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[@anetzband1383]

We have two elderly people (75) , hubby and I , in our house and I have kept track of every receipt and expenditure for over two years now. We haven't been able to grow a lot though we keep trying. I do spend a lot of time tracking prices and bargains, always searching for specials on food we would eat in any store we might be going by. I can veggies, meat, and as many items of food I can get my hands on at the best prices. Presently we are averaging just over $120 per person per month--and that includes ALL the food, without the meat being separate. I love cooking and spend a lot of time on it, thanking God for everything He provides.

[@TheSchnoodlemom]

We're two retirees. I do garden and we only plant what we know we will enjoy. We spend about $140 every two weeks. So, $280 a month unless we find something that we stock up on for the freezer. In summer, we eat a lot of salads with garden produce so we end up saving money.

[@kelleywalker2117]

We have been struggling and have about $75 a month for the two of us. Thankfully, our church has a food pantry, and that helps us make ends meet as well as our chickens and the garden.

[@sarahpanting5416]

@kelleywalker2117 do you follow dollar tree dinners channel? She does very low budget for the week and shows how she cooks and stretches it for 2 people.

[@thevictoriagoogin]

Julie Paccheo (I think that's how to spell her last name) has a great channel on low cost dinners.

[@somethingoldsomethingnew2199]

​@@sarahpanting5416I love Dollar Tree Dinners! Rebecca is amazingly real and creative!

[@marciahamilton-yt9bo]

Juice a couple oranges,limes in your lemonade. Gives it a tropical flair and a couple slices make it look festive!

[@terrymcgreevy939]

Thank you for that tip. Can't wait to try it.

[@Pursuit.of.Simplicity]

We’re a family of 10 but two are grown and gone so I’m feeding eight. Our average grocery budget is $1000/month but I can easily get by with $400/month if ever necessary or helpful because we have chickens and a dairy cow. I cannot wait for you guys to experience your cows in milk. Not only is it just such an incredible blessing; all that you can do with their milk, but also the beautiful rhythm that twice daily milkings brings to your day. I absolutely love it. …except when it’s pouring rain, like today.😬

[@jackiechoate6163]

Wow. I hope to get to a 1000 a month regularly.

[@CJR-bs7eu]

I noticed Sarah saying the same thing that she likes the rhythm of milking now that she's on her homestead & her cows on in milk.

[@jennyhicks1116]

I clean houses for a living and I've pretty stopped using any other chemicaled cleaners. I put straight white vinegar in a spray bottle and use it for every thing! My people love the cleanness without smelling junk that is bad for their health. It cleans glass, soap scum, coffee stains, toilets, and leaves floors and stainless steel looking beautiful! Unless i need to use an oil on some furniture i dont use anything else!

[@tracydownie4151]

Growing up my parents grew all their own vegetables, we had fruit trees and would share fruit with neighbours. Mum would preserve fruit, make jams, relish, tomato sauce and then mum would freeze the vegetables she could. Mum was also a great sewer so she would make our school uniforms, as well as other clothes.

[@susansharpe7464]

We are a family of 2 (myself and my handicapped daughter). We spend 200.00 per month on groceries if we shop heavy. No teens, no little ones who need snacks, and I follow the rule of "shop the perimeter" of the grocery store. I hit produce, meat, and dairy hard, and minimize accessing the middle aisles. Also, we waste nothing and make a lot from scratch. Love the home made "doritos."

[@deekrebs7144]

For your lemonade in the summer, you could blend in some frozen fruit - strawberry lemonade, peach lemonade, mango lemonade. Just a thought. Take care!!

[@f8thfulmom]

Great idea! I’ll be adding this for the upcoming summer.

[@barbarabernal6242]

Corn tortillas are great for making Mexican Lasagna, if you want I'll share the recipe! Also with chickens if you give them goat food, they produce more eggs! I told my brother that and he tried it and he started getting a bunch more eggs, he also has goats so just being able to give them some of the goat food to test it helped so much!

[@largefamilymama2725]

Also cat food helps too. But not alot, maybe a little scoop once a week or so. My girls love it and they've really started producing alot more eggs!

[@jackiechoate6163]

Our budget has been around 1500 dollars for 9 people. Trying to scale it down more considering we have a full beef in our freezer and do some impulse buying. I've really gotten into clearance shopping and sale shopping at a Kroger store. When things go on sale it can be cheaper than buying bulk at Sam's. I used to buy Rotel, but now I just buy cans of petite diced tomatoes and green chilies separately. It's cheaper, especially when I find cans on sale for 50cents, I stock up!

