Starting off this challenge is not going to be too hard. As the holiday season is behind us, I still have a huge stash of food in the house left over from the over indulgence that is par for the course at this time of year. That and no stores are open today and the family is laid up with the flu. I see soups for a few days.
The challenge may start to hit the rails when I have to begin replenishing, or decide not to do so. We do shop at Costco and you can easily drop a few hundred in there and still not come out with everything you need.
As it's New Years and everything is closed up tight, I have the day to do my pantry inventory and reflect on how to save money on food. Here are some changes I know we can easily make:
1. buy bread from the bakery factory outlet.
2. buy fruit and veggies from the farmers market (this is next door to the bread outlet!)
3. buy meat from the butcher.
All three of these places are close to our home and I have known this to be a cheaper option to buy food supplies. I always figured the convenience of hitting one or two stores is better than hitting 5. But, if it can help me stay on track to save, so be it. I would not go out of my way to do this, not with gas prices what they are, but as these stores are close and I drive past them daily anyhow this should be an easy change to our routine.
We are very lucky to live close and have a car to hop around to these various stores.
So, off to do an inventory, plan meals for the rest of the week and see how far the monthly budget will go.
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| Fisherman's Cove, Nova Scotia photo by Leslie Hill |
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