The Grocery Game Challenge- Rules
The Grocery Game Challenge is a challenge for you and only you to stick to your grocery budget. Each Tuesday I post the Grocery Game Challenge on the blog which will show you where Mrs.CBB and I spend our grocery budget of $64.00 a week or $190 a month. This figure will likely change in the new year. We have committed to one shop free week per month and are encouraging other’s to do this as well.
You don’t need to be from Canada to play as we have players from the USA and other parts of the World. We love players from other countries to show us how saving money in your grocery budget helps you save! Join in on the fun. Note: Monthly prize for now is for Canadians but the bigger the game gets I might add in prizes for others around the world through PayPal!
Object of the Grocery Game Challenge
To urge your family to stick to a grocery budget, avoid temptation and save money. If you can do this for one year you will see the savings. If you don’t spend all the money one week you can put that into a savings account and watch it add up or better yet put it into a TFSA or pay down debt.
In 2009 the average Ontario Household spent a whopping $7383 with aprox 2.5 persons per household. Discover Finance has a must read article with numbers for clothing, food, education, healthcare etc. It’s more reason to get the budget under control.
The Grocery Game Challenge Canada August 7,2012 Shop
Overview of The Grocery Game Challenge:
- The Grocery Week will be between Monday-Sunday
- NEW! I will be adding Coupon Match-Ups Compliments of Save Big Live Better
- I will post our grocery shop, how much we spent including coupons along with the budget for the shop ie: $64.00
- If you shop every 2 weeks or once a month, that’s ok you can still play. Just post your grocery budget for that time period. Pick the week to comment when you do your shopping.
- If you shop weekly you can get more ballots in the draw but everyone has a fair shot at it.
- The object is to work towards meeting your budget goals and getting used to them.
- If it helps type out your Budget goals for the year each time you post so you keep them at the front of your mind! We would love to see them as well.
- I suggest typing your shop out in a word document, note pad of even in an email and save the draft just in case something happens as you won’t want to have to type out your shop twice.
- I read every single shop and comment on them personally and hope you will motivate me by commenting on our grocery shop. Please note that all posts are moderated so you won’t see your comment until I read it and verify it.
- You will then be given a ballot number every week that you post your shop by me so you don’t have to enter the contest I do that for you.
- I will let you know your ballot number when I comment on your post so write your ballot numbers.
- I will draw a ballot number at the end of every month’s grocery game challenge and post the WINNER in the first Grocery Game Shop of the following month.
- You can post your weekly shop up until the last day of the last weeks challenge for the month. I will close the posting at Midnight EST of the last day.
- The winner will receive an envelope of Canadian coupons to help you family continue to save money!
- Canadian Residents Only Can WIN but all countries are welcome to PLAY the grocery game and I encourage it as we like to see what’s happening around the world.
Please read this post by our mate Kim at Eyes On The Dollar who plays The Grocery Game from the USA…. an inspirational story about how The Grocery Game helped Save Their Budget!
Please use the Template Below to post your grocery shop as it makes it easier for all of us to read your shop, follow your progress and to comment.
Weekly Grocery Game Challenge Results
- Total Grocery Budget for the Month:
- Total Coupons Used this Week :
- Total Discounts this Week:
- Total Checkout 51 rebates this Week:
- Total Checkout 51 rebates this Month:
- Total Colleague Discounts (CD) this Week:
- Total Colleague Discounts (CD) this Month:
- Total Gift Cards Given Used this Week:
- Total Rewards Points Used:
- Stockpile Budget: $enter amount Used:
- Total Over/Under spend this shop:
- Total Spent This Week:
- Total Spent So Far for (enter month):
- Total Over/Under spend this shop:
- Total Over/Under spend for the month of (enter month):
- Total Left to Spend for the Month:
- Total Coupons Used This Month :
- Total to Carry Over Next Month :
- Total Spent To Date This Year:
- Weekly Overview: Go over your shops and talk about the experience what you learned, what you will do different the next time and how you are doing so far into the month. Talk about whatever you want in this spot so we get an understanding of what you did.
The Grocery Game Challenge Canada
**Please only post one shop per week with all the details necessary as outlined above or simply copy my layout from my weekly grocery game post**
Look on the sidebar of my blog where I have the CATEGORIES and you will see the category The Grocery Game. Click on that and you will be able to find the week and month you are looking for to post your shop. If you don’t see the week there that mean’s I haven’t posted it yet but I aim to have it posted by Every Tuesday!
Check out my Free Downloadable tools for Meal Plans, Freezer Inventory Lists and more!
