A side affect of becoming part-time working mom is the obvious household budget cuts. I must admit that in the past we didn't pay much attention to spoiled food getting thrown out or spending a little more on items. Now that money is "tight" things are a little different.
Silly, but I am giddy when we finish leftovers or the extra sauce from pizza doesn't start talking to me from the fridge, 6 weeks later....
Challenges. The cost of groceries is HIGH these days. Despite my best coupon clipping efforts finding deals some months is just tough. We are desperately trying to keep the grocery budget, including formula and diapers at $650/mth. Strategies we've employed are using 'Angel Food Ministries' to get some basic meat packages each month and I recently checked out the ALDI grocery across from the gym. I would call this a 'basics' store. Definitely useful for a quick egg, bread, and banana pickup after the gym...not my everyday store.
Next time maybe I'll discuss the financial ridiculousness of having cellphones and landlines!
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Aldi is actually really great for CANNED goods. They are about a quarter cheaper on most cans, I've found. Just fyi.
Kroger actually runs the 20 cans for $10 so often that I get canned veggies for a good price...What kills the bill is all the produce. I'm a huge fresh veggies/fruit eater!
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