This year has certainly proven that we can get over any hurdles we create with our grocery budget but not without turbulence.<\/p>\n
There were a few months that we spent more than the grocery budget of $235.00 per month and it took a while to get back on track.<\/p>\n
Some of the items either purchased on the stockpile budget or just included in the main shop were bought to accumulate so it will become cheaper for certain items throughout this coming year.<\/p>\n
A prime example of this is the “Clear Shampoo”<\/strong> which was at an unbelievable bargain of $0.99, which has led to acquiring approximately a year’s supply.<\/p>\n To be honest it didn’t feel so good having to spend less and less each month so we hope that next year we can try our hardest to stay out of the stores when we don’t need to be in them and to stick to the grocery budget.<\/p>\n In 2014 we will likely start using the Checkout 51 program so we can start saving more money on groceries every month. Now that we have the IPOD we have loaded the free Checkout 51<\/a> app and are ready to go.<\/p>\n I’m not sure what our grocery budget will be starting in January 2014 but from the numbers below I don’t imagine in will change too much. However, we are always open to new opportunities to save money in the grocery budget which will stretch the budget further.<\/p>\n The grand total spent on grocery shopping this year was $2626.03<\/strong> which was $193.35<\/strong> under budget but if you include the stockpile budget of $195.88 we were actually $2.53 over budget. That’s a pretty astonishing figure considering we set the budget for groceries way back in December last year.<\/p>\n You can see how budgeting your money for each month and then maintaining your spending habits can give results down the line.<\/p>\n We spent less than the amount we projected and budgeted for groceries in 2013 although we did introduce the stockpile budget which was a new category in our budget.<\/p>\n The stockpile budget allowed us to spend up to $20 per month on food that went on sale for an amazing deal that we wanted to stockpile. This has helped us out quite a bit and will likely continue to be part of our budget.<\/p>\n The rendezvous account is something we think we will not continue with rather we will budget more in our entertainment budget each month to make sure we are saving enough for holidays and any day trips we want to go on.<\/p>\n If you missed any grocery game posts for the month I will post the line-up for the month each week here in this section for you. I will announce the December grocery game winner in the first Grocery Game Challenge 2014 for January.<\/p>\n Click, Save and Print. It\u2019s that easy!<\/strong><\/p>\n Free Money Saving Downloads<\/a> are awesome lists that were created to get us on track to work towards reaching our budgeting goals and now we are sharing them with you.<\/p>\n I hope you take the time to get back on track and start the saving process in your grocery budget today.<\/p>\n Get organized with a freezer inventory<\/strong>, meal plan, shopping list, price comparison list<\/strong> and much more all for FREE.<\/strong><\/p>\n NEW!!<\/strong> You can now download the Canadian Budget Binder Budget Spreadsheet<\/strong> in Excel\u2026\u2026 Grab it while you can\u2026 It\u2019s FREE!<\/strong> We use it to budget.. check it out!<\/p>\n Everything you want to know about grocery shopping in Canada is below with new information added monthly. If you missed a Grocery Game Challenge post some of the most popular posts are listed below. If you know a topic that should be discussed, speak up. I want to know. Happy reading. Metro<\/strong><\/p>\n Total out-of-pocket $33.92<\/strong><\/p>\n No coupons found this week as we did not go grocery shopping. Check back next week to see what we find. Post your finds as well in the comment section if you like.<\/p>\n Read the rules first and if you have any questions email me or comment on this post with your question and someone will answer you as soon as possible.<\/p>\n No,<\/strong> you don\u2019t have to be Canadian to post your shops only to win a monthly prize. We have fans who post their grocery shop who live all over the world.<\/p>\n The Grocery Game Challenge closes at midnight of the last Sunday of the last post for the month. You can post your shops all month-long.<\/p>\n Yes our Grocery Budget includes such items as shampoo, conditioner, laundry soap, fabric softener, dish soap etc. We don\u2019t mind stockpiling<\/a> items that won\u2019t be affected by expiry dates or have long expiry dates but not so much food any more. It\u2019s just one way to help cut your budget to save mone<\/a>y.<\/p>\n Here are your latest Coupon Match-ups of the week and your weekly Checkout 51 offers from 25 Newspaper Inserts around Canada compliments of Save Big Live Better <\/strong>that you can use to help you save money in the Grocery Game Challenge.<\/p>\n An FPC is a free product coupon which means you can get a free product as described on the coupon.<\/p>\n You can find all your store coupon policies here. If you are not sure it\u2019s always best to call the store and ask.<\/p>\n I can tell you about grocery shopping and what we do in terms of shopping to save money and how it works for us. There are no wrong or right answers, just smart choices. Over time you will gradually learn where you should and shouldn\u2019t go in the grocery store or at least how to say no, I\u2019m on a budget I need to buy this or that.<\/p>\n You may also substitute items in order to stick to your budget to make it work. Nobody is perfect, heck we struggle with this t of our budget like many people do and this is why the grocery game challenge was created.<\/p>\n If you have just joined The Grocery Game Challenge<\/strong> get ready to dive deep into your grocery budget and learn just where you are spending, how much you are spending and what you are saving.<\/p>\n You\u2019ve made a wise decision.<\/p>\n Welcome to The Grocery Game Challenge Canada!<\/strong><\/p>\n Are You New To Canadian Budget Binder?<\/strong><\/p>\n GROCERY BUDGET YEAR-END REVIEW Where has the 2013 year gone because it certainly seems like it’s flown by since we posted the first Grocery Game Challenge post in January. This year has certainly proven that we can get over any hurdles we create with our grocery budget but not without turbulence. 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