In my February grocery budget post, I mentioned creating a price book to track prices. Given the rising cost of eggs due to the bird flu and the rising cost of other grocery items as various tariffs kick in, we are going to see prices rise. Prices have already been rising at the grocery store... Continue Reading →
february grocery spending
In May 2024, I challenged myself to reduce our grocery bill. At the time it was about $1,300. At the end of January 2025, I had brought it down to $1,007. Unfortunately, for February, we were back up at $1,320.91. Granted this includes Valentine's Day shopping, dessert for my birthday, pizza from Domino's for my... Continue Reading →
monthly budget challenge: groceries
As I mentioned in my Adirondack chair post, I started a monthly budget challenge at the beginning of June in response to receiving a ginormous electric bill. This year, we had a hot spring with 9 days of over 90-degree temperatures. With the kids home and the higher temperatures, we had used almost double the... Continue Reading →
2 dogs and a house 