But how low?? This is what I'm wrestling through right now. I've been able to keep a $1,200 grocery budget for our big family up until now - but I'm realizing that I may need to increase it and NOT FEEL BAD ABOUT IT. I mean, is there an actual prize rewarded to the mom with the lowest budget? No there is not. 

 

It's funny - we spend money only on necessities - with only occasional splurges here and there. Yet, I've found myself feeling bad about how much money is spent on groceries and that I'm struggling to keep the total at the end of each month to the $1,200 I've set for myself. I think it's because our youngest seven kids are so little. So surely our budget can stay at $4/person/day, right? I'm not sure anymore.

 

Here are some amazing meals that are super low in cost. I will rock these left and right, yes I will. But goodness, we fly through groceries at our house, even with so many of the 11 people at our house being young. So, stay tuned, I guess, ha. Maybe I'll decide to spend $5/person/day ($1,500/month total)?? Would that be so bad? :) Maybe I'll decide to stop thinking about it altogether and just buy food without calculating it at the end of the month? Hmm, I wonder if my brain will allow me to do that? 

 

These tips are great: