In our quest to save money and be better at budgeting for groceries, we were on a mission this week to break the record!

{this is not a recent pic of groceries – it’s from last summer}

What we’d like our weekly budget for groceries to be is $60.00.  This should be no problem in a lot of towns/cities, but in Victoria groceries are SUPER expensive.  Keeping it under $60.00 means that we need to a.) not buy meat b.) not buy cheese and c.) not buy any random snacks.

However, we’re committed to doing it not only for the health of our budget but also for the health of our bodies!

So this past weekend we were very excited when our entire total came to just over $40.00!!!!

So what did we get for $40.00?  Well, I will tell you!  (Please keep in mind that we already had all of our grains and legumes purchased at home, so none of those were needed on this shopping trip.)

TOTAL: $43.57

SAVINGS: $16.43

We went to a local produce place first where we had already checked their online flyer to see what was on sale.  That determined what our menu would be and what ingredients we would purchase.  After we bought our produce we decided what exactly we needed from the rest of the list.  Some ingredients weren’t essential to this week’s menu so we left them aside and purchased only two other things we needed beyond produce: toothpaste and eggs.  Yes, we spend more on toothpaste than many usually would, but it’s a personal preference for knowing exactly what’s in it and feeling safe about our choice.  But ultimately saving on our produce really allowed us to have freedom to spend a bit more in that area.

All in all we’re happy with this past week’s purchases.  How do you save money on groceries?