Well, while everyone was at school yesterday (yes, everyone went) and I was done with my volunteering at the school, I went to Wal-mart to get us some milk and fruit. Evan had requested some caps for his cap gun that he bought and the kids needed some of those grips for pencils. Well, since I had time, I browsed the Ilse and I was shocked at the prices. Dairy has gone way up. Butter was $3.00 lb, yogurt was 60cents a cup, cereal was $6.00 for a big bag. Crackers and cookies are $3.00 a box.
Well, I decided to buy just a few things. I am going to keep a tally of everything I buy at the grocery store for the next month and hopefully post a picture. You have to understand that my husband and family deer hunt, and we eat alot of that. We grind it and use it like you would ground beef. If I want to do a meat loaf or burgers I buy some cheap ground beef and I mix it with the deer. Most people can't tell there is deer in our dishes, and we are used to the texture. I buy everything else on sale or when it goes BOGO and I try to add coupons. I won't buy name brand snacks, cereal, or breakfast food without a sale and/or a coupon. I do coupon, but I tend to go in spurts. I can usual do pretty well just shopping sales. Well, here is the sad loot from Wal-mart yesterday.
The total was around $18.00. You might not think the diet cokes as necessary, but if you had to chase three kids under the age of three two days a week you would need some caffeine too.
I am trying to spend less than $100 a week to feed 6 of us. Will it work? We shall see!
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