.