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Posted on : 29-09-2009 | By : The Wife | In : Groceries

Tags: debt free, debt free living, frugal lifestyle, frugal living, frugal meals, Groceries, grocery, grocery shopping, living debt free

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I’m going to detail our spending for the month of October… it is my hope that we get our grocery spending down to $150 for October for our family of 6.

It’s a lesson in “journaling” our spending… reducing our grocery budget and overall responsibility with our finances.

Starting October 1st I will post a snippet every single day describing any spending we did in the previous day and why, what for, etc. I’ll maintain a detail for you as well. You can also check out the “grocery challenge” link above for the breakdown.