Debt Dumpers 2026

[Tygerlilly]

How much is that relying on a stocked pantry vs only eating what you buy? I can't imagine how that works without a stocked pantry.

Interesting. I guess it's possible if your freezer and pantry are both well stocked going into the month. If not, and you have to buy groceries all month, seems too hard to do. You can't buy 2-3 days worth of groceries for that amount, lol.

Oh I'm sure she is stocked. The main takeaway from her post I got was that buying things that would stretch to several meals vs buying what you "feel" like is a massive savings.

We actually just did a big clean the freezer/pantry month so I no longer have a decent stock. However, I can still attempt to do an extreme low buy month just buy shopping smartly and planning off weekly sales and clearance finds.

 

[barkley]

How much is that relying on a stocked pantry vs only eating what you buy? I can't imagine how that works without a stocked pantry.

me thinks the same. I invantoried everything in my fridge, freezers and pantries at the end of December with the goal of buying as little as possible in coming months. I managed to reduce spending for groceries in january by about 40%. I just did an invantory for February and am working on my grocery list for the month. my goal is that anything that I am under in spending for groceries in a given month will roll over into the next month (I have a designated 'household goods' little bank account my budgeted amount goes into each month cuz it's easier for me to track spending vs. in my checking)-that way if there's a greater need in one month or a great sale I have those extra funds sitting there.

keep us posted on your progress tygerlilly-you are a VERY creative and resourceful person so I look forward to hearing how this goes for you