My husband got a year end summary of charges for our main credit card. It breaks out the spending by category, like "groceries", "restaurants", etc. Last year we spent an astronomical amount of money on groceries. I had even tried to cut down spending there. I will say we cut down on restaurants a lot.


I was trying to think about what we spend most on in the grocery store. The sad reality for us is that fruits and veggies are among the biggest expense. Yes, we prefer the fresh stuff, and not just carrots and cabbage. I have switched to frozen fish/seafood, saving good money on that, and more often buy the cheapest pork chops and chicken legs instead of breasts. I even sometimes buy cheap whole chickens and cut them up myself. Dairy adds up, too.


It's almost like people are forced not to eat healthy because of the costs. That is such a shame!