Cut Your Grocery Bill Challenge (week 5)

Published: by Crystal Paine on February 3, 2023 | This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

We’re kicking off the year with an 8-week Cut Your Grocery Bill Challenge. I’ll be sharing a weekly post here every Thursday with a task or challenge for you to complete/focus on to help you tweak, improve, or overhaul your grocery budget.

My hope is that we can all work together to crowd-source new ideas and fresh inspiration to be more thoughtful and intentional in our grocery budgets + hopefully save some money and instill some practices and principles and habits that will continue to save us money throughout the rest of the year.

It’s February and that means we’re starting week 5 of the Cut Your Grocery Bill Challenge. How is it going for you? Here’s what we’ve covered in this challenge so far…

In week #1, we talked about setting up a grocery budget. That’s the most important first step in cutting your grocery bill.

In week #2, we discussed why you need to recognize potential roadblocks. Be sure to read through the comments here to hear about others’ roadblocks. I think it will encourage you to know you’re not alone.

In week #3, I challenged you to commit to change one thing for three weeks. you can see the comments on the post for ideas of what others picked.

Last week, I encouraged you to Check in on your progress to see how you are doing, what you are learning, what’s working, and what’s not working.

Week #5: Evaluate Your Options

It can be easy to look around (and online!) and see deals that other people are getting at their stores and feel like you are really missing out. This week, instead of looking at what other people might have as options, I want you to really consider what your options are.

Make a list of the stores in your area that sell grocery items — and I’m not just talking about grocery stores. Of course, start with grocery stores, but then think…