Now that you’ve gotten through that excellent, grammatically correct title, I have a confession. Sharing our weekly 预算 has started to mess with me. I like approaching topics like this because I enjoy sharing what it costs to eat the meals we have 上 a regular basis and hearing how others make food 预算s work. However, inevitably when discussing money, things get uncomfortable. I’ve gotten multiple emails from people asking what percentage of income should go towards food or what amount is reasonable to spend each month. This makes me squeamish because I am not a financial expert and it truly is so personal.
你看,食物是我的事。我称自己为美食家,但这个词令人讨厌。另一方面,我最好的一双黑色高跟鞋来自三年前的TARGET。我洗了一条瑜伽裤(孕妇装),所以我经常洗,它们注定很快会分解。我的房子装修不好。我们的咖啡桌是救世军的偷窃,我很喜欢。 Hailey轮换了大约6套衣服。我们没有电缆。所有这些我都可以100%罚款。我只是简单地分享一下,以强调食品是我选择投资的地方。我真的很喜欢美味,简单,健康的食物。
因此,这里就是问题所在。
如果你看我的 上周的杂货运输 与我的 本周的杂货运输,有一些差异。
绿茶和自制劳拉球
I’ve shared before that 我不’t buy everything organic, but try to as often as possible, especially if it’s something Hailey will be eating. Meats and produce take precedent, but lately, with the 预算, I’ve let the rest of it mostly fall by the wayside.
但是,在上个周末我做了关于个人健康的演讲后,我对家人保持一致饮食质量的重要性表示不满。我确实将其视为对我们健康的投资。我并不想追求完美或全有机的24/7(我仍然会在约会之夜吃些多香果奶酪或在诺曼小酒馆(Lake Norman Tavern)吃些油腻的土豆饼),但我已经将注意力重新放在了我带回家的物品。
爱成长的新超级燕麦与杏仁牛奶和 冷冻蓝莓。侧面的橘子。
Since sharing the 预算, I started buying the cheapest version of some items, like sour cream, to save $0.50. The purpose of our 预算 was to keep an accurate count 上 how much we 需要 to set aside each month to eat the way we want to eat. It was not designed to have me buy the cheapest food possible, but rather to just make us aware of what we were spending. After all, knowledge is power. However, I realized I was competing with myself to shave off a few bucks and sacrificing quality to do so.
It left me feeling stressed and frustrated. Sometimes I was even a little snappy when David bought his $10 six pack of Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA without consulting the 预算 first. But beer is his thing. He works his butt off. Shouldn’t he be able to have a nice beer if he wants 上 e without me getting snippy? I think so.
绿叶生菜,糙米,黑豆,西红柿丁,鳄梨,酸奶油,墨西哥胡椒和香菜。
I certainly still 计划 上 sharing the rest of the month’s 预算 and things I’ve learned with you. However, please know I’m just sharing what works for us, not trying to dictate what others should do. I AM about learning how to save money while eating good food, like by using bulk bins. However, I’m not willing to sacrifice the quality of our food to save a few bucks.
香草酸奶,格兰诺拉麦片,烤椰子杏仁(嗯!)
谢谢Blue Diamond的惊喜送货!
典型的晚上场景-杏仁,葡萄酒和一团糟。
我只是觉得我并不完全诚实。我相信享受生活,不要过分紧张地进食。但是,我也相信将高品质的食物带入我的厨房。我认为,如果我们大多数时间都吃高质量的食物,那三餐就可以了。
小扁豆辣椒加酸奶油和墨西哥胡椒(x2)
I no longer view going over the 预算 as failing. Who knows, I might still wind up under 预算, but 我不’t want to eat beans and rice all next week just so I can tell you guys that “我做到了!” 那 wouldn’t be honest.
谢谢 珍 for letting me hijack 世界女武会 for a rambling 预算 discussion
How do you manage the quality/budget aspect of meal 计划ning?
您倾向于花什么钱?
I try to keep within my 预算 and just get things we “need” but it’对我来说总是很难。我随身带一张清单,但通常不会’无济于事。目标总是让我。
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说得好!
好贴!
