I plan 20 dinners a month and shop for most of what goes into them all at once. I start at Aldi for basics,then Albertsons,the big stuff I get at Sams,but as the kids have grown and half of them have moved out I dont purchase as much there. I try not to go into Walmart,it is always such a stressful moment. I usually make one trip a week to the store for fresh produce,milk and bread. This sounds like alot but I actually spend less of my life going to the store. You cannt impulse buy if you arent in the store.
We average about $80 a week for a 5 people. I dont do coupons,never can remember to use them and hunting them down would cut back on my YT and sewing time. |