January 7, 2012

Shopping Less ;-o

Yes Shopping less , up until my life turned upside down a few months ago , i was shopping fortnightly and it was good (no it was great not having to go weekly anymore , and i was aiming to stretch it out to monthly !!!
So new year new changes because i can tell you i have been soooo naughty going to the shops when ever over spending ,blah blah blah you get the drift Right...
So iv done my monthly shop , now i will not enter the shops for another month ,
how ever i will need 2 trips to farmer market each month for extra fresh fruit and vegetables ,besides what we grow here, and at the moment we have in ..
Tomatoes
corn
zucchini
egg plant
celery
pumpkin
capsicum
chillies
lettuce
strawberry's
lemons
nectarines
and a variety of herbs
And we will be planting more over the weeks so we have a constant supply of goodness coming from the garden....

So each month i will aim for -----$400 supermarket
                                              -----$100 farmers market
                                              -----$100 butches
And that will save me quite alot because every time ya pop to the supermarket ya go in for milk and come out with a bundle of stuff that ya really could do with out , having said all this bread i get for free ( my daughter works for a bakery ) and i often get given vegetables from my auntie and uncle if we visit there farm from time to time so i think this is quite achievable ...what do ya think???
and not to mention the freezers are full and so is the pantry and stockpile cupboard so I'm set ...
And i wont be entering any other shop's ,,,apart from thrift shops op shops iv set a budget for these though !!! I'LL keep you all posted on how we are going with it it shouldn't be to hard and i recon i have the thumbs up from Miss Molly whom really doesn't like busy places due to her Autism !!

3 comments:

  1. I think this is a very achievable, sensible goal to set that your purse will thank you for. You will have to keep us updated as you go :]

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  2. It is a good idea to have a budget and stick to it! Save where and when you can.

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  3. Cute picture!

    Sounds like you have a good plan in place! Stick with it and you'll be so glad you did! Best wishes on it~

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