Does anybody grocery shop once per month?

[CherylA]

Neither is expensive. Around here, you can just pick them up down the baking isle of the grocery store. You can also order it online here: http://store.honeyvillegrain.com/vitalwheatglutencan.aspx
and here:
http://beprepared.com/product.asp?pn=FP%20E100&bhcd2=1286808503

They may look expensive here, but this is the price for a huge #10 can and you only use 2-3 TB for 2 loaves of bread. I bake bread every week for my family of 7 and a can like this will last me a year. I have found them in smaller containers at the grocery store. Good luck!

Thanks for the info. I'll keep my eyes open for these at the regular grocery store, if I don't find them then I'll order online. Thanks again!

 

[SnowWtch]

I'd love to shop only once a month but I live in an apartment and my freezer is tiny. I buy a few things in bulk when it's on sale but I have to watch how much room I have at the time. What I have started doing is fixing things we don't normally eat so I can have more alternatives when things go on sale. For example, I hate fish but I did baked tilapia over the weekend b/c it was on sale and liked it. Going to do it again tonight b/c it's still on sale and fits in well with my new diet.

 

[kstgelais4]

I shop once a month.
I go to BJ's (wholesale club), and have a ton of coupons and a list handy. In get all meals for the month including breakfast and lunch. I freeze all meats, cheese, and bread. My kids don't eat a lot of salad, so I buy enough for 1 or 2 meals that week, then we eat root vegetables or frozen for the rest of the month. I also buy a lot of dried and frozen fruit. About once every 7-8 days either DH or I will stop in to the store and purchase:
Milk
bananas
orange juice (we can't fit what we would drink in a month with our fridge)
That's it!
I spend about $600 per month for our family of 8, and I save about $150 each month I shop at BJ's.
I DON'T cook once a month, I cook nightly, but we do have a big pantry and a stand up freezer in the pantry which is helpful.

 

[RN01]

I just ordered the book Cut your grocery bill in half. I can't wait to get it. I am a pretty organized person so I'm hoping I can follow what they say to do. We spend $350 every 2 weeks on groceries and other household stuff so I would love to cut that in half. I willing to try anything to save money!

 

[melancholywings]

You'd miss to many good coupons limiting yourself to shopping only one day a month. I go weekly - sometimes I go every 3 days to different stores to take advantage of their coupons (combined with the ones I clipped) that week. But I also shop for several months in advance if I can find a good enough deal.