In my post dealing with my examination of food cost, I wrote how my plan was to shop for a family of 5 on $2.50 a day, while I rounded it off to $80 a month, when multiplied by 31 days it comes to a total of $77.50 a month. In my post A Budget is Made, you will notice I am allowing a total of $155 a month for food so after the $80 is taken out for general shopping that leaves me with $75.
Here is the breakdown of what meals will need to cost and how much will go towards that goal.
Keep in mind this does not mean it will always be in the goal range, for example not all breakfasts will be .30 cent meals, sometimes they will be more while lunch or dinner comes out less than budgeted. The point is that it gives me a base line in which to get creative and figure out how to make it work!
So here it is with no further ado! The prices reflect the price for the total meal, not per person and is always based on 31 days in a month or 365 days for the year!.
Daily Costs:
Breakfast ..30 cents ( only 3 people here eat breakfast so is .10 cents a person)
Lunch .85 cents
Dinner $1.35
Weekly Costs:
Breakfasts $2.10
Lunch $5.95
Dinner $9.45
Monthly Costs
Breakfast $9.30
Lunch $26.35
Dinner $41.85
Yearly Costs
Breakfast $109.50
Lunch $310
Dinner $492.75
The $75 left over of the $155 will be used for things such as stocking up for our well stocked pantry goals, experimenting with extreme couponing or taking advantage of great sale deals!
My General Grocery Lists will be made based off the MONTHLY tabulations- Coming soon in another post!
Here is the breakdown of what meals will need to cost and how much will go towards that goal.
Keep in mind this does not mean it will always be in the goal range, for example not all breakfasts will be .30 cent meals, sometimes they will be more while lunch or dinner comes out less than budgeted. The point is that it gives me a base line in which to get creative and figure out how to make it work!
So here it is with no further ado! The prices reflect the price for the total meal, not per person and is always based on 31 days in a month or 365 days for the year!.
Daily Costs:
Breakfast ..30 cents ( only 3 people here eat breakfast so is .10 cents a person)
Lunch .85 cents
Dinner $1.35
Weekly Costs:
Breakfasts $2.10
Lunch $5.95
Dinner $9.45
Monthly Costs
Breakfast $9.30
Lunch $26.35
Dinner $41.85
Yearly Costs
Breakfast $109.50
Lunch $310
Dinner $492.75
The $75 left over of the $155 will be used for things such as stocking up for our well stocked pantry goals, experimenting with extreme couponing or taking advantage of great sale deals!
My General Grocery Lists will be made based off the MONTHLY tabulations- Coming soon in another post!
What I do is purchase my fillers first Rice usually can be found in big bags for cheap, then potatoes or pasta depending which is more lbs for my buck.
ReplyDeleteThen veggies I go for frozen first usually can find cheaply and almost as good as fresh. Or canned depending 2nd best. Then breads. Then finally meats, use as flavoring or small amounts so you have some but, less of it, it's where most money goes.
Use double fillers in dishes such as lasagna layered with mashed potatoes, some cheese, and canned veggies and maybe some meat for flavoring or just extra veggies or beans.
I know casseroles are a big money saver for us. Example of one of big money saving dishes.
layer mashed potatoes, box of stuffing-flavored and doctored with sauteed onions, celery and seasonings, then chopped turkey (any turkey) and then make a gravy with the turkey broth and flour seasonings mix in green beans pour over layers and then a little cheddar cheese last 10 minutes of baking. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
:) Hugs.
I look forward to reading what you come up with and your extreme savings.