Angeejoe
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- Aug 29, 2012
This isn't so much a debt dumping comment as a general spending comment, but man do I feel like we've gone through some money on groceries lately! DH and I are really trying to commit to not eating out as often, and have done pretty well over the last couple weeks. I feel like we just spent a ton of money on groceries, and already we were out of lunch meat this morning and literally didn't have a thing I could bring in for lunch. I'm going to have to go to the grocery store again this weekend when I was hoping to make our trip last Saturday last a pretty good chunk of time. DH and I realized this morning that part of the reason we've been going through groceries so much is because we're not eating out though, so I guess technically we are saving money that way. I just feel like we need to meal plan and strategize with our food better. That way I can dump some more debt! (See, I worked debt in there).
I think a well stocked pantry makes a big difference. Check out our own @stayhomemom77 thread on her $10/wk pantry stocking:
http://www.disboards.com/threads/ten-bucks-a-week.3458374/
I like getting a lot when it's cheap. I'm pretty much spending the same every week, but getting more for my money by stocking on the sale cycles.