S/O Budgeting: Groceries

[Ainwena]

I am totally amazed too about all of your budgets! I do meal plan and shop according to the list, but we primarily eat seafood and fresh fruits and veggies, so I think that is why our bill is always higher. I have tried to move away from that, but then we end up eating out because nothing sounds good at home, so we actually save more money this way (and it is SOOO much more healthy).

I do recommend shopping online if you can. Safeway is great, and their system stores previous lists, so sometimes, I can get my shopping done in 20 minutes online-and I usually end up saving some money, because that frees up some time to buy the dry good stuff at Target or Walmart.

It is 2 adults and a toddler here, and we range from $120-160 a week (that includes everything-and pullups and sometimes a Starbucks coffee).