How to Eat for $75 or Less a Month

Starving for cash? One place to drastically cut down on costs is in your grocery bill – while still eating healthy. Here are some tips for maintaining a $75-per-month food budget (for one person).

Spend the big bucks early

When you buy in bulk, the cost can be pretty high up front. However, in the long run, the savings are enormous. Find a warehouse store and stop by first thing at the beginning of the month. Recommended purchases are cereal, meats, and frozen vegetables.

Create weekly menus and stick to them

If you know what you need to buy, you’re less likely to get distracted on your grocery store runs and throw some unnecessary, expensive items in the cart. Another tip for smart shopping: never shop hungry. Always make sure you’ve eaten right before you head through those automatic doors.

Match coupons to sales

Hopefully you get the weekly flyers that your local stores send out. If not, consider purchasing a newspaper subscription, or pick up the mid-week paper (usually when new sales begin). Never throw away the packs of coupons the manufacturers send you. Then, study the ad papers to see which grocery stores are selling your staples cheap that week, and add the manufacturers’ coupons for additional savings.

Eat some staple foods weekly

Here are some examples of cheap meals that you could eat weekly:

Hot dogs
Bean burritos
Fried rice
Grilled cheese sandwiches

These and other weekly staples with keep your budget down, as a purchase made one week will carry over as long as the food doesn’t spoil.

Utilize local farmers markets

Eating cheap can become eating unhealthy if you aren’t careful. To avoid this, visit your local farmers markets for fresh, inexpensive produce that you can add to pastas, soups, and salads to get you your daily vitamins and minerals.

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