For my low buy month I spent January cooking the pantry, and we also ate a lot of frozen leftovers. As a result our grocery spending was under $300?!!! Note that we're a 2 person household and we did go out for a few meals. But the craziest part? Today's essay galvanized me to go through my staple shelf in the pantry to take a physical i…
For my low buy month I spent January cooking the pantry, and we also ate a lot of frozen leftovers. As a result our grocery spending was under $300?!!! Note that we're a 2 person household and we did go out for a few meals. But the craziest part? Today's essay galvanized me to go through my staple shelf in the pantry to take a physical inventory of what I still have on hand - 26 partial and unopened packages of pastas, rices, other grains, and legumes...and I live within walking and biking distance of two supermarkets. Sigh, while I didn't buy any dry goods this month I can tell there will be lots of room for improvement on my overbuying tendencies in this category going forward. Using up goods already on hand will continue through February, and most likely through March...thanks for sharing your action provoking thoughts with the world!
For my low buy month I spent January cooking the pantry, and we also ate a lot of frozen leftovers. As a result our grocery spending was under $300?!!! Note that we're a 2 person household and we did go out for a few meals. But the craziest part? Today's essay galvanized me to go through my staple shelf in the pantry to take a physical inventory of what I still have on hand - 26 partial and unopened packages of pastas, rices, other grains, and legumes...and I live within walking and biking distance of two supermarkets. Sigh, while I didn't buy any dry goods this month I can tell there will be lots of room for improvement on my overbuying tendencies in this category going forward. Using up goods already on hand will continue through February, and most likely through March...thanks for sharing your action provoking thoughts with the world!
Wow, great job on the food bill! That’s quite a feat these days.
I'm not kidding - we ate A LOT of frozen leftovers!