每个人都有优先事项,而您的优先权是家庭和食物。
非常像我的家庭。
我每月支付巨款养活我的家人。这是迄今为止我们每月最大的帐单,我可以接受。
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我不’t think quality 需要s to be sacrificed to live 上 a 预算. Nor does everything have to be organic to be quality. A 预算 might mean buying 非有机 oranges and bananas and store brand organic cream cheese. Some people’s 预算 require no sacrifices. I think you are correct in saying a 预算
是个人的,应该是您家人认为必要的。我认为您仍然可以使用人们提供的一些有用的预算技巧。我认为,不牺牲质量的最大方法是购买销售广告,批量购买以及在销售商品时存货(虽然数量不多)。我认为膳食计划对坐公共汽车很重要。我也尝试过一个无肉的夜晚。我们有很多牛肉,因为我的女儿对鸡肉过敏,我们从农场里买了一吨牛肉。老实说,在我们得到一头能减少10-12块牛排的牛之前,我们每年只有几次外出享用晚餐时才吃牛排,通常在家一次或两次。我们通常会保存大部分海鲜,以便外出就餐,并且很少在家里用餐。我希望我能找到一种方法使更多的野生鲑鱼适合我们的预算。除了抵押贷款外,我们最大的支出是食品。我喜欢花我的
咖啡个人钱:)
哈哈,我’ll bet you aren’唯一喜欢挥霍一杯美味咖啡的人!
我同意有机不是’永远是所有健康的定义。我想我是说我’我很乐意在我们的食物上投入更多,并想让自己重新感到自己的罪恶感。我觉得自己做得很好,不用花过多的钱,也没有使用省钱的技术(就像你一样,我喜欢扔些无肉的饭!),并喜欢听别人讲话’建议。我希望我们有一个大冰箱,因为我’d喜欢像您提到的那样骑牛。一世’已被提供给母牛皮,但可悲的是没有地方放它。
感谢您的参与!
I really have enjoyed your 预算ing/meal 计划ning series! It has helPed me to meal 计划 better. I agree that you should never feel guilty for feeding your family quality food. I think you do an excellent job of utilizing meal 计划ning to save money! If you are interested in buying local meats, I would really consider the cost of a deep freeze. My husband got a buck this year so we invested in the deep freeze for that. Then we also got the great deal 上 the cow. It is great for stocking up 上 frozen veggies and fruit when 上 sale and also for freezing our garden produce and our blackberries we grow! We always eat the strawberries and raspberries beforE we can freeze them!
食物是我们家庭中最大的支出。我在网上订购食品,自从3个月前女婴开始BLW以来,有机成分是我清单上的大单,我’ve注意到我们购物账单上的差异。只要我超支,我就不会烦恼,只要我们’吃得好/健康。
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我认为您很聪明地指出,每个人都选择花钱并以不同的优先级进行花钱,但这确实不是’t anyone’另一个家庭如何选择这样做。当我尝试为家人购买许多非加工食品时,’我会承认,在某些类别中,便宜的选择有时会胜出。在我们结婚的5年中,我们经历了一些经济起伏,我认为这确实使您能够评估“important”事关每个人,他们会选择花多少钱…and that is OK :)!
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I appreciate your honesty and willingness to share your grocery 预算 and shopping tips/priorities here. Yes, money is a touchy and personal subject, and every family has to choose where theirs is best spent –不管是有机食品,孩子们’衣服或异国假期。
In that same vein, I would love to see a post (or maybe a vlog discussion) with some general tips about how you adjusted your family 预算 and lifestyle when you became a SAHM. I resigned from my teaching job to stay at home with our baby, and obviously, we’我做了一些大的调整。一世’我一直很想听听其他妈妈是如何处理过渡的–经济上,情感上以及其他方面。
再次感谢!
那’s a great topic. I’我将不得不研究有关该主题的详细信息!感谢您的想法ðŸ™,
I’d也希望看到更多有关该主题的信息!
也喜欢这个主意。我自己在玩这个主意。甚至不确定从哪里开始。
伟大的话题!在过去的六个月中,我的工作慢慢结束了,我们目前正在进行调整。我感到内as,因为SAHM一次都没有带来我的收入,因此寻找省钱的方法是当务之急。
好帖子!更好的图片!那个沙拉看起来像扁豆辣椒一样好吃。我饿了一些墨西哥胡椒!这个小扁豆辣椒与您的食谱标签下的食谱相同吗?
