tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post3987072301910380038..comments2024-01-10T10:42:35.978-05:00Comments on SweetPotatoClaire: March 27 - a boring grocery budgeting postamandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-45708206558309580912012-03-29T21:58:05.706-04:002012-03-29T21:58:05.706-04:00It is a weird topic, I think..... On one hand, I ...It is a weird topic, I think..... On one hand, I want to not overspend on things in an effort to use more basic staples and use what's on hand before adding more to it, therefore being less wasteful overall. (I can be bad about buying a bunch of stuff and just shoving other things to the back.) On the other hand, I think that spending a fair amount of your monthly income on decent, nutritious food is important. We tend to live below our means in many ways, and so grocery budgeting isn't usually a huge concern for us, but over the last few months I felt like I was spending too much too often so that was my main motivation to rein it in for a month and see where we were at. I think in a typical month I spend at least another $75-$100. <br /><br />I did count toilet paper. We ran out of some pricier things this month that I think are usually more spread out.... maple syrup, toilet paper (pricier only because I only ever buy it in the big packs) and honey, to name a few. I counted coffee, beer, dish soap..... I did not count the $13 package of disposable diapers (gasp!) that I purchased. Nor did I count what Mike spends when he is at work. And yes, he does eat many meals there. He brings a lot from home, but usually for at least one meal a day there is a run to either a restaurant or the grocery store while at the station. That would probably account for at least another $75 over the month.<br /><br />More than anything it was an experiment, I guess. In mindfulness and in resourcefulness. If I had to eat only rice and beans for a month, I could. But I'm glad that I don't have to, for sure.amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-29080660526213590142012-03-28T07:45:06.329-04:002012-03-28T07:45:06.329-04:00I'm impressed. Not the least of which is beca...I'm impressed. Not the least of which is because we spend *way* more than that in any given month... But a question: did you include TP and such in your budget, or was that separate? And Mike gets some meals at the station, yes? I have a love/hate relationship with this topic :)jen dBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13767281310561728427noreply@blogger.com