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I just found your site this week and am very impressed with all the great info. I started using Mint.com last month to track my spending and it was somewhat eye opening. All our budget was actually fine (actually surprised me a bit that we stayed within the budget on pretty much everything), except for the food spending, where we spent a RIDICULOUS amount – over double the VERY generous budget I had set. That combined with reading a stat that the average Canadian family spends $143 a week on groceries I knew it was time to crack down on the grocery budget. So I had been doing some research on the internet and came across your site – loving all the great info I have found and plan to start playing along with the Grocery Game too. I have set a budget of $120 a week (for three of us) but am hoping to get it down closer to $80 a week, which when I started building a weekly grocery list should be doable (I started making a list of the basic things we eat every week and their prices and started building a list that way).
Hi Sarah!!
That’s great news! I think that no matter what budget anyone chooses to use as long as they know where their money is going is what is important. We designed our own budget because we wanted something simple that we customized and it works for us. You can read all about it on the blog how we designed our budget in 10 steps. The grocery game, well we have around 10 active participants right now and have for over a year. It’s not easy to convince people that just by posting your shop that you will see how much you are in fact spending. The fans that have been with me posting each week have all made changes to their budget and are saving more money than they did when they started. They would be so happy to have you join our elite little group of savers which we hope to grow with the more publicity that it gets. It’s not about how much money you make, it’s how you save. Welcome to Canadian Budget Binder Sarah. IF I can be of any assistance please don’t hesitate to ask.
Cheers!
Mr.CBB
Thanks for the warm welcome! I have been budgeting for a while now but always get bogged down with recording the receipts and never make it past about the 10th of the month recording what I spend, so that was the allure of Mint. I am not 100% crazy about it linking up to my bank info, but from the research I did, I do feel comfortable enough to use it. I also just got a smart phone in late March, so like the access to my budget from their app. As I get my spending down (in particular for groceries), I may go back to doing on a spreadsheet at home, but for now, am really excited about working to crack down on our spending. I am working on my meal plan and grocery list for the week and will post once my weekly shopping is done.
That’s why we made our own budget as we don’t want to have all our personal info linked like that. It’s hit or miss some people love Mint. I say, use what works for you. I know the fans will be so happy to have you join us. There are about 10 of us now and growing as we are trying to spread the word. I post every Tuesday for the week but your weeks don’t have to match up with mine all you do is track it yourself and I read it, comment on it and give you a ballot entry. It’s all about your budget.. when you shop and how much you are spending. You just post it during the week I post mine no matter when your week begins or ends. You will see as we go along. It’s so easy! Cheers mate
This is a great game/challenge to do each month. I live in the USA. Your budget is impressive. I work on this all the time; my grocery spending. Mines fluctuates every now and then, but tends to be somewhat in the same range. Normally, I spend about $70 per week/ $280 a month for a family of four. During the summer when I have a garden, the budget goes down a little. Plus, if I hit a great stockup on items, my budget goes down some. I love this challenge!
Thanks for sharing your insight! I hope you get a chance to start sharing your grocery shops with us weekly. We are a great bunch of fans who enjoy saving $$$ and lots of it just by sticking to the budget! Mr.CBB
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Total Grocery Budget for the Month: $115.00
Total Coupons Used this Week : $0
Total Discounts this Week: N/A
Total Checkout 51 rebates this Week: N/A
Total Checkout 51 rebates this Month: N/A
Total Colleague Discounts (CD) this Week: N/A
Total Colleague Discounts (CD) this Month: N/A
Total Gift Cards Given Used this Week: N/A
Total Rewards Points Used: N/A
Stockpile Budget: $enter amount Used: $0
Total Over/Under spend this shop: $17.46
Total Spent This Week: $22.46
Total Spent So Far for January: $158.62
Total Over/Under spend for the month of January: $43.62 over
Total Left to Spend for the Month: $0
Total Coupons Used This Month : $1.00
Total to Carry Over Next Month : $0
Total Spent To Date This Year: $158.62
Weekly Overview: I’m not surprised that I’m over, even though I tried to stay on budget. Most of the stock pile has been depleted this month.
Sobeys
5 Friskies Cat Food @.69 ea = $3.45
2 HM Bread @1.79 = $3.58
1 4L Milk = $3.99
1 Cheerios = $3.99
2 Bologne @ 2/$7.00
Tax = $0.45
OOP = $22.46
Hi DEE,
You weren’t over by much this month but like you mention you had depleted your stockpile. What is your plan now that your stockpile is low? Will you work slowly to build it up? What do you normally like to stockpile in your pantry? Will you be taking the over spend and applying it to February or just pay the overage and move on? Keep on motivating yourself DEE, you will get there. Plan your shops, stick to the goals!! You get ballot #47.. Cheers Mr.CBB
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Hi Mr. CBB. I’m new(ish) to budgeting and newer to healthy eating. I always stick to a grocery list and as close as I can to a grocery budget, however as I try to buy as much organic as possible, I can’t help but notice the price gap between (for example) non-organic garlic from China and organic garlic from Canada (which is healthier and local). I do as much as I can to buy in season, to pick berries and freeze them, but I still can’t seem to knock off the few dollars from my groceries that I would like to because of the organic/non-organic paradigm. I try to buy local and especially try to avoid produce from countries in which the regulations are sparse or non-existent. What else can I do? Is this just a case of investment in one’s body to prevent health problems down the road? I do not buy anything prepackaged (safe for bread), which has cut much already.