谢谢!
It is! I recommend the toppings, though. The chili is good, but 需要s a little extra punch from the garnishes to make it really good 🙂
它是如此个人。和间接的 —也许某人有更多的时间/更少的钱,所以寻找最好的交易是可行的。别人可能会工作很多,却有更多的金钱/更少的时间,因此有效地获取健康的食物是当务之急,即使它’有点贵。我试着无视别人的判断,也避免做出自己的判断。当我对锻炼/食物过度支出感到压力时,我提醒自己’没有更好的投资(也许大学资金除外)。感谢分享!
餐饮 and 预算ing are all so personal…….but I’在您旁边的我们抵押旁边,我们的杂货店账单是我们花钱最多的地方。我们不’t buy clothes, don’t have car or credit card payments, smallest cell phone 计划s possible (no smart phones here!) but I think nothing of spending $200 a week 上 groceries for a family of 4……。实际上,我确实回想了一下,并试图将其降低,但是像您一样’我得出结论我’我只是不愿意牺牲质量在我们有2个孩子参与的情况下在这里或那里节省几美分。
但是,除了我的切线,我希望你知道’您在讨论诸如此类的主题和养育子女方面的残酷诚实,这些使您迅速成为我最喜欢的博客。前几天,我看了您的vlog,内容涉及您热衷于博客以及如何增加读者群的博客,’很清楚您对父母养育,食物和家庭的关心程度。因此,阅读您的博客是一件乐事。
嗨,莫琳,谢谢您的参与以及如此真诚,周到的赞美。你真的让我开心!我犹豫打‘publish’在某些帖子上,但是像您这样的评论让我想继续做下去。非常感谢。
我完全同意莫琳。您的博客也是我的新宠,因为您是如此诚实并且乐于分享。它还可以使您非常有趣ðŸ™,保持出色的工作。您将永远,永远总是有反对者,但请记住,我们大多数人都喜欢您分享的内容。
同意莫琳和艾米丽。我总是喜欢您的博客,并且喜欢看您制作的食谱和食物。他们总是看起来美味又健康。我希望你继续成为你自己,不要成为你’不要让别人失望你,因为对于每个消极的人,有很多人像你一样喜欢你。谢谢!
在我心碎的美食之后,你听起来像个女士!我也将大量可支配现金花在好食物上。
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I’我们注意到很多名牌都以“natural”具有与关闭品牌完全相同的成分’t labeled as “natural”. BOTH of them are all 自然, but I am sure a lot of people choose based 上 the package. Graet Value (Walmart brand) shredded cheese vs. Sargento all 自然 cheese is 上 e example!
PS爱把酒瓶扔进您所有东西的中间哈哈看起来像我的房子!
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哦,是的,我同意品牌宣传不会’不能保证有任何区别!喜欢阅读标签以找出真正的交易。大点ðŸ™,
What an awesome almond goodie box! I definitely have not been great at 预算ing my grocery haul as of late. I have been splurging 上 summer fruits (organic when possible) and nut butters galore. And protein powder!
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我完全同意这篇文章。什么’s the point in making 预算s and saving money if you don’t feel like you can splurge 上 the things that are 重要 to you? If buying organic food is 重要 to you, then you should. It’s WONDERFUL that you put your monthly hauls and your food 预算s 上 the blog, but at the end of the day, the way you spend your money is your decision.
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我丈夫和我有我们的“预算委员会会议”昨晚,它进行得非常顺利!每当我想到创建一个“money 计划” (I prefer the word “plan” over “budget” because we’只是告诉我们要去的地方!),昨天您的电子邮件给了我一个很好的起点,所以谢谢!我们把“money 计划”下个月,我可以’等一下看它如何成功。我同意你的看法。金钱可能是一个敏感的话题。我在Publix购物,并利用他们在农产品和肉类上的销售优势。我们每个月最大的支出是日托,这很可恶,但是拥有良好的日托至关重要!我每个星期五愉快地给保姆写一张支票,保姆在我们工作时保证婴儿的安全。
哦,我’m SO glad! And I really love your idea of calling it a 钱计划. It makes so much more sense. I’我完全会开始这样做ðŸ™,
PS-我想念Publix!我曾经喜欢那家商店,但是那里’在我附近的任何地方。
爱您在这里的真实感,布列塔尼和我一定也经历了同样的挣扎。我经常发现自己站在乳制品部门的前面试图做出决定,我可以省点钱,然后去吃非有机酸奶吗?还是为我的家人提供更健康的选择,并在有机食品上花费更多?通常我会和有机食品一起去’ve decided that our overall health is better than going over 预算 🙂 P.S. The coconut almonds are my favorite!
