Comments on: Reducing the grocery bill http://journeyerschronicles.com/2008/04/at-home/finances/reducing-the-grocery-bill/ Life is a journey Sun, 13 Mar 2011 09:27:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: cerebralmum http://journeyerschronicles.com/2008/04/at-home/finances/reducing-the-grocery-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-16 cerebralmum Fri, 02 May 2008 00:21:00 +0000 http://journeyerschronicles.com/2008/04/23/reducing-the-grocery-bill/#comment-16 Having a market close by is definitely a major help, but if there isn't one there that takes away that option. I'm lucky to have a fantastic wholesaler within walking distance.<br/><br/>I only have to myself and my 18 month old to feed and I do it comfortably for $100 a fortnight. With a larger family that would be much harder but leaving out the packaged and junk foods is a great place to start. it sounds like you are on the right track. Good luck with it. :) Having a market close by is definitely a major help, but if there isn’t one there that takes away that option. I’m lucky to have a fantastic wholesaler within walking distance.

I only have to myself and my 18 month old to feed and I do it comfortably for $100 a fortnight. With a larger family that would be much harder but leaving out the packaged and junk foods is a great place to start. it sounds like you are on the right track. Good luck with it. :)

]]> By: rhonda jean http://journeyerschronicles.com/2008/04/at-home/finances/reducing-the-grocery-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-7 rhonda jean Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:17:00 +0000 http://journeyerschronicles.com/2008/04/23/reducing-the-grocery-bill/#comment-7 You're doing well cutting back so far. It's tough sometimes but fine tuning your grocery shopping will pay off big time. Good luck with it. You’re doing well cutting back so far. It’s tough sometimes but fine tuning your grocery shopping will pay off big time. Good luck with it.

]]> By: Journeyer http://journeyerschronicles.com/2008/04/at-home/finances/reducing-the-grocery-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Journeyer Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:06:00 +0000 http://journeyerschronicles.com/2008/04/23/reducing-the-grocery-bill/#comment-6 Thanks for the tip PlanningQueen. We don't have a regular market here (a small Farmer's Market once a month). I guess I could do a trip into Melbourne...but it might be a bit hard to do every week. You've planted a seed though. I'm thinking perhaps even if I only did it every now and then, we'd still save. At the moment I do the F&V at our local green grocer, which is either on a par or a bit cheaper than the supermarket and soooo much better quality. Thanks for the tip PlanningQueen. We don’t have a regular market here (a small Farmer’s Market once a month). I guess I could do a trip into Melbourne…but it might be a bit hard to do every week. You’ve planted a seed though. I’m thinking perhaps even if I only did it every now and then, we’d still save. At the moment I do the F&V at our local green grocer, which is either on a par or a bit cheaper than the supermarket and soooo much better quality.

]]> By: PlanningQueen http://journeyerschronicles.com/2008/04/at-home/finances/reducing-the-grocery-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-5 PlanningQueen Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:16:00 +0000 http://journeyerschronicles.com/2008/04/23/reducing-the-grocery-bill/#comment-5 Do you shop for fruit and veg at a market? We save a huge amount by going to a Saturday Market. The apples for example are only $2.50 a kg are a great small size for kids and come from the local area. I would be paying $4.99 per kg at the supermarket.<br/>Cheers,<br/><a HREF="http://planningwithkids.com/" REL="nofollow">PlanningQueen</a> Do you shop for fruit and veg at a market? We save a huge amount by going to a Saturday Market. The apples for example are only $2.50 a kg are a great small size for kids and come from the local area. I would be paying $4.99 per kg at the supermarket.
Cheers,
PlanningQueen

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