May Grocery Challenge – Week #4

Well it’s Week 4, so that means we’re done the May Grocery Challenge! Hoorah!

How did you do this week? Did you learn anything from this challenge?

I learned that without even trying very hard, I was able to shave my monthly grocery spending from around $150 down to under $125. $25/month may not seem like much, but over the course of a year, that’s $300 that I could be saving instead of (literally) flushing it down the toilet. :) So I’m going to keep on trying to spend $125/month on groceries from now on … but if one week I want to buy chicken, or something special, I know I’ll be able to afford it b/c I’m used to budgeting $150/month.

This is also the last call for participants in the June Dining Out Challenge! :)

• Amphritrite – $72.17/$85
• Arual – $190/$125
• BeachGirl – $131.55/$150
• change is a good thing – $56.18/$80
• Dolly Iris – $189/200
• Frugaleconome – $113.43/$125
• Frugal Trenches – $130/$160
• honugurl16 – $406.59/$350
• Hyperchondriac – $48.59/$50
• krystalatwork – $118.07/$125
• livingpaychecktopaycheck – $256.65/100
• LP – $352 /370
• meg – $135/$150
• no more spending – £229.32/£200
• SpillingBuckets – $251.70/$250
• stackingpennies – $146/$145 (so close!!!)
• Strange Bird – $110/$150