After not doing any regular grocery shopping since before Christmas due to my Spend Next To Nothing Challenge, it was time to shop. But a funny thing happened...I pulled out my Master Grocery List and started checking stock in my kitchen, bathroom etc, marking items I needed to buy. And I found myself saying, nope, don't really need any of that. Or that. Or that - to the things I would normally purchase because they're getting kind of low. And for other things, well I have alternatives to eat....etc
When I finally left to go grocery shopping, my list had a meagre 14 items on it. And I actually only ended up buying 8 of them. The others either weren't at a price I liked, out of stock, or I decided I just don't need them after all.
I would seem that my SN2N challenge has really shifted my perspective.....
When I finally left to go grocery shopping, my list had a meagre 14 items on it. And I actually only ended up buying 8 of them. The others either weren't at a price I liked, out of stock, or I decided I just don't need them after all.
I would seem that my SN2N challenge has really shifted my perspective.....
- made me more aware of how long certain items last (I used to just stock up)
- made me more conscious of what else we could use instead, that we already have
- made me even more unwilling to pay full price for things I know will be on special sooner or later, that we can live without for now
- made me more than ready to run out of some things so I can make simpler versions at home
Before I made my list, I fully expected to do a "proper" grocery shop and spend around $400. Nothing unusual in that for a fortnight's groceries (taking into consideration multiple food intolerances, and my lack of adjusting to all the kids being gone). Instead, I spent......$58.99. And $10 was basically "treat" food (I really wanted some mushrooms and cashew nuts so I could make THIS yummy dish again.) The pic below shows what I bought. I really, really couldn't think of anything else we needed! (My husband says there's STILL too much food in the fridge lol).
The linseed, allspice and molasses are ingredients for museli and preserving that I had noted I was runnnig low on. The ziplock bags...I want to get where we don't use any such bags, but I'm not quite there yet. Conditioner...because I'm not in the headspace to experiment with alternatives for that right now. TP - obvious ;-). Some pain relief for our medicine cabinet - also something I would like to permanently eliminate down the track.
The days ahead will be interesting! Especially as I have a new challenge in mind - starting tomorrow!
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