Instructions
Step 1
Create a table in the Excel editor. In it, plan a menu for your family for every day. This will be your first column. In the second column, we write down the products that you will need to prepare dishes according to the menu. The third column is the required amount of food. The fourth column is the cost of products. Then add up the cost of the products and multiply by 4 (the number of weeks in one month). This is the minimum amount you need to feed your family.
Make a list of foods according to the menu, and visit grocery stores with this list. Buy products strictly according to the list. This will help you avoid unnecessary waste and save on food.
Step 2
If you have a child, try to reduce spending on toys, clothes, transportation. All this can be bought used, but in excellent condition, thereby saving a considerable amount of money.
Also, a lot of entertaining toys can be made with your own hands from improvised means.
Step 3
Buy the essentials for your family. If you already have a jacket - why do you need another one?
Step 4
Buy clothes and things through joint purchases (at wholesale prices), in Chinese markets and websites. They are of good quality, but the price of such things is much lower than in stores and boutiques.
Step 5
Grow vegetables on the balcony, garden, plot. Make canned food and preparations for the winter. This will significantly save money for your family budget, and on the weekend there will be no question of where to go:)
