Grocery Budget: July
We budget $180 a month for fresh groceries, and $100 for storage items or things that we’d take a while to go through.
Thats about $45 a week on fresh food. I try to spend the $100 early in the month, all in one go, so that it doesn’t get whittled away by budget emergencies or impulse buys.
What do we spend our money on each month? I thought we’d find out 🙂
Yes it is an odd month. My mom will be visiting, we’ll have a new baby and no energy for food prep, possibly some meals brought over by friends. But honestly, every month could be defined as a weird month—there is very little room for perfection in this chaotic life of mine 😉 So, this is a typical weird month’s budget, itemized:
Storage
(Total July 6th: 100.84)
Assorted Herb Plants: 2.92
Pam: 6.99
Peanut Butter: 5.49
Honey: 15.99
Raisins: 7.29
Wheat (125 lbs): 28
Oatmeal (75lbs): 24.15
Flour ( 25lbs): 9.9
Groceries
(Total July 3rd: 23.16)
Milk (2x): 9.82
Eggs (2x): 4.56
Nectarines 3.13 lbs: 2.41
Peaches 3.1 lbs: 2.39
Bananas 5.07 lbs: 3.87
(misc plastic bags and gst: .11)
Groceries (Total July 6th: 20.90)
Butter (2x): 5.94
Cheese: 9.99
Bananas 4.93 lbs: 3.32
Tomatoes 1.87 lbs: 1.65
Groceries (Total July 10th: 34.37)
Carrots (5lb): 3.48
Broccoli (4 bunches): 1.98
Bananas (5.34 lbs): 4.07
Strawberries (2lbs): 1.74
Mini Cucumbers: 2.98
Red Onion (1 large): 1.99
Peaches (1.3lbs): 1.25
Nectarines (3.3lbs): 3.23
Pineapple : 2.98
Cantaloupe : 2.48
Eggs (2x): 4.56
Whip Cream: 3.47
Bags/Tax: .16
Groceries (Total July 12th: 21.26)
Tortilla Chips (908g): 4.99
*Salad Dressing(950mLx2): 7.58
*Molasses: 4.19
Bananas (6.17lbs): 4.25
Tax: .25
Groceries (Total July ?th:0—Thanks Grandma! Sorry we don’t eat much meat 😉 )
Nectarines (6-8?)
Bananas (6-7 small)
Eggs x 4
Ham
Chicken
Burgers
Hot Dogs
Buns
Groceries (Total July 16th: 9.91)
Cheese
Milk
-superbucks
Groceries (Total July 19th: 38.30)
10lb potatos: 4.99
bananas: 5.05
nectarines: 2.49
watermelon: 4.99
grapes: 4.08
tomatoes: 1.30
butter x 4: 11.88
pkg meat x2: 2.38
buns: .99
bags and tax:.16
Groceries (Total July 22nd: 10.84)
eggs x3: 7.47
cream: 3.37
Groceries (Total July 24th: 17.43)
Milk
Trail Mix x 2
? (Thats what I get for not keeping a receipt, and then having a baby the next day 😉 )
Groceries (Total July 28th: 27.95 )
milk: 4.91
watermelon: 3.97
nectarines: 7.20
eggs x 3: 7.47
bananas: 4.29
*should have been storage, if I had thought and planned that far ahead
TOTAL: 27.95+17.43 +10.84 +38.30 +21.26 +9.91+34.37+20.9+23.16=204.12 On Groceries. Not bad! About $25 over, which could be attributed to buying storage items with grocery money (about 20 dollars worth). Also, the fridge is full, so this food will carry over to next month as well.