How do you budget your grocery bill?
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NEXUS
Since 2010
Notice: This thread is intended for fakku members who live on their own.
So I've lived on my own for about a year now and budgeting for food and necessities was a hard thing to do for a while. Since I am still unemployed (damn job market) I've had to budget my income so I can live some what comfortably. Basically I go buy groceries once every week and my budget for groceries is $50.00 per week which adds up to $200.00 per month. I've gotten better with budgeting and shopping for deals so now my grocery bill usually comes to $30.00 and that way what's ever left I can save if I run out of something and need to get more anytime in the week.
How do you budget your grocery bill fakku?
So I've lived on my own for about a year now and budgeting for food and necessities was a hard thing to do for a while. Since I am still unemployed (damn job market) I've had to budget my income so I can live some what comfortably. Basically I go buy groceries once every week and my budget for groceries is $50.00 per week which adds up to $200.00 per month. I've gotten better with budgeting and shopping for deals so now my grocery bill usually comes to $30.00 and that way what's ever left I can save if I run out of something and need to get more anytime in the week.
How do you budget your grocery bill fakku?
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tswarthog
The Iconoclast
I budget myself by deciding the weeks food. I cook a weeks worth of food for lunch on Sunday while reviewing notes, finishing homework, and doing laundry. Cooking dishes in bulk allows you to save a large amount of money.
For dinner's I tend to keep them very cheap and healthy by making a lot of nabe style dishes. Pretty much throw some veggies, greens, meat, noodles, tofu, whatever you want in some broth and eat. You can save even more money doing this if you can find a local farmers market for the green's.
Breakfast...I just budget for eggo's, cereal, or pancakes lol.
Baking is another huge way to save some serious $$, I can make 24 steamed red-bean paste filled buns for like $5, things freeze well and last for almost 1/2 a month as a nice snack at 2 a day. Along with stuff like buns making short bread, cookies, and a entire array of epic things to have around are just dirt cheap to bake. Pretty much butter, flour, and baking powder is all you need around.
Overall just cooking for yourself and making solid dishes that dont require much budget me.
My list of epic stuff that takes no $$
-Tamagoyaki
-Nabe's
-Pancakes
-Steamed buns
-Short bread
-Sugar cookies
-Bacon wrapped tofu =3
-ext, ext.
For dinner's I tend to keep them very cheap and healthy by making a lot of nabe style dishes. Pretty much throw some veggies, greens, meat, noodles, tofu, whatever you want in some broth and eat. You can save even more money doing this if you can find a local farmers market for the green's.
Breakfast...I just budget for eggo's, cereal, or pancakes lol.
Baking is another huge way to save some serious $$, I can make 24 steamed red-bean paste filled buns for like $5, things freeze well and last for almost 1/2 a month as a nice snack at 2 a day. Along with stuff like buns making short bread, cookies, and a entire array of epic things to have around are just dirt cheap to bake. Pretty much butter, flour, and baking powder is all you need around.
Overall just cooking for yourself and making solid dishes that dont require much budget me.
My list of epic stuff that takes no $$
-Tamagoyaki
-Nabe's
-Pancakes
-Steamed buns
-Short bread
-Sugar cookies
-Bacon wrapped tofu =3
-ext, ext.
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tswarthog wrote...
I budget myself by deciding the weeks food. I cook a weeks worth of food for lunch on Sunday while reviewing notes, finishing homework, and doing laundry. Cooking dishes in bulk allows you to save a large amount of money.For dinner's I tend to keep them very cheap and healthy by making a lot of nabe style dishes. Pretty much throw some veggies, greens, meat, noodles, tofu, whatever you want in some broth and eat. You can save even more money doing this if you can find a local farmers market for the green's.
Breakfast...I just budget for eggo's, cereal, or pancakes lol.
Baking is another huge way to save some serious $$, I can make 24 steamed red-bean paste filled buns for like $5, things freeze well and last for almost 1/2 a month as a nice snack at 2 a day. Along with stuff like buns making short bread, cookies, and a entire array of epic things to have around are just dirt cheap to bake. Pretty much butter, flour, and baking powder is all you need around.
