My New Grocery Goal

Okay, I told you all that we spend $180 every two weeks on groceries, but in the past few weeks we've been having to stop for this or that a couple times. This is, undoubtedly, my fault. Why? I'm the one that makes the grocery list. If I go with a rockin' grocery list, we don't need to make trips back except for bread and milk -- which you pretty well have to buy weekly so they'll be fresh. If I go with an okay list, I'll be texting my husband every other day to tell him yet one more thing he needs to stop at the store and get.

My goal? I want to make one of those rockin' grocery store lists that I know I'm capable of making! Friday is payday, and therefore grocery day. I'm starting on my list tonight and will have it finished by Thursday night so I can send it with my husband Friday. (He'll stop at the store on his way home that night. Actually being in the grocery store is far too stressful for me. All the decisions overwhelm me and if it's crowded, I'm done for! When I get overly stressed, even the budget leaves my mind. It's way better for us if I make the list and do the couponing and he does the actual shopping! He's a lot quicker at it, as well!)

I found this blog while searching for a juicer online (don't ask me how) and this exactly expresses how I view grocery shopping and what you have to do if you're going to stick to your budget -- especially a tight budget. I couldn't have written it better myself!

Grocery Budgeting Decisions via The Simple Dollar