Okay so I didn't take a picture of my groceries, but boy did I get a lot of stuff and it only cost me $96.23. Best part being it will feed my family happily and healthily for 2 whole weeks! Because I loathe visiting the grocery store. Every since becoming pregnant with Hannah grocery shopping was no longer a great thing to fill my time, it became a burden and a stressful event. Only to get worse and worse. I actually haven't taken my children grocery shopping for almost a year now and it's heaven. Also I decided I really dislike grocery shopping.
While we were in college I loved going to the store each week because James and I then had something to do for an hour and also I could spend $40 without feeling bad at all.
But now it is just a chore I do not enjoy. So we backed off to 2 trips a month and it has been wonderful! I can almost always find milk that will last to my two week mark, but occasionally we do have to make a random stop for a gallon of milk and some bananas. You can find lots of produce that last two weeks...the first week after grocery shopping we're eating grapes, bananas, asparagus, etc. The second week squashes, apples, carrots. Love shopping twice a month.
And a little secret that may cause me to be branded with blasphemy, but I hate couponing. Hate it. I can rarely find coupons for anything we eat other than cereal (and recently yogurt), plus I like to shop in 45 minutes or less which really makes coupons hard when you only have 1.5 hours a month. But really it's because I spend approximately 35% of our grocery bill on produce and 30% on dairy. Both of which don't seem to have a lot of coupons. (if you have ever see a produce coupon please send it on to me, I might make an exception just once.) We rarely use condiments, I do not use boxes unless it is cake. Period.
Some are happy to coupon and I am happy to never set foot in a store.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
All this for $96.23
Posted by Texas Harveys at 1:15 PM
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sometimes on coupons.com there are milk, cheese and yogurt coupons (generic coupons for any brand!) love ya, and thanks for the clothes for Steph!!
I agree. I've tried coupon-ing several times and disliked it intensely. We're with you guys, there are never coupons for what we eat (perimeter stuff). Twice a month? I'm very impressed. I think you should move here an share your secrets. :)
I hate grocery shopping too...but it gets better when your kids get older. I love bringing Kaiya w/me to the store now- she's so helpful. Oh, and Target does produce/meat/dairy coupons!
Can you teach me in detail how to go shopping only 2 times a month? I've tried and tried but can never succeed!
How are you guys? We should meet up and go see 'Where the Wild Things Are'!
I feel the same way about grocery shopping. If you plan ahead with a very detailed list you can buy anything you need to last 2 weeks. I still go weekly because I run a day care and if I went every 2 weeks I would have 6 gallons of milk in my fridge and I don't have that kind of space!
Love the twice a month shopping idea. I never thought we could make it past a week for produce, but you make good points on that. I also haven't gotten into couponing, for very similar reasons. Keep up the good work!
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