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I think the most 重要 thing is to be true to you. You’d如果您看到我们每周花在食物上的钱和’并非全都是有机的。老实说我不’t know how it adds up so fast? I 需要 to work 上 that myself haha since I go over our grocery 预算 every.single.time.
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我认为’绝对是使自己在大多数时候都能做到最好的最好的五分之一!我觉得你’重新做的很棒;)。我们试图缩减每周的支出,但这仅仅是因为我认为我们超支了。我们只需要弄清楚,这周我们真的需要X吗?’推迟到下周。答案是总是通过ðŸ〜‰购买PB哈哈
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很棒的帖子!!!一世’m总是对那些会在星期五晚上在酒吧里花50美元买啤酒和油腻食物的人感到惊讶,但他们却不’似乎不明白为什么我选择每周花50美元购买有机食品?
那’如果人们决定要对选择感到迷恋,那将是一个好主意! ðŸ™,
I’很抱歉成为其中一封询问您在食物上花费的百分比的电子邮件:/我知道这是怎么回事’每个人都不同,所以您可以’真的不能比较。我完全明白你为什么不这样做’t want to give numbers or specifics, but I also think the people asking you (including myself) are doing so because they feel like they can relate to you. Having never really set a 预算 before, I really just wanted some guidance and tips 上 where to start. And if it works for you, maybe, just maybe, it can work for me.
我们的生活方式可能有所不同…I don’有一个2岁。它’只是格雷格和我。我们生活在不同的城市,这意味着食品成本将有所不同。但是,话虽如此,我也认为自己是“foodie” and love grocery shopping and eating out. It is where I enjoy spending money. 我不’t经常买衣服(尽管格雷格不同意哈哈),我们的家庭用品–沙发,地毯等–*不是*新的或可爱的,并且我们也摆脱了电缆的束缚,以节省更多。同样,这些只是我与您联系的方式,’这就是为什么我要问更多问题。
与往常一样,我感谢您对这些现实生活主题的诚实。像我一样’在这篇文章中已经读了很多其他评论,诚实使人们回头阅读您的博客。保持!! ðŸ™,我们喜欢它!
Oh Brittany, 我不’完全不用管电子邮件!诺言。我只是不’t have the ‘right’answers so don’不想把任何人引向错误的方向。一世’我很乐意谈论对我有用的东西。’很遗憾我们生活在不同的城市,因为我’d喜欢住在自己的住所… <3 Charleston <3
I’ve often compared a 预算 to a diet. You start off so excited and motivated and have it all 计划ned out. Then life happens. A birthday party here. A wedding. A night with the girls. Then you realize that life is more than number crunching, whether it be dollars or calories. For us Type A’s 预算ing and diets and calorie counting can be FUN (I LOVE 预算ing), but there’一条细线,您必须轻踩一下。
And I struggle with this. My organized side wants to keep a strict 预算 and then my “live and let live”一方只想享受生活而无数次学习。一世’ve started countless 预算s and countless diets and at the end of the day, and cliche as it may be in the blogger world: moderation is key.
