[mom-from-missouri]

I spend around $40 a week for groceries 3 children 8, 6 and 6 yrs and myself. I do most of my shopping at our local aldi store. about 2 times a year, I got to a nearby town to the amish store, and get my flour and sugar in 50 lb bags. it is so much cheaper, and i put into airtight containers in the freezer, and it keeps fresh and bug free. i usually get my meat when it is marked down(go early in the day). i also have a garden. i visit the day old bread store. This $40 a week also includes my childrens school lunches, which i pack. but, we do order pizza one night a week-at a whopping $20. Latley the girls have wanted to make their own pizza, so I am trying to enforce that idea buy giving them the money we saved for their bank account.