[@debbieframpton3857]

I've been buying markdown meat and other markdown clearance items for many years at Kroger I'm only feeding two people but I have quite a bit of food stocked up

[@lizardchase2296]

Yes!! Usually once a month Krogers marks chicken breast down to $1.99/lb. I admit it isn’t as tasty as Sams, but at 60 cents a pound cheaper, I can deal.

[@mrsdabney09]

Your family is such a blessing to this disabled mama of three! You give me so much encouragement. Love you guys

[@annielehnhardt_kolakowski5818]

Ms, may you continue to have encouragement. In your life.❤

[@mrsdabney09]

@@annielehnhardt_kolakowski5818 thank you so much!!!

[@agathareimer2924]

I love grocery hauls. We're trying to figure out a grocery budget for ourselves so that we can eat well and yet travel more too. (We eat out maybe once a month just because restaurant food often makes me feel sick.)

[@malaykayoseph779]

You guys don't know how good you have it! I am always astounded by how little food costs in the US. Eating in a similar way here in New Zealand costs us $1400 per month for a family of four - IThat includes buying most of our veges directly from the farmer, being part of a co-OP, making most of our own bread etc. I guess that's the pay off for living on a small island at the far end of the earth 😉.

[@emilywilson7486]

I love the evolution of your grocery hauls ❤ seeing this one vs some of the earlier ones that inspired me-makes me inspired even more. Thank you.

[@heatherjohnson2511]

You can use the lemon rinds as well, after washing the rind well in water zest all of the rinds and you can freeze the zest in freezer bags for use in tea, cookies, cakes and many meals to add a wonderful freshness, then place those rinds in your white vinegar to make it smell like lemon , when cleaning... also the cut side can be used to sanitize cutting boards, counter tops and tables, just let it air dry.... one more good use is using lemon juice and salt on white clothing to ' bleach' them just lay in a sunny spot for tougher stains or really yellowed items... let the juice saturate the clothing, rub salt into it, if laying in the sun let it mostly dry , then flip over and continue, rinse and wash like normal, fresh and clean Brite white...... also lemon juice with vinegar is great to freshen pillows and other fabrics, especially if you can let them air dry out side or in the sun, I do this often even in winter , for our bed pillows, it's so nice to have fresh linens. Thank you for sharing ❤❤

[@user-if2sz2ku2w]

Do you really think she has time for all that?

[@janiceclark2573]

Can you guys get honey bees would look if you would add them to the homestead

[@f8thfulmom]

@@janiceclark2573I was wondering about them doing that as well.

[@f8thfulmom]

@@athompson3789Agree. I thought that comment was very rough. Sarah is also blessed by many hands (her children) that seem quite eager to learn and help. I could definitely see Noelle and Destiny(I believe that’s her precious name) loving to do this! They love playing “Little House”, I could see them incorporating this into their play. But, my goodness that commenter seem to take the great tip advice as an insult to Sarah. Sarah really seems to also be quite open and eager to find new techniques to use items as many ways as possible to extract its usefulness. Whoa…hold on there, Nelly. LOL,😂

[@gailcombs7748]

You can take the tortilla wraps, cut into triangles (easy with kitchen scissors). Spray cookie sheet with olive oil, put lime juice and sea salt on them and bake. If you want a simple "sweet" cut into triangles brush lightly with butter top with a cinnamon/sugar mix, then bake.. Both are delicious!

[@OurTribeofMany]

Yummm!

[@sherrydaut4910]

That's a cheap treat too! Tortillas are cheap and you can make so many snacks with them. Melted cheese with jalapenos is great!

[@frostysgrl]

Family of 6 my budget is 550 a month with a big azure haul twice a year for grains which I plan for separately. My price for raw milk just jumped $5/gal so that may have to change a little. We buy most everything from a few farms close to here and chickens from a small time store that get their meat locally. Their prices are less than that of the big box store. We are very blessed for the access we have.

[@denisescull4227]

Hi Sarah! If you're using the liquid aminos to avoid soy, look at the ingredients, it's soy too! Coconut liquid aminos is the one without soy 🤗

[@amyspear7863]

I was going to say the same thing. The cheap soy sauce is made with wheat.

