DD and I did the grocery shopping Friday night, and I went overbudget. Again. *sigh* I know that prices are increasing, but I'm just frustrated that I can't keep within my grocery allowance. I've checked out a couple books from the library for a "refresher course" in lowering my food bill and to kick-start my motivation to work at this harder. It doesn't help that the "manager specials" at Kroger no longer seem so special. I can rarely find red meat for under $3 a pound now except for hamburger, and that will be $3/lb very soon, I'm sure!
So what to do? First of all, I need to re-think my menus. Simple recipes with common ingredients will be key for me. We like to try new things, and we still can; however, I don't believe I will be making the new-to-us chicken recipe that calls for a $7 bottle of almond butter anytime soon! There is also a discount grocery - Save-A-Lot - in town that I have only been in once. It's now time to check it out again and see if there are any savings to be realized there. I'm not anxious to add yet another store to my usual 4-store trip, but it is on the way, and if there is a decent savings, it will be worth it.
Finally, the kids will be gone for a total of 2 weeks in June, and my grocery costs should decrease significantly while they are gone. After all, I don't think I will be going through 5+ gallons of milk each week all by myself! haha! I am going to challenge myself to cut my budget for that time period by a little more than half - $50 instead of $125, and I don't think that will be a problem. The savings, I'm debating what to do with. It will either become the kids' spending money for Jamaica or I will use it to stock up on red meat. Maybe a bit of both.
Anyhow, it's time to hunker down and squeeze this budget even further. I hate the idea of having to increase my budget, but with the kids home for breakfast and lunches here very soon, that might be my only option. But it won't be without a fight! haha
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