Comments on: Reducing the Grocery Budget: Non Food Items http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/02/15/reducing-the-grocery-budget-non-food-items/ Simple Living... Frugality... Gardening... Cooking From Scratch... Knifty Knitter Projects.. And More. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:04:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Jenn http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/02/15/reducing-the-grocery-budget-non-food-items/#comment-3856 Jenn Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:01:04 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/02/15/reducing-the-grocery-budget-non-food-items/#comment-3856 I love reading your budget posts. Am looking forward to the next one on how to save money on the non food items! I think I may do a couple posts on budgets/being frugal soon as well since we're working on that right now in my home, too. I love reading your budget posts. Am looking forward to the next one on how to save money on the non food items! I think I may do a couple posts on budgets/being frugal soon as well since we’re working on that right now in my home, too.

]]> By: Maggie http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/02/15/reducing-the-grocery-budget-non-food-items/#comment-3833 Maggie Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:14:25 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/02/15/reducing-the-grocery-budget-non-food-items/#comment-3833 Lightening, I did great on my goal of staying under budget at the grocery store. 77$ for two weeks of groceries. I also splurged and spent 10$ on fresh flowers, which I am NOT including in my grocery budget but as misc. purchases. Cheers, Maggie Lightening,

I did great on my goal of staying under budget at the grocery store. 77$ for two weeks of groceries. I also splurged and spent 10$ on fresh flowers, which I am NOT including in my grocery budget but as misc. purchases.

Cheers,
Maggie

]]> By: Maggie http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/02/15/reducing-the-grocery-budget-non-food-items/#comment-3819 Maggie Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:13:32 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/02/15/reducing-the-grocery-budget-non-food-items/#comment-3819 Lightening, Tomorrow [Saturday] is my next trip to the grocery store. I have apparently really decided to challenge myself this time, I've budgeted 25$ CND/week LESS than the last trip. I'm scratching my head over that one, but that's ok. I like a good challenge. The more I think about it, the last trip purchased a lot of stocking piling items that had dwindled during the last few weeks of unemployment and zero income. Your non-food items that you include in your grocery budget are quite similar to mine. Cheers, Maggie Lightening,

Tomorrow [Saturday] is my next trip to the grocery store. I have apparently really decided to challenge myself this time, I’ve budgeted 25$ CND/week LESS than the last trip. I’m scratching my head over that one, but that’s ok. I like a good challenge.

The more I think about it, the last trip purchased a lot of stocking piling items that had dwindled during the last few weeks of unemployment and zero income.

Your non-food items that you include in your grocery budget are quite similar to mine.

Cheers,
Maggie

]]> By: lightening http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/02/15/reducing-the-grocery-budget-non-food-items/#comment-3817 lightening Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:50:55 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/02/15/reducing-the-grocery-budget-non-food-items/#comment-3817 Categories are a guide but I find having stuff divided up and tracking is the best way to keep our spending to a minimum. LOL at your budgetting tip. I guess that's why most Australians spend more than they earn - they're just not earning enough!!! ;) Categories are a guide but I find having stuff divided up and tracking is the best way to keep our spending to a minimum.

LOL at your budgetting tip. I guess that’s why most Australians spend more than they earn - they’re just not earning enough!!! ;)

]]> By: Ian http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/02/15/reducing-the-grocery-budget-non-food-items/#comment-3814 Ian Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:09:21 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/02/15/reducing-the-grocery-budget-non-food-items/#comment-3814 The thing with doing budgets is not to get too hung up over the categories. The important thing is that the total budget is affordable for you, the categories are just a guide. Having said that, my attempts at budgeting have never lasted long. I am just not organised enough, and have never really had to budget tightly. There you go, Ian's budgeting tip #1, have an income that is higher than whatever it is you need/want to spend. The thing with doing budgets is not to get too hung up over the categories. The important thing is that the total budget is affordable for you, the categories are just a guide.

Having said that, my attempts at budgeting have never lasted long. I am just not organised enough, and have never really had to budget tightly. There you go, Ian’s budgeting tip #1, have an income that is higher than whatever it is you need/want to spend.

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