[@f8thfulmom]

I don’t think Sarah shops at Costco, so I’m just throwing this out there for those of us that share/read/learn from each other that Costco’s big bag of chocolate chips have soy in them.

[@gladyschandler6724]

You can make preserved lemons in Mason jars cut up with salt. Or whole lemons in mason jars with filtered water

[@f8thfulmom]

In going to try this tip. Thank you.

[@shalanevance8747]

Some large families don't keep replenishing fruits and vegetables every week/ two weeks when it's gone, it's gone. Leaving the family to ration fresh foods longer. Then when that's out they always have frozen or canned options and never go without.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

I would rather replenish the fresh produce

[@f8thfulmom]

I do really love that she has fruit out for her family without limits. Also, as said many families just are out of luck when it runs out. Sarah is very smart having $ set aside for fruit replacements. I’d rather replenish fresh foods mid month than having kiddos eating more healthily for half the month and second half eating processed food in larger amounts in the second half.

[@ahinz100]

If you guys ever have an issue with ants or palmetto bugs you can use vinegar to clean your home and yhe scent keeps them away. I make a solution of half vinegar and half water and use it to wash kitchen counters. Also work s very well in sinks.

[@vickymbrandy334]

I love your grocery haul videos. My personal income (not hubs) dropped 12- to 1800 dollars from mid- August through December and my $$ is where groceries and supplies comes from. I stocked and really had to be strategic. Though we struggled in other areas, we didn't starve. Not only did we ate, but we ate really good food. I branched out with recipes. My income is recovering just in time, but it will be a slow process getting restocked. I am so thankful for your hauls and meal prep videos. One last thing Super Bowl... hubs splurged on wings from a restaurant and I spent about 30 bucks of my own for staples plus Superbowl extras. Everything else....cabinets and freezer!❤

[@karencristobal4999]

As soon as I was aware of the new pasta maker such as u have I knew I had to get one. I bought it last week and plan to use it today. Giddy. Excited.

[@raymiegrube2967]

You’re my hero! I just started shopping at azure standard. You helped me th8nk of other items I need to add. Your family is beautiful. To God be the glory!

[@OurTribeofMany]

👏

[@missymyers7043]

Just placed my second order with Azure…I like them for all the reasons you mentioned, PLUS supporting a small business. I got their February flyer and read the articles in the beginning and it had me in tears. So poignant and written from the heart. It’s a whole new experience in shopping! ❤

[@tanyaparker-callsign.kk7ic238]

Great work keeping and staying organized it definitely helps the children to follow same practices❤🎉. $200 for two people and even that fluctuates we’re Costco members…lol

[@lindapeterson7166]

Hi Sara, you are such a great Mom.Your family eats such healthy meals.Have a great week!❤

[@rebekahgalloway5756]

We are a family of 7, all teenagers/early 20s. Our monthly grocery budget is $1600, or a little over $200 per person. My budget includes everything…health & beauty aids, toilet paper, paper towels, etc. I only have a Walmart and Kroger to shop from so I’m a slave to their rollbacks or weekly sales. We use a cash envelope budget so if I go over my grocery budget, I’ll borrow it from the restaurant envelope. I also coupon at Walgreens and CVS. That helps with laundry detergent, paper products and health & beauty aids. Love your channel!

[@LindaASJ]

I started back on cash envelopes this year. I’m doing the pantry challenge for January and February. I’m hoping to save some money and the cash envelopes always worked in past years.

[@alisongreen7382]

I live alone, my 2 children are grown with their own families. I have a budget of $300 which also includes pet supplies.

[@mercyandthemiddletons]

I try to stick to $120 a week for our family of four. (But we buy a side of beef each year and raise our own pork, chickens)

[@DaniElle-di4ho]

I love all your videos but have to admit none more so than the grocery hauls!!❤yay🎉

[@soniab.estacio3008]

Great haul again Sarah ❤you are truly blessed !

