I have given myself a new challenge in the meal dept. Only spend $45 one week and $90 the next, then $45 then $90. I am going to try to stay within a strict budget for the next few months because I NEED to pay off that credit card. I can’t stand it anymore.
So I figure it will be fun to try these amounts to see what I can come up with. Why $45 and $90? Why not? It just sort of popped into my head. I love a good challenge!
We stocked up pretty well last week spending $160 so it will be as good a time as any to start this.
This week I have the challenge of only spending $45. After figuring out what I wanted for dinners for the week, I spent $43.11 and this is what I bought:
Yep, this is it. I am glad I have $90 to spend next week because I will need coffee and creamer by then, lol.
I’ll report back what I came up with.
Total spent on groceries so far in 2024 – $1840.29
Question of the week: could you spend only $45 on groceries?
Until next week- MM
The Professional Domestic 
I don’t think I could do $45 but I think I could scale down if I menu planned. Hmmm I may just have to try a challenge like this myself 🙂
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I guess the key is to start with a well-stocked pantry. I haven’t posted yet on my last two weeks but I went way over for Memorial Day weekend. The sales were just too good to pass up. Hellman’s Mayo for $2.99?? I absolutely stocked up with prices like that.
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Well done Mary Margaret. Yes, we could spend just $45, but that’s because we can live out of our pantry…which is not exactly your run of the mill pantry, so not really fair.
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That’s what we need to stress. Having an ever-stocked pantry and actually using food up is critical with the food prices right now. And sometimes it’s just fine to eat a bowl of cereal for dinner. When I hear some friend’s grocery bills are $250+ I am suspecting there is a LOT of convenience foods and drinks in that bill. Grocery stores have entire rows and coolers full of drinks now and that will kill any grocery budget.
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