I'm going to gather that 90% of the people reading this are going, um yeah?
And I'm totally with you. When I landed on this article at the LA Times, I got a giggle out of it. (Go on, go read it - I'll be right here when you're done)
Is the concept of actually GASP buying our food on sale and maybe using a few coupons here and there just so foreign to folks nowadays?
I don't really consider myself a heavy coupon user. (I go in cycles, if there's a really great deal then I become a major player LOL) I think I use on average 2-3 coupons most shopping trips. However, my shopping trips are planned around what's on sale that week, and I stock up. According to my DH we eat like Kings and Queens. ;) While what I buy isn't 100% organic like I get the feeling the folks included in the story are, we still eat pretty healthy over here without spending a fortune. ($700?! Even with all the critter food, I don't think we're even close!)
So how about you? Can you make it on $67 a week for two people, or $134 a week for four?
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These articles are really getting to be ridiculous. Like none of us thought to buy stuff on sale or use coupons? Please!
If it's not on sale or I don't have a coupon, it doesn't go in my cart. Period. I stock up like crazy when stuff is on sale. I probably look like a loon with 16 boxes of cereal in my cart, but I don't care. When it's cheap, I buy it. And, I use coupons to make it even cheaper. The thing that cracks me up is that the kids will tell me we are low on cereal when we have 3 boxes left.
The funny thing is that there are people that would say no, they can not live on $67 a week for two. In my case, we have managed to work it to where our meals cost us on average $70 per week. That's for a family of seven!
I cannot get over how many people still seem to honestly believe that if you aren't spending hundreds of dollars a month on food that you're starving to death or that you're eating nothing but junk food. As a nation, we're remarkably out of touch...thanks for the link to the article! :)
I have to go with Savvy Mom on this one.
I feed a family of eight on approx: 100$ a week. And those are healthy meals, etc.
I used to believe this wasn't possible, however, I've learned very quickly that it's easier than it sounds!
700$ a month? I'd have pantries packed to the brim!
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