tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073167998075190001.post231300671579707250..comments2023-10-29T18:22:52.874+10:30Comments on Lightening: Reducing the Grocery Budget - Part Onelighteninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469704721683347931noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073167998075190001.post-49486134654037135242007-11-21T13:32:00.000+10:302007-11-21T13:32:00.000+10:30Excellent series..very helpful and interesting! Th...Excellent series..very helpful and interesting! Thankyou :)Crafty Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15260141123076479386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073167998075190001.post-17202635849994092332007-10-29T21:01:00.000+10:302007-10-29T21:01:00.000+10:30This is so helpful! I've really been trying to cu...This is so helpful! I've really been trying to cut down on my grocery spending, but struggling with it. Now I have the step by step plan. Thanks so much for posting this. I'll be referring to it often, I believe.Lori ~ The Simple Life at Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01917249803574298362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073167998075190001.post-28355016282392817632007-10-29T09:04:00.000+10:302007-10-29T09:04:00.000+10:30Great post Jodi! Looking forward to reading more o...Great post Jodi! Looking forward to reading more on this topic. It is so motivating to hear how others keep their bills down.<BR/>Lv,<BR/>JoyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073167998075190001.post-84767288714289366652007-10-28T09:38:00.000+10:302007-10-28T09:38:00.000+10:30This is sort of what I do too, although I have nev...This is sort of what I do too, although I have never tried breaking it down into categories to see how much we spend in each group. I might try this for the next month to see how it all fits together! Thanks for the advice :)Lishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066863074405512584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073167998075190001.post-15781576031114240912007-10-27T21:24:00.000+09:302007-10-27T21:24:00.000+09:30Jade - thank you. I'm glad you're enjoying my blo...Jade - thank you. I'm glad you're enjoying my blog. I sure enjoy writing it! :-)<BR/><BR/>Ali - thank you. Have done.<BR/><BR/>Laura - thanks so much for stopping by.<BR/><BR/>Trey - that made me smile!!! Mind you, my DH has been known to do better with the groceries than I do. Then again, he does like his meat and his cream bikkies! :-)lighteninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13469704721683347931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073167998075190001.post-890416165220095102007-10-27T21:15:00.000+09:302007-10-27T21:15:00.000+09:30You are a genius!! I am loving your blog.You are a genius!! I am loving your blog.Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07897622219804559605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073167998075190001.post-5617065303102169532007-10-27T07:53:00.000+09:302007-10-27T07:53:00.000+09:30lightening ~ the cross stitch patterns are yours :...lightening ~ the cross stitch patterns are yours :) please email me your details so I can post them. (email address is in my profile) AliAlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07636304236237630746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073167998075190001.post-26575767536255363632007-10-26T21:57:00.000+09:302007-10-26T21:57:00.000+09:30AWESOME ideas...I was just thinking of this the ot...AWESOME ideas...I was just thinking of this the other day when I saw my bill after popping in to buy milk! I am going to re-read and try to implement.<BR/>Thanks for the suggestions.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting my blog. I am going to snoop around yours -I have enjoyed the couple of posts I have read to date. Keep it up!!!<BR/><BR/>Great to "meet" on this blogging adventure!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122365458052947125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073167998075190001.post-85555705638218662412007-10-26T21:35:00.000+09:302007-10-26T21:35:00.000+09:30It's obvious that you moms who take care of the ho...It's obvious that you moms who take care of the household things need a pat on the back and lots of praise. If you left the grocery shopping to us men, we'd come home with only red meat and Oreo cookies. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by my blog and I hope you have a great day.TREY MORGANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956688456753622296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073167998075190001.post-64785415208994487552007-10-26T20:25:00.000+09:302007-10-26T20:25:00.000+09:30Lisa - just start with the 1 area first (whether t...Lisa - just start with the 1 area first (whether that be groceries or another area you prefer to begin with). That way you don't get too overwhelmed. Before I started tracking all of my spending, I just started by tracking grocery spending. It's a good way to ease your way into it. As for how long you'd need to track to get a realistic budget figure. Ideally, I'd say 3 months. However, most months my spending seems to hover around a similar amount so even 1 month would give you a bit of an idea. You do have to bear in mind that a budget is a fluid thing and is likely to need some tweaking and adjusting as you go. I got myself very frustrated in the early days if things outside of my control upset my budget (okay, it still bothers me now but nowhere near as much). I do try to allow for this now but my budget is never perfect.lighteninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13469704721683347931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073167998075190001.post-43059704543279298972007-10-26T20:10:00.000+09:302007-10-26T20:10:00.000+09:30Lightening, I've been in the "too chicken to writ...Lightening, I've been in the "too chicken to write it all down" basket for budgeting as yet. You've given me some excellent tips for starting out. Given the way our spending changes from week to week depending on specials and stockpiling, how many weeks do you think you'd need to track, before you get a realistic weekly budget figure? Looking forward to the next instalment.The Tin Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422547957232680227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073167998075190001.post-2874545484218637292007-10-26T15:07:00.000+09:302007-10-26T15:07:00.000+09:30a great post!! I know I save a lot now that I'm cl...a great post!! I know I save a lot now that I'm cleaning with bicarb and making my own washing powder :) as well as growing some vegies. I only ever buy meat on special and then stockpile it. I also stockile on any grocery items I can and hardly buy anything that's full price :)Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07636304236237630746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073167998075190001.post-15161703899000196962007-10-26T10:53:00.000+09:302007-10-26T10:53:00.000+09:30Excellent post Jodi, you explain it so well. I re...Excellent post Jodi, you explain it so well. I really like the idea of the different categories and will be giving that a go this week. My grocery spending hovers around the $110 a week, but there are only 3 of us, so I want to see where I am spending before I try and cut down. <BR/><BR/>Have a great weekend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com