With The Economy Being At An All Time Low?  

Wow. That is a lot for food. We spend about $300 for a family of 3. My son is 9 and almost has the same appetite as an adult. We buy a lot of fruits and veggies and a lot of organic products.

$300 per month is only $100 per person. I could not buy lots of fruit for that to last a month. I buy mostly portion control foods for my daughter and I and her husband I buy stuff he likes. I rarely cook stuff from scratch because not everyone eats the same things. I buy cereal in the 8 pack single servings... usually I buy 6 packs of them.. and they are 2 for $5 so that is $15 right there. My son in law likes lots of beef and I don't eat eat and neither does my daughter. So I buy him the patties and the steaks already prepackaged into single servings. I buy frozen veggies made by Green Giant that comes in a sauce and I just nuke them as I want them. I spent over $500 last month and we are already getting low.. but payday is very soon, so it will work out.

I was thinking the same thing...WOW thats a lot of money for a family of 3. We are family of 4 and dont spend close to that. But then I read your other comment and relized why. HAHA. We dont buy ANY heat and eat stuff. To expensive and my kids dont really like it. And I love cooking...so making meals from scratch is fun for me. And if my kids dont like it then they will go hungry HAHA. Im not their personal chef.

Where do you shop for groceries? I am a stay-at-home Mom of two and we(boyfriend and I) spend about 50.00 a week on groceries. We don't buy name brand and we get lots of meat, veggies and fruits. I don't think it is good that the USA is going through this time of trials, but I do believe it gives everyone a double take on what they REALLY need versus what they think they need. My family and I have always tried to make ends meet. I start my own business online soon. I am hoping it will bring extra income. Again, I seriously think it is good that everyone see where they can really save money and get what they really need. We have all been spoiled by those little "extras". Thank God the USA has been so blessed that we all HAVE extra! We have one vehicle and my boyfriend uses it to go to work and back. We only go to Wal-Mart and run errands when we need to. I like the picture of the cat!

I shop at Walmart. I have to buy foods packed with calcium and one thing I buy is Dannon Smoothies.. 4 comes in a pack and they are $3 something for the pack.. well I usually have to buy about 12 packs of 4 so that makes 48. I drink them 3 times a day. I have osteoporosis and need the calcium. Everything is expensive. I eat portion control, and don't want a lot of waste. If I cook from scratch it gets thrown away because no one eats it.

No one eats the same things.. so I buy a lot of Lean Cuisine, Weight Watcher, and South Beach Diet brands. I've lost 25 pounds and that is important that I keep it up. $500 a month is only $166 a person per month, which isn't much. Buying fruit.. keeping bananas in the house, keeping everything in the house ads up. I spend over $30 on yogurt smoothies.. but I need the calcium that they have. I keep cheese in the house.. again for the calcium... and I don't allow us to run out and have to make due. I have on occasion but I end up suffering for it. Having a gastric bypass I can't just eat anything.

Yes, I see your point. I was not trying to judge you, please don't think that. We do the best we can. You are right, that isn't much. Some weeks, we are lucky we can get three meals a day. I've lost weight (which is a good thing). The kids will eat before me. Some days, I will eat one thing and some days, none. The kids get what they need..and that's what counts! I am blessed to have them in my life. If I have to sacrifice my own needs for them, it will happen. Just trying to be a good parent. And I'm definite that you do the same thing. God bless you and your family!

You can also find online coupon sites now. You just print them out on your printer. Plus if you do a search just typing in "free stuff" you will find all sorts of things. Companies love to send you free samples to try their products. LOL

You are so right. People often forget others are struggling. Unfortunately I've turned into one of those strugglers. My ONE extra I allow myself is internet. I'm disabled, and also lost my part time job due to my health last month. I was always one of those who donated to Food Banks when I was healthy. Now I'm going to have to utilize one of those myself. We just never know what our future will bring do we?