Grocery Budget Challenge {Week 42}

How are you doing with your Grocery Budget?

Did you know we have a weekly challenge going?  Lucky for you, it’s not too late to join!  Here are the details about our 2012 Grocery Budget Challenge. Even if you are not yet using coupons you need to start saving by setting some goals!

We hope you will join us! Set a goal today and get on the path to taking control of your grocery budget!

Here is how some of the fabs are doing…

Monica: Feeding a family of 4

Monthly grocery budget: $150

Spending this week: $25
Savings this week: $50

Spending for October: $34.54
Savings for October:  $76.50

Year to date spending: $1,194.14
Year to date savings: $1,947.61

So the only thing I bought this week is 86 lbs of pears and apples. My friend picked them up for me at a local orchard. Did you see what I did with all of those pears? Find out how to dry pears.

Becky: Feeding a family of 3

Monthly grocery budget: $200

Spending this week: $104.63
Savings this week: $53.25

Spending for October: $104.63
Savings for October:  $53.25

Year to date spending: $1849.71
Year to date savings: $3571.61

We came back from Seattle to a house devoid of fresh food, so we had to spend a little more this week than we normally do.

So are you ready to track your spending and join our challenge?

#1 – Pick a monthly grocery budget amount. {Tips for setting a budget goal}

#2 – Complete the form below with your #’s, and be entered to win our monthly $20 amazon gift card drawing.

#3- View the results below and see what sort of goals other Fabulessly Frugal readers are setting!

Tools to help you:

• Here is a grocery budget tracking spreadsheet to help you keep track of your spending/saving each week. It’s nothing fancy, but it will help you track your spending so you can quickly enter in your #’s each Monday afternoon.
• {NEW!}  We also encourage you to download our Fabulessly Frugal Budget Tool to easily set a budget, track your spending and compare your actual spending to the budget you make.

Enter your goal and spending here: