Food Budget During a Recession

Well, the recession is technically over. It sure doesn't feel like it, however. Employers are still not hiring and you may have been lucky enough to keep your job, but you wouldn't mind saving money each month. Especially, on your monthly food budget. How can you do this? You'll need help from the internet.

You can do it the old fashion way and take a look into your pantry and refrigerator and jot down and make a list of what food you already have. Then, pull out your dusty cookbooks and take a look at what you can make with what you have. Write down the ingredients you need to buy and head off to the grocery store with your shopping list. That's not a bad method at all, but very time consuming. Why not use technology to make your life easier.

Why would you find recipes the old fashion way, which will take an hour? You can utilize the internet and get the job done much much faster. Simply search "recipes by ingredients" and select from the list of recipe websites.

You have now found the recipe website you like the best. Make sure to bookmark it in your web browser. Jump onto the recipe site, type in the ingredients you already have and the website should tell you what recipes you can make. A good recipe website will allow you to plan your meals for the week.

I like to do this routine each Sunday for the entire week. I add in all the ingredients I already have at home and then select 5 recipes for the week. This will generate a list of groceries I need to buy for these 5 recipes. Most sites will allow you to print out this list to take to the grocery store.

I usually spend around $50 for 2 people (my wife and I) for the entire week (Monday through Friday). This means we spend around $200 per month and this saves us probably around $100 each month or $1,200 per year in savings. Most of these recipe websites are free, so give them a shot!

Try this awesome site if you are looking for a food budget or are on a strict grocery budget.

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