Note Taking November

So, I made it through the first week of November without grocery shopping! Try that sometime, it's a really fun challenge. We call it "clean out the pantry" weeks and just do dinners/lunches from things we have left in the fridge and the pantry. I keep ours pretty well stocked so we usually can still get some good meals from it.

Anyway, I DID go to the grocery store yesterday and am pleased to report that all went well and I didn't over spend. My total grocery bill was $54.56 and of that $5.50 was household cleaning products and I don't count those in my food budget for the month so the grand total was $49.06! Here's the amazing part: I tendered $37.19 in coupons (check out my Frugal Friday post to find out how)!

November is coming!

November is fast approaching and I've got a big challenge for the month! I have a lot of people ask me if I really keep my monthly grocery bill under $200 (averaging $50 a trip) and even though I say yes, some people are still skeptical. So, November will be named: Note Taking November--Tracking My Spending. I am going to post my grocery bill (the food portion because we have a little bit built in the budget for our other items) every week and I'll include coupons or deals I used and where I used them so that maybe you can use them, too! We'll see if I really am able to keep to my limit. What about you? What's your monthly grocery budget? Are you really able to stick to it?