Rachel Ray had a guest on yesterday that has found a way to eat for just $1 per day – and she’s eating healthy. I was just talking yesterday about how cutting my grocery budget could save me around $3000 a year. Cutting that spending back to just $150 a month (that would be $1 per family member) almost seems beyond the realm of possibilities.
Tips for Eating on $1 per Day
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• Shop at more than one store – this is a great tip for people living in an area where there are a large variety of shopping opportunities. Scan the sales papers (and even do research online because not all sales are published in the papers). You can find great deals on all the items that you need. For those of us with only one or two stores you have to learn to wait for the sale and then stock up.
• Buy frozen instead of fresh – frozen veggies last longer and are less expensive than their fresh cousins.
• Shop for items that are in-season. The development of better transportation methods has greatly increased the amount of produce that is available year round. It is still cheaper to buy food that is grown locally and is in season that food that has been shipped around the globe.
• Only buy what you plan to buy. Impulse shopping is the number one way to increase you spending without really getting anything that you need.
I’m still not completely sold that I’m going to be able to do this $1 a day eating, but I am determined to give it a try.