As I pulled my grocery budget numbers together for the first week, I was reminded that it looks like we overspent for the first week and we’ll overspend for the 2nd week. However, when the numbers are broken down, it’s more complicated.
Reminder: I start my budget on Friday, the day after we receive our weekly paychecks. I also do my big grocery shop on Friday to get my 4x gas rewards at Kroger.
Week of 2/28/25
Weekly Shopping: $149.82
In February, we averaged $201.16 per week for weekly shopping. My goal is to reduce that as much as possible while spending at least $10 to $20 on stocking up. I’m also working on building up my garden as much as I can to reduce our spending on produce during the warmer months.
- Kroger – $116.51
- Aldi’s – $33.67
Other Shopping: $68.26
In February, we spent a total of $516.27 at Amazon and Costco. My goal is to reduce that by 50%.
- Costco – $68.26
Week of 3/7/25
I’m done shopping for the week as far as I’m concerned. I don’t anticipate making additional trips, I hope.
Weekly Shopping: $75.17
- Kroger: $75.17
Other Shopping: $211.01
We should be done buying items at Costco and Amazon for the month of March. With last week and this week, we’re at $279.27, below $516.27.
- Amazon: $211.01
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