OK. My mom and sister tease me ALL THE TIME about the amount of food I have stockpiled in my house at any given time. My Dad calls me Jerry Seinfeld in honor of my vast cereal supply. My husband trips over jars of pasta sauce in the basement while searching for his tools.Maybe I've gone too far.
Last week, my mom asked me, "Do you EVER take a week off from grocery shopping... like buy NOTHING AT ALL?" I shuddered... because no, I don't. There are weeks I don't buy much, but truth be told, I love bargain hunting. I am always in search of a great deal.
Maybe I should take a break from shopping? Save a little money? See if I can do it?
So this month, I'm giving myself a challenge- our family is going to live off the food we have in our house (It's a short month, so I think we can do it). I will not be buying more. This is going to be HARD. I love deals. UGH...
There are two exceptions to my rule- 1) This month, I bought into an organic produce CSA, so we will have plenty of fresh fruits and veggies every week. 2) We have milk delivered every week from a local dairy... I won't stop that. BUT, I will not set foot in a grocery store.
I'm regretting this already! Argh! DO you think I can do it? I'll post our meals here... I wonder if it will be all oatmeal and cereal by the end of the month...
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Wow...Your a brave woman..I would set a budget of 100 or something like that..
Good luck! I have trouble staying out of the grocery store twice a week, even when I don't really need anything. I should probably try this, too.
Good for you! I wouldn't be able to make it that long with our meager food storage, but once it gets bigger it might be possible. I love the idea of home delivered milk, fruits and veggies though. I hope you have enough meat to get you through...
Judging by the things you have said, it doesn't seem to be an issue of if you have enough food rather do you have enough will power. Think of how much you will save by not going in the store and focus on that. If you feel the need to go shopping, use your CVS bucks!! :-)
We did the same that you are doing not too long ago. We did it right before we moved so it was more out of necessity (using the food up etc). I can't tell you how many times I said "yeah I know that you shouldn't have potatoes with pasta and sauce but we have to use it up!" Good luck!!! :-)
Oooh! That's a hard one!! I'm doing a "meat" purge in our home - not going to Roxie's until I use up all the meat in our home. It's been 2 weeks and I'm going bonkers already! ;) Almost done though!
i can't wait until i have a big enough pantry (and stash) to do this. good luck!
Wow. Good Luck! We all know you have plenty of oatmeal from the deal you scored a few weeks ago.
I grocery shop twice a month--this is definately doable with the produce and milk delivery! Good luck :)Toss your ads this month so they don't drive you nuts!
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