$250 Grocery Budget for family of five

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  • January 23, 2012 at 9:52 pm
    Rebekahy
    Participant

    This is a GREAT post.  Now warning, it’s not a special diet budget, it’s only for a family of five, it uses metric measurements – some prices may be less than what you’d have to pay, some more, but I thought it was cool, I thought it was a good challenge to get me thinking about a worst case scenario (not really worst case, but if we needed to cut our budget in half – what would I do).  I hope it’s helpful to some of you!

     

    http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2012/01/what-i-would-feed-my-family-on-a-monthly-budget-of-250.html

    This is what she WOULD do if her budget was only $250

    IF anyone can actually read this post – will you please reply – it seems to be stuck or unrepliable.

    January 23, 2012 at 9:57 pm
    Sue
    Participant

    If you mean your post here on the SCM discussion forum, I am reading it just fine. If you mean the the post at Keeper of the Home, my journey there went without a hitch, too–as readable as anything! I just typed in what you wrote (no caps, no spaces) and arrived at the correct destination.

    Looks like a good article, I just skimmed it right now, but I’m eager to read more thoroughly and am looking forward to her next post.

    Thanks!

    January 23, 2012 at 10:02 pm
    Rebekahy
    Participant

    This is the third time I posted this message – the previous two times I used the hyperlink and I can see the post, but I can’t reply to it – and I couldn’t fathom that this post could be on the board for half a day and not have a single comment!  Kiss  Not with all of the grocery budgeting discussions we have on here!  Glad you could get through!

    January 24, 2012 at 3:45 am
    Wings2fly
    Participant

    I am checking out that article. I am going to try to make my own yogurt using the recipe on there to save money. I pay $3.49 for a quart of Stonyfield organic plain and I can make my own quart for the cost of $1.50 a quart of organic milk, bought by the gallon of course. We use 2 quarts a week. This would save $15 per month. Thanks.

    January 24, 2012 at 7:01 am
    chocodog
    Participant

    Will have to look later but it sounds good.

    January 24, 2012 at 2:21 pm
    kpincoffs
    Participant

    Wow, that gives me something to think about.  We have to follow a special diet (Gluten free, dairy free and and allergies to tomatoes, eggs, peanuts and oranges) so I’m not sure we could ever get to $250, but maybe we could spend a bit less using some of her suggestions.  I’m eager to see what she says about special diets in the next post.

    January 24, 2012 at 9:51 pm
    Doug Smith
    Keymaster

    @Rebekahy, Sometimes our automatic spam filter gets a little over active. It flagged your first two attempts, which makes them so only you can see them until one of us approves. If it ever happens again you can contact us and we’ll take care of it.

    January 25, 2012 at 2:11 am
    Rebekahy
    Participant

    Thanks Doug, I did use the contact form and Jordan fixed this post up for me, including the link so people could go straight to the story – along with deleting the other two posts I made.  I was very excited to share it!  Wink

    January 26, 2012 at 6:37 pm
    Rebekahy
    Participant

    The next post in her series is up – it tells how she would stretch the budget further and how she would save money on a special diet – GAPS, gluten free, etc…

    January 26, 2012 at 8:25 pm
    Kristen
    Participant

    I only have $250 budget for groceries and we eat pretty good I think.  But:  we have our own garden and can and freeze alot of our food.  Nice post

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