Spending Less than $1000 in April | The Grocery Diaries — Week 1 Wrapup

If you missed the intro to this series, please check out this post!

We made it through week 1! I have been meticulously tracking my spending this week and really being intentional about what I have been buying. In fact, because I knew I’d have to curate lists of all the food I bought, it actually made me choose not to buy things a few times. How’s that for accountability?

💪 Prepping for the Challenge

I did a few things in preparation for this grocery challenge. First, I threw out anything that was expired. I hadn’t done this in a while, so there were a good number of spices and condiments in the fridge that were past their prime. I also cleaned out any old leftovers and wiped out the fridge.

I then did a full and detailed inventory of the food and other items in our house like toothpaste, toilet paper, etc. This took approximately forever, but I think it was worth it, especially for the food. I was able to see what we were out of and it also allowed me to fully organize our pantry.

As I s…