Tip of the Day: Prior to going on the air yesterday, one of the Indy Style hosts was a little skeptical of my claim to spending $200/month to feed my family of five. Of course, he is not the first one to express disbelief. Ive had a few people all but call me a liar. So, I thought Id take a minute to crunch some numbers as my husband would say to illustrate what a few simple changes can do to your bottom line. Lets say you had been spending $600/month to feed your family of five and decided to do things a little bit differently. $100 is what you save on restaurant/carry-out food that you used to spend when you didnt plan ahead for low-cost, healthy meals. $200 is the 30% average that most Americans waste each month, and you decide to stop throwing away the food that you buy--which means your spending drops by this amount. $50 is the value of the free food you harvested from your garden or someone elses. $50 is the amount saved by the times you used self-control and walked away from a price that was just too high at the store. Balance: $200 Yes, these changes require doing a lot of things differently. BUT, its possible. And, $200 a month is not the holy number for grocery budgets. You can spend $700 or more and still be just fine--unless you do not have that money to spend...or unless God is calling you to do something different. Its possible.
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 12:21:55 +0000
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