[quote=UCGal]
We’ve been closely tracking our budget lately.
All in for food, toiletries, household, booze, eating out etc. we spend about $900/month for a family of 4.
Organic definitely kicks the price up… but I feel its worth it, sometimes.[/quote]
UCGal: That monthly number is also right about where we are, too (family of 4).
It’s creeping up slightly now that both kids are in/hitting the teenage years, and it doesn’t help that one of them is a football player who tries to eat anything that doesn’t eat him first.
Costco is roughly 1/2 of the bill and we only go to Costco once a month. We have pretty much nailed down a monthly list that only varies slightly.
I read the circulars once a week and use coupons religiously and try to buy items on sale as often as possible, like spaghetti sauce and pasta and meats and then store/freeze them.
Like scaredy says: Load ’em up with the cheap stuff.
Bernanke can go on and on about low inflation, but he clearly hasn’t been to a grocery store recently. Inflation is definitely there, especially in the staple items, like milk, eggs, etc.