[@starlamiller7703]

That’s great!! I just have 3 at home, but my older kids and grand babies come to visit when they can and I love love love to feed them all! ❤

[@TruB1992]

Such a good idea freezing the lime and lemon juice in icecube trays!! Never would have thought to do that. I love all your tips and tricks 😊

[@LargeFamilyHomestead]

I need to revamp my grocery budget. As a family of 12 - we are struggling to spend what we used to. 😢 It does help to have our own chickens, cows and a garden, as you will see the more you are homesteading. 😊 Great grocery haul, but I highly recommend the mango from Azure. It's our family's favorite, but it never lasts long. ♥♥♥

[@OurTribeofMany]

The dried mango? We have gotten that before! Thanks for the reminder!! It went sooooo fast though. Too good. 😜

[@doloreswilson6698]

I found your dad channel. Love it😊 diet coke a momma treat😊

[@stacycamacho59]

We are going to try pantry for April. When I am not working as much. But we did stay on a budget of $1,000 this month for 10 people!!!

[@deannaburge5279]

​@@OurTribeofManyShalom!!! Please pray for my grandson Castiel Elijah Y'Israel Stephens. His heart & his breathing, he is having trouble eating. He has horseshoe kidneys. He was born 2 months early. I claim his healing. Please help Mom & Dad with gas to go see him. They live 2 hours away from Baby Castiel. $Maceystephens20.

[@katieanne2440]

So excited for this. I kept checking back for this month’s haul 🎉

[@rhill9672]

Hello,I feed just myself 115-135. I also receive food at least 3 times a month from good pantries,65% is shared with othets.Thanks Sara.

[@lindawatson8087]

You can freeze homemade pasta. You twist it into a bundle, place it on a tray,freeze it and then put it freezer bag.

[@WS-by5cl]

Wow thanks for sharing! I make small batch pasta, but I prefer big batch cooking to save future-me some work! Totally trying this.

[@donnakuester2212]

I used to make and freeze my pasta but I never thought of doing it that way. I would spread it out on cookie sheets and freeze it then put them in bags. Your way would have been easier and probably taken less freezer space.

[@sherryblankenship9162]

My plan for this year is shopping every other month except for some perishables. I guess it depends on what chicken's you have but ours layed year around.

[@amandaharris9757]

For the cilantro if you don't have a dehydrator/freeze dryer you can dry them by hanging them up somewhere. I grow a bunch of herbs in the spring and summer and that is what I do with what I grow. It is a nice, easy, and low cost way to preserve them. Because your not running an appliance to dry them out. It does take a week or so but they taste great. After I know the herbs are dry I usually use my blender and pulse then to put in seasoning jars.

[@pennywillis8895]

🇦🇺 My daughter is on her own with a 15 year old boy and 13 year old girl. I bought my granddaughter 3 packs of 6 cloth reusable pads and cloth hankies. I bought hankies for my grandson. Also. If saving money things need to change. I bought micro fibre cloths for cleaning instead of paper towel, we have them as a backup. You could use cloth nappies for home and disposable nappies for when going out.

[@alexandriahaage2808]

Can't wait for garden season to hit. Our kids will be out there getting dirty and helping pick the fruits and veggies. Saves us a decent amount AND our kids learn a lot too

[@naturalsimpleliving]

Hi! Love your grocery hauls! As a family of 13, allowing snacks and center-of-the-store shopping, not making bread, fermenting, or condiments, we spend about $ 3,200 monthly, including toiletries, cleaning products, and pet food. We also buy almost 100% organic, pasture-raised, and grass-fed beef. We also purchase Raw milk. We love Azure, but many things, like Peanut Butter, are cheaper at the store. The Costco Organic peanut butter is cheaper than Azure. Do you shop at Costco? I also shop at multiple stores to save the most money. If we don't buy snacks and make bread and all that good stuff, my monthly bill is way down! We were at under $2500 in January, and we are off to an even better start for February.

[@jackiechoate6163]

I would recommend itemizing out groceries with household items. It gives me a clearer picture of where the money is going and ways to cut down in each area.

[@buckeyedav1]

@@jackiechoate6163 That is a great idea I was getting ready to pop in here and say " I spend $300 a month for one person then realized that part of that money is also for personal spending like buying gift cards each month, going out to eat once or twice a month, thrift store shopping. I'll have to start looking at that more closely. Anna In Ohio

[@jackiechoate6163]

@@buckeyedav1 yes, for sure! I have a grocery, restaurant, household items, clothing, miscellaneous, gifts,and many more line items when I budget. I use the Every dollar app and desktop version. It's free. If you want it to track transactions instead of manually doing it you need a subscription. Even when my transaction loads I will decide which line item it goes into or have to split up the transaction to multiple line items depending on what I bought. I love it! Go Buckeyes!

