I was totally on target to stay on budget for the month until the HH picked something up at the store. He rarely makes or shops for food so I try not to freak out when he grossly overpays for something he thinks might taste good. Oh well. I’m sure once I am able to Read More >>

Before heading out of town last week I stopped by Costco to pick the boys up a few treats to munch while I was away. When I leave on any trip I always make sure there are a few meals already plated up so all they need to do is pop them in the microwave Read More >>

Do you ever have those weeks where it feels like you hardly bought anything but you still ended up spending a nice chunk of your grocery budget? Well, that’s what last week felt like to me. If I am going to get my spending back on track for the year I can only spend $90 Read More >>

With my February grocery totals hovering around $102 for the month, my goal last week was to stay out of the grocery store. And I almost made it, but we ran out of milk. Clearly we could have gone without milk for 2 days, but it seemed kind of silly not to pop into Fred Read More >>

You know when you send your husband to the store to buy 1 thing and he comes home with 3? It will kill your grocery budget every single time. I should know this by now, right? Costco $17.67 I was craving a baked potato with BACON so I asked the HH if he wouldn’t mind Read More >>