Friday, September 30, 2011

And that's the most I've ever spent on groceries at one time

I mentioned a while ago that I had decided to wait two weeks between trips to the grocery store. It was a success, so I did it again.

(Admittedly, there was a minor incident last weekend where I ended up at the grocery store, but that was due to a clogged sink, not for groceries.)

Overall, it's working well. It takes a bit more planning, but that's not necessarily bad. We're certainly not starving, but impulse meals are a bit more of a problem. And snacks become increasingly scarce the farther we get from grocery day. By last night, there was no snack food left - someone had even eaten all of the chocolate chips.

One of the other side effects is that each time I go shopping costs me much more than usual - which makes sense, because I should theoretically be buying twice as much. This week, though, I hit a new record. I was out of expensive things (flour, dishwasher detergent, cheese) and I was stocking up for Thanksgiving (which is an off week, grocery-wise).

Technically, I've spent more on groceries than I did today, but that was buying food for a large group camping trip, not buying enough groceries so that two people don't starve in the next two weeks.

On the other hand, I've never bought two turkeys for a camping trip.

2 comments:

  1. I've always shopped twice a month (because that's how often the paycheck came in). It IS hard to buy enough food to last that long. Now that we're making a conscious effort to eat more fruit and vegetables, I have to go back to the store on the "off" week to stock up on perishables.

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  2. Fruits and vegetables haven't been an issue since the garden is still producing tomatoes and cucumbers, and I went apple picking a couple of weeks ago. That could definitely be a problem in the winter, though.

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