[@PineNPlates]

I have seen that for homemade doritos too, definitely post how it works out, I want to try them myself.

[@JC-kj7ng]

I love your grocery haul videos!! Thank you for sharing! (And reading the comments on what people are budgeting for groceries.) For our family of 4 (2 teens, 2 adults) we averaged right at $600 per month for 2023, or $150 per person. This includes toiletries, household, paper goods, cleaning supplies, etc. I felt really good about that number and am trying to get it down to $500 per month in 2024, but not sure that will happen.

[@jennamartin96]

I still love the pantry challenge and grocery hauls even after watching for years! 😁

[@DaniElle-di4ho]

We spend about $100/mo/person (3 people). We eat very clean, mostly organic, a lot of fresh produce and bulk grain and beans, mostly vegetarian, mostly from scratch

[@orlabuckley9641]

Sarah stick with the Stevia, this is way more healthier than any other sweetener because it is sourced from a plant and is not carcinogenic

[@BadKitty360]

A quick lunch for something different I make pizzas with tortillas, pizza sauce, cheese and any of your favorite pizza toppings. Bake at 400 degrees until cheese is melted.

[@cindymanning3298]

We spend 150a week for 2 of us. We buy rolled oats ,white rice in bulk, and store in food grade 5 gallon buckets. Also in that 150 a week we buy household things also in bulk. So one month we may not get as much food as cleaners because I make my own high efficiency washer powder , body pump soap for my dry skin,and some times the dishwasher powder. Those things are a little more costly per week but once I make washer soap I'm good for one year. So it all evens out I also shop our local shetlers discount grocery to save a few bucks.

[@vickiemouse2359]

I have always used my dishwasher for storage!

[@lillie9117]

We make something called migas it is "fried" corn tortillas, torn or cut into strips, then cook with scrambled eggs can add Pico de gallo or salsa great for breakfast or dinner.

[@dogcakesuk9821]

Whole lemon, sugar, water blended in a nutribullet, strained and then re blended with ice is DELISH

[@WS-by5cl]

Add olive oil for smoothness and health benefits! Yum! Or, coconut milk. 😊

[@maureenlarge5056]

Always enjoy your program, I have been watching since the beginning. God bless all of you.

[@carolhubbuch6349]

Your budget per person is very reasonable in this crazy time. We usually spend about 600.00 a month for 3 adults. In the summer it might be more since we buy from a farmers market.

[@donnaclark6711]

Azure has Bubbies horseradish. It’s our fav!! It’s a great price too. I agree with you on raw milk being worth the splurge. So many health benefits.

[@zenrvn4702]

You should get bidets! We live in Korea and just bought a house with a small septic system so I’m worried about putting too much paper in it. We just got bidets for both toilets from Costco (free installation included). In one bathroom we were going through a roll of TP per week. Now it’s a less than a roll per month!!! I love them.

[@bonessam9618]

What do you wipe off with?

[@zenrvn4702]

@@bonessam9618 do you even know what a bidet is?

[@kkimberly2004YT]

@@zenrvn4702I think they mean after your butt has been sprayed with water.

[@kelliepineda9822]

I notice same bout vingar I keep 2 3 bottles in launderyroom cupboard n 1 undersink n I ran put so now have 1 box ( 2 bottles sams) in garage n 2 bottles in laundryroom as I use as fabric softener n cleanest clothes n washer same time lol

[@dawnnephew9367]

I really enjoy your videos and your blessed family!

[@eileenalholinna5310]

The lemonade sounds good! I will have to try it! ❤

[@cmconcon]

Our budget is 1300/mo For 6 people $266/pp We live in Southern CA and buy organic, non-GMO, raw milk, etc We also have special diets for several family members Love the wholesome ideas you showed!

[@f8thfulmom]

We were born and raised in So Cal, then raised our two older children there and our third was 11 when finally moved to Texas. Food is not less expensive here like we were led to believe that “everything” cost less in Texas. But we were able to double our home size, my husband went from spending 1.5 hour/each direction to and from work. He was tearing up when his first commute was 15 min. He spent just over 25 years of our marriage commuting from Corona to Orange County. We’re also a single income family and we also homeschooled all three of our kiddos. Being the CEO of homemaking and primary teacher are no smucky roles. I know we all asmommas are doing the best we can to keep the home fronts thriving. I cannot stand the demeaning description that even women speak of when referring to rearing children and homemaking. I support women no matter what life choices they make in working inside the home or out. Sorry…I guess I got on my soapbox a little. LOL But CA is challenging, so kudos on brilliant grocery budgeting.

