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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This will likely sound ridiculous, but our family of 3 (2 adults + 1 teen) spends $150 per MONTH on groceries and our HHI is 700K. Caveats: teen’s weekday lunches are enfolded into private school tuition, 1 adult has lunch and/or dinner provided through work 2 or 3 days per week, and we’re kind of insane super shoppers.[/quote]

That’s amazing! Please post your grocery list & things you make! I’m curious. I couldn’t do this bc I like variety and occasional meat, organic eggs and milk BUT I do admire the thriftiness. [/quote]

Staples, including eggs and milk, from Costco. Fresh produce from ethnic markets. Whatever meat is on sale that week at the traditional grocery stores (we’ll freeze extra so we have variety and aren’t just eating one type of protein all week). We take full advantage of freebies and almost freebies - for example, we just picked up 3 bottles of organic Kefir cultured milk for free and 3 cans of Pringles for $1 - as well as deals like “get $40 off your pickup order of $75.” We don’t deprive ourselves and would have no problem spending more if necessary, but actually find bargain hunting super fun.[/quote]

Post a couple days of your menu.

And your teen must not eat much or do any sports—my teens probably eat more than $150/month each of food on top of the 3 meals a day-[/quote]

Sure! Here’s this weekend’s menu:

Saturday:
Breakfast - egg/chorizo/cheese burrito, milk (teen only)
Lunch - stuffed cabbage leaves with ground beef and rice
Dinner - roasted chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes, chocolate chip cookies

Sunday:
Brunch - egg/sausage/bell pepper/onion/potato hash, milk (teen only)
Dinner - Taiwanese beef shank noodle soup with bok choy, red bean mochi

Teen, who actually does play sports, supplements with snacks like nuts, cheese and crackers, fruit, chips, etc., but definitely should be eating more.[/quote]

But…how do you buy those ingredients on $150/mo?[/quote]

I think she’s talking about 150/week, not per month. We are family of five - 3 adults and 2 kids. We eat mostly at home due to WFH. We spend 150 per week for grocery, including everything. Spend about 300 per month on dining out. HHI 400k. We are very very frugal people.[/quote]

No, I really do mean per month. I completely understand everyone’s skepticism, but it’s the truth. As I stated previously, teen and 1 adult have a number of meals provided by school and work, respectively, and we make a game out of extreme couponing. As another PP pointed out, our portion sizes are likely smaller than many people’s - none of us have huge appetites, even the teen who we wish did! We dine out perhaps once a week, and that number is not included in the $150/month because OP asked only for grocery spend.[/quote]

Ok you win the contest. Does coupon really save money? I feel like a lot of them are just scam. PP you should share your coupon skills - where do you shop, where to get the best coupon, and what are the tricks one need to have in order to save banks? TIa! [/quote]

Yay! Thanks for no longer calling me a troll. Our family’s version of extreme couponing may be different than what you might see on tv shows (I don’t know because I haven’t watched them). For example, this week’s groceries will be purchased at Ralph’s by stacking 2 offers: 1) $25 off $50 (offer courtesy of Amex) and 2) $15 off $75 (offer courtesy of Ralph’s). We will therefore spend $35 but procure $75 worth of groceries. Many of the items we select will already be on sale that week, so we can get even more bang for our buck.[/quote]

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