$75 Grocery Challenge

Owlhaven has issued a challenge. Can you feed your family for $75 a week?

Participating in this challenge is really easy. It is about seeing what you can do to save money. The challenge is also very flexible. You can aim for the $75 mark, or just aim to trim your grocery budget by a certain amount, or even make up your own challenge.

Are you up for a challenge? I am, but honestly $75 per week is not much of a challenge for me. I don't buy any meat, there are tons of vegetables from the garden, and the pantry and freezer are well stocked. So, my challenge will be hitting our weakness; going out to eat.

The first place we always fail in our budget is the dining category. I enjoy going out to eat. If we truly are broke, we do refrain, but when we don't feel so broke it becomes all too easy to stop and get a bite to eat instead of planning ahead. So my challenge to myself is to not go out to eat the entire month of September.

This will involve a little planning, and a lot of self restraint, but I am up to the challenge. I will be updating here weekly for a bit of accountability. Wish me luck!