[@AdrianaCodrean]

I never ate dried mango until I receive it from my colleagues from Manila this week, call me crazy but I ate a bag of it in 24 hours they are amazing and it also helps with your digestion😂

[@tabithah198]

Once a month I make corn tortillas, then they get made into tortilla chips. It's so time consuming!!! But it helps the taco meat stretch because they don't eat as much taco meat when we have chips. Last month I used our popcorn seasoning and made doritos. Not the healthiest, but the kids love it. Once they are gone, they are gone til next month.

[@melinaz3385]

some dill weed, some fine grated cucumber, salt, pepper, and plain yogurt, makes a really good sauce to go on thin sliced beef and lamb hamburger for Gyro's! on your extra homemade pastsa, Lay the pasta out on parchment paper let it dry a bit, about six hours then pack it gently into storage containers and freeze.

[@maxineoliver7404]

Thanks for that spectaculer grocery haul, and Happy Valentine's Day( I tell ya, your family is growing)!!🤗💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 💖💖

[@deliciahinds8750]

To preserve the pasta, you need to dry it out. Try placing in the oven with the pilot on for a while. Turn over half way through.

[@bettyruth9142]

Y’all eat so well !! First thing I thought of when I saw the big container of peanut butter was homemade pb cookies!! Love when the kiddos get in the kitchen !! 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

[@amberford5658]

Your children are absolutely amazing💗

[@MissyDcherrydaisypie25]

Thanks for the tips I am trying to find a better balance on groceries and healthier living . We also need to budget better since our younger daughter is getting married in October so we have a wedding to pay for

[@gladyschandler6724]

Vinegar is great for cleaning my tea pot & coffee pot.

[@brookidy]

Thank you for the video! Love seeing what you get since we eat similarly. I have a family of 7 and we can’t seem to do any lower than $1500 per month for groceries. (We’re in CA). So that’s $214 per person. So you’re doing great! I shop at Costco, Trader Joe’s, grocery outlet and Azure. Gonna check out some of the azure things your bought. Thanks!

[@gladyschandler6724]

Coconut milk & and coconut cream are great to have on hand. I used coconut cream instead of evaporated milk in my pumpkin pies.

[@chelseafailla9887]

$240 per person per month - also a big azure/good quality food fan over here! you're killing it- cheering you on!

[@janicesims6574]

I buy several things in bulk even with not many in my home just to have it on hand and usually cheaper. I think what I would spend an average monthly amount per person is close to what you spend per person.

[@melvanini]

I just spent about half our monthly grocery budget at Costco...I'm really hoping I can make that stretch into March because it's the slow period at my husband's work, and I don't want to have to take from savings again. Chickens have been on strike (half broody, half sulking because of the heat or because the nest boxes are all filled with broody hens) but we've gotten just over a dozen in the last week, so that's slowly improving. I've got a decent garden, but I was sick for most of January and it got neglected. At least my 16 year old kept up with the watering so almost everything is still alive! We live in Australia and at the moment, I'm budgeting $350/week (in AUD) which comes to about $233 AUD per person (or about $152 USD).

[@ruthiemajoria9605]

Sarah, I absolutely love Dr Pepper zero don’t feel bad because you get Diet Coke. You’re a great mama and every great mama deserves a treat.

[@melinaz3385]

Yes, that is a very good idea finding what you have stuck in the back of the freezer. I use the food saver vacuum sealer, had some chicken that was in there for over 5 years and it was still perfect taste and texture. Deep freeze! Ok, were those whole tomatoes in the freezer? Oh I found in my pantry some tip top tomato juice, 3 large cans and cooked them down to 2 1/2 quarts of spaghetti sauce! Delicious. ended up as some soup and bread on the way to the final reduction. But it's delicious soup and the tip top cans were bought in 2018 and were in excellent condition and the juice was still good tasting!

[@elviraobregon4732]

My budget is $120 for one person that also includes gas and some medication. But, I do get a box of food from the food bank that is a great help.

