A month or so ago I blogged about how we'd gotten to the point where we pre-spent our entire 15-day grocery/household allotment before that 15-day period even started. It was more annoying than anything else; at least we weren't going any further over budget, but we couldn't seem to cut back enough to get on track. Well, we did some cheap-meal menus for a couple weeks before our vacation, and then spent 10 days away from home during which of course we didn't have to buy any groceries or household supplies.
Fast-forward to today. I was looking at my budget and suddenly realized not only is our June 1-15 grocery balance untouched (and it's already June 10!), but we still have $1.95 left in our May 16-31 allotment!!
This is so great! I've been hoping we can keep enough of a surplus to re-enroll with our CSA (vegetable farm share) in the fall just using leftover grocery money. At this rate I'm pretty sure we can!
It's also great because we're planning to do a mostly-raw diet for about two weeks in July, and I'm not sure if that will be more expensive than our regular menu. Now it will be OK either way.
Reversal of fortune
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What we usually do is about two days fully raw, and then for the rest of the period, we eat raw breakfasts and lunches but prepare a simple cooked meal (all whole foods, nothing too processed). I also try to stay away from caffeine and alcohol, though I might introduce herbal teas and maybe some red wine in moderation partway through.
Maybe I'll blog daily about how it goes and what we end up eating--might be interesting to others!