Overall just cooking for yourself and making solid dishes that dont require much budget me.
My list of epic stuff that takes no $$
-Tamagoyaki
-Nabe's
-Pancakes
-Steamed buns
-Short bread
-Sugar cookies
-Bacon wrapped tofu =3
-ext, ext.
MOTHERFUCKING BACON WRAPPED TOFU.
do you use brown sugar on yours?
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I don't know about the supermarkets in other countries, but over here, there are times when shopping coupons with discounts are issued, usually in the local newspapers. If such a scenario does apply to yourself, perhaps you can use these coupons? It should help you save a bit too.
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The store I worked at before gave me a 15% discount and I didn't have to pay sales taxes. Also I worked in the bakery so I got a bunch of free breads and shit like that. Coupons help usually stores have a discount that you can sign up for free also the stores website lets you know what's on sale if you don't have a newspaper subscription.
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animefreak_usa
Child of Samael
Winco, the best place ever. About 200$ a month and i get everything you need plus sodas and cakes ect. No need for a coupon and I just love this... Filet Mignon for 1.99 a Ib.
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tswarthog
The Iconoclast
penelopesays wrote...
tswarthog wrote...
I budget myself by deciding the weeks food. I cook a weeks worth of food for lunch on Sunday while reviewing notes, finishing homework, and doing laundry. Cooking dishes in bulk allows you to save a large amount of money.For dinner's I tend to keep them very cheap and healthy by making a lot of nabe style dishes. Pretty much throw some veggies, greens, meat, noodles, tofu, whatever you want in some broth and eat. You can save even more money doing this if you can find a local farmers market for the green's.
Breakfast...I just budget for eggo's, cereal, or pancakes lol.
Baking is another huge way to save some serious $$, I can make 24 steamed red-bean paste filled buns for like $5, things freeze well and last for almost 1/2 a month as a nice snack at 2 a day. Along with stuff like buns making short bread, cookies, and a entire array of epic things to have around are just dirt cheap to bake. Pretty much butter, flour, and baking powder is all you need around.
Overall just cooking for yourself and making solid dishes that dont require much budget me.
My list of epic stuff that takes no $$
-Tamagoyaki
-Nabe's
-Pancakes
-Steamed buns
-Short bread
-Sugar cookies
-Bacon wrapped tofu =3
-ext, ext.
MOTHERFUCKING BACON WRAPPED TOFU.
do you use brown sugar on yours?
Hell yes! A little bit of brown sugar, and a dash of soy sauce while cooking.
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Lets see each week:
Meat: $20
Veggies: $15
Soda: $15
sauces/cooking wine/oil: $10
Misc items: $25
Total: $85
Including beer and cigarettes I generally spend about $130-$140 at the store each week
Also keep in mind that I've a family as well.
Meat: $20
Veggies: $15
Soda: $15
sauces/cooking wine/oil: $10
Misc items: $25
Total: $85
Including beer and cigarettes I generally spend about $130-$140 at the store each week
Also keep in mind that I've a family as well.
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jmason
Curious and Wondering
Simply put, I live around a budget, and I don't live above my means.
My budget for weekly groceries is PhP 1000 (which is roughly $22). That's for 7 days. $22 might be too small but I can buy a lot with that in the local shopping mall supermarket, and I eat lunch at work so I don't have to add at most 5 days of lunch to the budget. Luckily I live a bit near a big Walmart-like grocery market called Puregold, so I also save some transportation costs.
My first rule of thumb is buying first the basic necessities for seven days, mostly the perishables. I tend to buy more fish and chicken than pork/beef - it's cheaper and pork/beef prices keep fluctuating - but I still buy them on occasion when I have some to spare. I also buy several fruits (mostly apples), and 2 cartons of milk. I limit it to at most Php 400 ($9).