[@saleemahfareed4495]

Awesome grocery shopping thanks for sharing country time lemonade my favorite has not harmed me yet 💜😊👍🏾 20:46

[@terrifannin8635]

My husband and I are gonna have a big garden this summer can you do a video on canning, I love your videos

[@jennadee123]

Our budget for a family of 6 eating similarly to you is about $200 a person! I’m trying to get that down, but it’s hard to compromise on quality! Love your grocery hauls, really neat to see your changes your family has made the last 4 years. God bless!

[@grammyb5216]

I really don’t think I could feed that many people on 2000.00 a month. You’re amazing ♥️

[@777dotster]

We are 2. In Germany. We spend about $50 a week. We enjoy healthy organic foods when possible.

[@rachelfrees1268]

You shop smart and your family is flourishing. I’m alone. Walmart every week, $100+ . I have CKD so have to eat smart. Lots of vegs/ fruits. Some ck. Fresh Salmon, shrimp at another store which is not included. God is good.❤

[@annetomlinson9983]

Family of 3 (2 adults and a teenager) we spend about $575/month or ~$192/person but that's with taxables (cleaning supplies and whatnot)

[@josephinenm7932]

Missed grocery haul😊❤️

[@mommabear2many]

Great haul! It’s so hard to stay in budget! I have kept my budget at $1750 for our family of 14. So about $125 per person per month. But man your are so right about the prices double sometimes tripling!

[@OurTribeofMany]

It’s ROUGH!!!

[@tracydownie4151]

Love your top, beautiful colour. I love watching your grocery hauls. And when you make your Doritos mix can you please share, would love to make my own

[@EvelinHolmes]

It takes a lot more money to live. Yes you can lower your food budget by not eating out and cooking from scratch .the last time we ate out was in December for our 55 wedding anniversary .$ 65.00 bucks. But what about car insurance and house insurance ,property taxes and utilities ? Sara is not talking about that. When you are on a fixed income where do cut back? Our grocery stores are about 5 minutes away . Go ones a week . We don’t snack at all. Forget about planning a trip. Hotel have gotten super expensive . We used to have winter getaways but since we are both over 75 years travel insurance spiked tremendously . Thank god we live in a sunny part of the country ,so it helps with the moods.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Idk even know what it means to have a vacation If we go to see a relative, it’s a trip but we eat pbjs and sleep in the car and stay there while we’re in town And I’m grateful to just have the gas to get there!

[@coupongal3219]

Our budget for a family of four is 400 a month. We get milk and fresh stuff maybe 20 a week. We watch the sales an stock up when we can. We do have chickens and they are starting to lay again. Have a Happy Valentine's..

[@LindaASJ]

We have just the two of us and we cut this year’s budget to $75 per week, which comes out to $162.50 per person. I also have a $120 per month stock up budget which I used for either Azure or Thrive Life. Thrive Life is long term food storage. I try o get the monthly specials from Thrive Life but I skip it for 2 months twice a year to get Azure. We tightened our budget up this year because we want to invest in some home improvements.

[@mrs.kaylachan162]

I save cilantro by washing and drying throughly. Then I put them in a mason jar and leave them in the fridge. My cilantro lasts weeks

[@backthebusup]

I buy the Bragg brand and I love it. Also, Nancy products are delicious.

[@tarwaterfamily4]

Wondering if you have looked for a other person or farm that sells fresh milk. I spens 7.50 a gallon delivered to my door. Urs sounds so expensive

[@karenhamilton504]

Absolutely expensive. We can get fresh raw milk for $4.00 a gal. How can they sell it for $14.00 a gallon? Unbelievable

[@sarahludos7970]

I saw on Acre Homestead that Becky stored her cilantro by wrapping it in paper towels. I tried it and so far it has worked, just not sure how long it will be.

[@Havilavilah]

Ours is also about $166 per person (we’re a family of 6). It’s definitely been more of a struggle to stay on budget though.

[@dreamarie4913]

Ours is $175. We are in Nevada which has the 2nd highest grocery prices in the country. I try to buy organic, grass fed, and pastured food.

[@rosheengartshore4095]

Hi Sarah, it’s so interesting to see what people around the world are spending on their shopping. We are around £550 per month for a family of 4 in Scotland, this includes just about all our household needs (meds, vitamins, bathroom, cleaning & laundry products), so £138 ($176) per person. We definitely could be spending a lot of less, but my kids shop with me and have a strong influence - a large part of my budget is just berries! 😅

[@angelmission]

There are just two of us and I spend maybe $250 mthly. But, that includes some pantry and freezer stocking as well. I think I do well.