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我绝对可以买更多的有机肉,但是我’我等到戴维五月毕业,或者至少等到他’s working full time again. Quality is 重要! 那’这就是为什么我在全食超市购物’s。它可能很昂贵,但我们通常每周的住宿费用低于100美元,这可以为我们提供早餐,午餐,小吃和晚餐,其中可能装了六包。我们的六包约需$ 6.99- $ 10.99。
David has a separate coffee 预算 because he’s suppppppeeeeerrrr放入高级咖啡豆中。那’每星期12-16盎司约$ 10- $ 15!它’s expensive, but it’太好了,您对购买感到满意。
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在杂货店购物方面,我们似乎有着非常相似的哲学和习惯。每隔一段时间,我’我会为自己的消费而感到内and,购买了便宜的(非有机)食品,但随后读到或看到的东西使我意识到花在健康,有机食品上的一点额外钱确实值得。不,我们’re not 100% organic all the time, and 我不’当我没有压力时’我在餐厅或其他人’的房子,但我尽力确保我们在家中所吃的大部分食物的质量都很好。
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总体来说很棒!您的博客非常诚实和令人耳目一新…我也有一条孕妇装的瑜伽裤ðŸ™,
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We 预算 $100 a week, but that’s for OUR family and what works for us. We also try to buy organic but within our 预算. People 需要 to evaluate their priorities and decide what will work for their family. I believe in buying good food too!
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预算很难!一世’通过不购买有趣的精酿啤酒,可以节省很多的钱。但是,我想我多吃25%的食物。 h… it happens. 🙂
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I spend WAY too much money 上 groceries. 我不’t really have a 预算 for it since 我不’不能经常外出吃饭。健康是我的重中之重’m a total 美食家, so 我不’t feel too guilty.
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Love your attitude Matt! I think I 需要 to stop feeling guilty for the choices I make and believe in. 谢谢!
真知灼见ðŸ™,
由于预算紧张,我发现我们常常不得不为较低价格的选择留出更多质量和有机选择。我在东海岸的杂货店(甚至比大城市还贵)…and beer/wine is too…六瓶装好的啤酒在这里是16-20美元。为了确保我们有很多蔬菜,酸奶,谷物和肉/蛋白质,我经常不得不“non-organic”东西。当然,我会在可能的时候购买本地商品(但老实说,通常不是最便宜的)。有时候阅读健康/食品博客会令人沮丧,因为我们倾向于比较自己的情况。但是,我认为预算和用餐计划有助于充分利用我们的杂货。我们买很多“whole foods”尽可能地制作Mayo和果酱,鹰嘴豆泥等,至少我知道我在里面放了些什么。我总是阅读标签,并尝试为自己的产品提供最佳选择。
在我种满花园并负担更多有机食物之前,我’ll do my best !
Oh 前夕, you sound like you probably know how to meal 计划 better than I do! I guess I want to clarify that 我不’t think food has to be organic to be quality. Since our 预算 allows for it, I do try to buy it when I can, but by NO means to I think all food must be organic. Keep up the good work and I would have to try not to faint if I saw a six pack for $20. Ridiculous! 谢谢 for the comment 🙂
我不’t really 预算 for grocery shopping …我随便买我想要的东西’确保我花了很多钱(我’ve never kept track), but quality food is 重要, and 我不’不想限制自己。如果我想要某种食物,我就买。
I love your posts around 预算ing. It’令我更加仔细地看了自己购买的商品和花费的金额。这很困难,因为像您一样,我会努力专注于优质食品。一世’我将尝试去Costco采购有机肉以降低价格。
妮可@做出好的选择最近发布..Olivia的10个月更新!
Love this post! I feel the same way about 预算ing. We do it to help stay within reason, but I will always choose what I think is best for my family and then adjust costs in the 预算 as necessary for that. Great, great topic and love hearing your perspective. Coming from a fellow no-cable person and Target shoe owner too. 😉
感谢您的参与!目标鞋令人惊讶地舒适,阿伦’他们吗?这里没有投诉ðŸ〜‰
This is exactly how I feel about our food 预算, too. When it comes to our (significantly smaller) eating-out 预算, then yes, I’我对进来很挑剔。但是当涉及到食物时’大部分时间都带进房子吃饭’re willing to go over 预算 if we *have to* rather than buy cheaper food that isn’对我们的健康有益。我绝对可以看到你在哪里’从这里来!为了记录,我’m still just loving every post about your food 预算ing!
Danica @ It’s最近发布进度。wiaw:我的疗法
我认为您应该阅读《科学美国人》杂志,该杂志以高质量和可信赖的出版物而著称(尽管我意识到这是一个博客,但是我’确保已由编辑彻底审查过):
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/science-sushi/2011/07/18/mythbusting-101-organic-farming-conventional-agriculture/