Then I buy things that I can spread for more than a week so I won't buy them in certain weeks to save a little more. I keep a list in a handy mini-notebook of things that I think can be held off for a week and things that won't.
Usually, it's pancake mix, chocolate syrup, coffee, 4 rolls of tissue, several eggs, rice (5-6 kilos are good), food ingredients (vinegar, soy sauce, onions, tomatoes, garlic, et.c), vegetable oil, bread, and some canned goods (mostly corned beef and meatloaf). Not all of them, but only the ones that are nearing depletion and the ones that fit in my budget.
I buy a large bottle of vegetable oil that I can use for a month, 4 rolls can last two weeks, food ingredients can last two weeks as well but soy sauce and vinegar can last longer. Eggs can also last longer, since I alternate cereal, pancakes and eggs for mornings. I limit my purchases in these to Php 500-600 ($13).
Lastly, I'm meticulous with prices, so every item I buy, I note down. Then I check my balance, if I have some money left for certain things I want. I always list what I need first before my wants. So if I end up with more than Php 100 to spare, I buy a box of cereal, a pack of black tea, or 4 cans of Heineken. If I end up with less than that, I add it to next week's budget.
My budget for weekly groceries is PhP 1000 (which is roughly $22). That's for 7 days. $22 might be too small but I can buy a lot with that in the local shopping mall supermarket, and I eat lunch at work so I don't have to add at most 5 days of lunch to the budget. Luckily I live a bit near a big Walmart-like grocery market called Puregold, so I also save some transportation costs.
My first rule of thumb is buying first the basic necessities for seven days, mostly the perishables. I tend to buy more fish and chicken than pork/beef - it's cheaper and pork/beef prices keep fluctuating - but I still buy them on occasion when I have some to spare. I also buy several fruits (mostly apples), and 2 cartons of milk. I limit it to at most Php 400 ($9).
Then I buy things that I can spread for more than a week so I won't buy them in certain weeks to save a little more. I keep a list in a handy mini-notebook of things that I think can be held off for a week and things that won't.
Usually, it's pancake mix, chocolate syrup, coffee, 4 rolls of tissue, several eggs, rice (5-6 kilos are good), food ingredients (vinegar, soy sauce, onions, tomatoes, garlic, et.c), vegetable oil, bread, and some canned goods (mostly corned beef and meatloaf). Not all of them, but only the ones that are nearing depletion and the ones that fit in my budget.
I buy a large bottle of vegetable oil that I can use for a month, 4 rolls can last two weeks, food ingredients can last two weeks as well but soy sauce and vinegar can last longer. Eggs can also last longer, since I alternate cereal, pancakes and eggs for mornings. I limit my purchases in these to Php 500-600 ($13).
Lastly, I'm meticulous with prices, so every item I buy, I note down. Then I check my balance, if I have some money left for certain things I want. I always list what I need first before my wants. So if I end up with more than Php 100 to spare, I buy a box of cereal, a pack of black tea, or 4 cans of Heineken. If I end up with less than that, I add it to next week's budget.
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I usually buy meat in bulk (and by bulk, I mean 10kg+ at a time) and freeze it. That will usually last about a month for me. It also works out cheaper to buy in bulk as well.
As for other items, I generally just buy what I need day to day since the local supermarket is only 1/2 a klick away from me.
As for other items, I generally just buy what I need day to day since the local supermarket is only 1/2 a klick away from me.
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animefreak_usa wrote...
Winco, the best place ever. About 200$ a month and i get everything you need plus sodas and cakes ect. No need for a coupon and I just love this... Filet Mignon for 1.99 a Ib.Winco ftw! hell ya! i love that place. Hamm's 24pk = $13.
i haven't even set foot in a big name chain store in about five years. winco has the same exact products as other stores, but much better prices. food 4 less is also good prices.
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Nowadays, I don't really have to. I have to be grateful for that.
However, when times were hard, I scrimped on myself to put food on the table. Walked 30 minutes to work daily. Bought only the necessities such as solid staples like rice, flour, milk formulas, diapers, etc.
