Grocery budget Archives - The Outlier Model

How to Create a $50 Grocery List

Chonce Maddox / May 31st, 2017 / No Comments

How much do you spend on groceries each month? This is always a hot topic for budget-conscious households who feel they spend way too much on groceries. If you feel your grocery budget is out of control, you’re not alone. According to a Gallup Poll, the average American spends $151-$180 per week on groceries. Lowering your grocery budget requires some skill, prioritizing, and willpower but it’s...

Posted in: Food and Grocery Tagged with: $50 grocery list, food spending, Grocery budget, grocery shopping

Living the Canadian Dream

Canadian Dream, living in Canada, American dream, goals in life

CF / November 6th, 2013 / 23 Comments

Tagging along with posts from Jordann and Michelle at Making Sense of Cents, I’d like to throw in my thoughts on the Canadian (or American) dream. Wikipedia has a good blurb on the “American Dream”, describing it as a “national ethos” that, while changing over time, includes personal components such as home ownership and upward social mobility. It epitomizes a sense...

Posted in: Philosophy Tagged with: american dream, buying a house, canadian dream, defining wants and needs, Grocery budget, working hard

My weekly meals #3

CF / October 10th, 2012 / 18 Comments

It can be hard to imagine what eating on $100 a month is like. So, similar to our grocery motivation posts, I’m going to occasionally post a journal of what Brian and I ate that week, along with approximate costs. The costs are only approximate because I don’t always remember how much I money I paid for meat or bulk vegetables for example. But I’ll try to use a cost that reflects...

Posted in: Food and Grocery Tagged with: $100 grocery budget, chicken curry, egg mcmuffin, fried rice, Grocery budget, Saving money on groceries

A reader’s view: The evolution of our budget

evolution of our budget, budgeting, finances, thrifty, frugal living

Guest / October 5th, 2012 / 13 Comments

This is a Guest Post By Mr. CBB who blogs at Canadian Budget Binder and aims to help people save money in their budget by motivating them to stick to a budget and say NO to spending more than they earn. Enjoy! I’ve been a saver all of my life. Back home (I’m not from Canada) I used to get points for scanning what I bought with a hand held device and would use the points to buy household...

Posted in: Food and Grocery, Money Tagged with: budget, coupons, Grocery budget, Grocery Game Challenge, Saving money on groceries