So tomorrow is the big grocery shopping day. So what am I doing?? I'm pouring over grocery ads, looking at store coupons that I've accumulated and that haven't expired. My husband probably thinks I'm crazy and my kids know not to disturb me while I'm feverishly writing down prices and using the calculator app on my phone. Now, I have a bit of ADD and I'm not the most organized person. I really have to concentrate on stuff like this, so I'm a bit crazy right now. I'm sure once I learn the ins and outs of all this, it will get easier.
I'm really nervous about tomorrow because even though I do all the shopping for our family and I try and get good deals, I've never had a budget. This is so scary. I'm going to take $100 out of the bank and that's all I get for food for 2 weeks. To top it all off, the ads this week are pretty lame, especially compared to last week's Labor Day sales. Now, I don't have the Sunday coupons, but I am going to start collecting those this week. That will add a whole new mess of crazy because of coupon doubling, but making sure I don't have digital coupons on the same thing otherwise they can't use the paper coupon and double it....UGH!!!!!
This week, I am planning for one week's worth of meals, hoping to get that for $50. I'm looking at my list and almost in tears because I know how much these things cost and it's just not adding up. I'm really trying to be as conservative as possible, but I think I'm going to have to do more trimming. I can't feel defeated already. I'm going to double check my pantry and freezers to see what I can use for other meals. Heck, I might start all over tonight. Who knows. Wish me luck!
Xandra
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