However, when times were hard, I scrimped on myself to put food on the table. Walked 30 minutes to work daily. Bought only the necessities such as solid staples like rice, flour, milk formulas, diapers, etc.
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I live alone and luckily have some cooking skills learned at an early age
I buy everything I can in bulk, Staples, beef pork eggs poultry
Once a month I bake. Cookies, cakes, pies, breads and I have just started making a wannabe Taiyaki like pastry with different fillings that I can either pre-cook and microwave. Or if I am using the oven bake a dozen at a time
I like Ramen soups so I buy by the case
Meat I buy in bulk and freeze Same with cheese
My only extravagance's are Bryers extra creamy vanilla ice cream, Yuban coffee, Coca Cola and fresh fruit and vegges from the local "farmers market"
Little secret learned from "Megan The Magnificent" (My next door neighbor)
Buy fresh fruits and vegges at the farmers market just before closing The sellers usually have "specials" late in the day.
We bought over 100 ears at a net price of about $,12 per ear.
Leave about what you think you will eat in a week unshucked (her words not mine)
shuck the rest and boil for about 5 minutes
Take a butter knife and scrape the corn off. It will come off in whole kernels
put in baggies and freeze When you want corn, pop what you need in water, boil, drain, add butter and serve. Tastes like fresh corn and an order of magnitude better than anything you can buy frozen or canned
I eat extremely well for about a buck a meal
Note: Request temporary amnesty for spelling punctuation and grammer errors
I have 2 eye's. One I currently cannot see out of at all and the other is the worse of the two and gets overworked Thanks in advance
I buy everything I can in bulk, Staples, beef pork eggs poultry
Once a month I bake. Cookies, cakes, pies, breads and I have just started making a wannabe Taiyaki like pastry with different fillings that I can either pre-cook and microwave. Or if I am using the oven bake a dozen at a time
I like Ramen soups so I buy by the case
Meat I buy in bulk and freeze Same with cheese
My only extravagance's are Bryers extra creamy vanilla ice cream, Yuban coffee, Coca Cola and fresh fruit and vegges from the local "farmers market"
Little secret learned from "Megan The Magnificent" (My next door neighbor)
Buy fresh fruits and vegges at the farmers market just before closing The sellers usually have "specials" late in the day.
We bought over 100 ears at a net price of about $,12 per ear.
Leave about what you think you will eat in a week unshucked (her words not mine)
shuck the rest and boil for about 5 minutes
Take a butter knife and scrape the corn off. It will come off in whole kernels
put in baggies and freeze When you want corn, pop what you need in water, boil, drain, add butter and serve. Tastes like fresh corn and an order of magnitude better than anything you can buy frozen or canned
I eat extremely well for about a buck a meal
Note: Request temporary amnesty for spelling punctuation and grammer errors
I have 2 eye's. One I currently cannot see out of at all and the other is the worse of the two and gets overworked Thanks in advance
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I hire an accountant to budget it for me. I'm not sure how cost effective it is, but nothing says 401k like a man with a kippah handling your money.
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imnotyourdude wrote...
I hire an accountant to budget it for me. I'm not sure how cost effective it is, but nothing says 401k like a man with a kippah handling your money.Nothing says dumb like hiring someone to do middle school level math for you.
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Cormac wrote...
imnotyourdude wrote...
I hire an accountant to budget it for me. I'm not sure how cost effective it is, but nothing says 401k like a man with a kippah handling your money.Nothing says dumb like hiring someone to do middle school level math for you.
Nothing says bad insult like saying middle school level math when everyone else learned it in elementary school.
Now back to budgeting.
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imnotyourdude wrote...
Cormac wrote...
imnotyourdude wrote...
I hire an accountant to budget it for me. I'm not sure how cost effective it is, but nothing says 401k like a man with a kippah handling your money.Nothing says dumb like hiring someone to do middle school level math for you.
Nothing says bad insult like saying middle school level math when everyone else learned it in elementary school.
Now back to budgeting.
Heh, got me there.
