Me too and I echo your thanks to the Lord. We are the people Zero wants to tax to smithereens (not the Buffet tax—I wish!!) but even so, I was appalled that I was spending over $1000.00/month in groceries so I went to a couponing seminar and have challenged myself to pay no more than $100/wk at the grocery store. That still doesn’t include eating out but I’m able to do it most of the time.
I’m building a nice stockpile of pasta, tuna and canned goods which will come in handy in case of a hurricane or other disruptions, and more importantly, I’ve been able to help out several times with people who needed a couple of bags of groceries to get them through.
The real frugalistas among us will laugh, but it’s a great accomplishment for me!
Wow. How many in your family? My daughters are grown and out of the house, so it's just Hubby and me. We eat pretty well, (Hubby grills a fabulous steak), but I bet we're under $250 a month. That includes what I buy to make the lunches I take to work every day. I don't think I ever went over $400 even when the girls were still home, and we were feeding four adults and occasionally my MIL.