Thanks for your advice. LOVE the blog!
Hi Louise,
Thanks for your comment. I’m also going to paste it on Facebook to see if any of the fans can help you out. Organic costs money there’s no doubt about that. Do you have land where you can garden? We grow alot of veg and some fruits in the summer and store them for winter use. Going to the farms is also a good way to get a better price in Ontario. I’m not sure where you live. You might also look into your local community to see if they have land for use if you volunteer your time. We try to eat organic when we can but it’s not all year long as we can’t justify the prices. We’ve cut back on prepackaged and are working hard at sticking to the basics ourselves. Would you be willing to post your shop in the Grocery Game for one week so I can see how you shop and where your money is spent and what your grocery budget is like? The fans who post their shops, myself included have seen positive results just by posting our shops, planning, and more. Let me know! I’m going to post your question now! Mr.CBB
Hi Louise, I do buy organic when I can and these are the produce that I buy organic – apples & bananas. Regular apples have tons of pesticides. I buy them from WalMart and sometimes at the Independent store (check out Loblaws/Zehrs) & No Frills. Organic bananas are only a few cents per lb cheaper than regular ones. If possible also organic celery, I’ve gotten them at 50% off and also carrots as well. But last year I grew my own non-genetically modified celery, carrots & tomatoes, so saved money. Lately, I’ve seen organic potatoes and I’m so happy and I’ve been buying them versus the regular ones. Garlic you’d probably can just get regular ones. Need to know the prices when organic is on sale & they become the same price or cheaper than conventional. I’ve gotten organic milk at same price as regular milk too. Where do you shop?
Thanks for your comment Adeline. I was hoping you could jump in on this one as I knew you buy organic. Cheers
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Great ideas..
I so have to try this . it will so save me some money and better then that some time.. no more shopping two times a week. I like the once a week or every other week idea.
we have a budget set for the month but i think i will split it up in to weekly amounts instead;
This is my third month of playing the Grocery Game Challenge, and I was lucky enough to be the winner of the August draw! I have enjoyed being a part of it as it makes me a little more conscious of what I am buying and I appreciate the hints and comments that Mr. CBB makes. Anyone is welcome to comment and offer suggestions on ways to improve our shops. It’s a way for all of us to work together to encourage each other to make good choices and save as much as possible.
I really love the Grocery Game Challenge! It really has really helped me to lower my grocery bill and follow a budget
I love that more people are joining in the savings!
Hi There! Love this game….even though i have only posted twice i’m on a mission to stay under budget…..in the past few months i have managed to bring my budget down from 200 a week to 150 a week for 4 people. Thank you for everything
great step by step post!
sighs……..I really need to follow this more closely…..spending way to much on groceries! Thanks again for all you do Mr. CBB!
I love how you have laid this out step for step. I am new and am definately going to try doing this. I already love to use coupons, but have never really thought about setting a weekly limit on grocery spending. I live in a small area where we have only a choice of 2 stores to shop from and they are both a 30 minute drive. So to save any money when we go grocery shop is a must for our family.
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lvoe reading the posts, wish I was more organized – my receipts are usually lost by the time I get home! Hopefully will start to do this more regularly!
started the challenge about a month ago on this site….its easy. I always was aware of what I spent as I am on a budget but this makes me more accountable for what I do spend.
thanks so much for all the great articles and contests that make ppl aware of how much they really are spending!! i know grocery shopping was a HUGE spending flaw for us, and now with coupons, preplanned meals and a budget, I can feed a family of 4 ( plus 3 cats and a puppy) for under $6o.oo a week
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I gather all the local groecry circulars, circle the special sales, each store usually has at least five. I then go through my coupons and match up with the sales and if I have any rebate offers. I then set my route since gas is so expensive and go shopping, I don’t deviate from a list I make up before shopping and I save a lot of money.
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Wow. That is impressive. We used to spend $1000 on food a month – for two people! – and that didn’t include the eating out! I’m down to under a $100 a week, including lunches, and I’m even making my own coffee – somthing I never did. 2012 is a big frugal change for me – after years of debt and ignoring the credit card bills, I’m paying for my sins of the past and making a new life with fiancé where I can still live well, but smartly and responsibly – so, I really appreciate your FB and blog entries – I find them really inspiring!
It’s amazing how we learn after the fact in some cases. I’m glad you are trying to make a better life for your and your fiance. Just making your coffee at home is saving you a boat load of money. Did you read my coffee/lunch comparison? I hope you keep posting here at CBB as I would like to follow you through the year to see how you are making out. It’s important to talk to others that can help and motivate as budgeting is not easy and sometimes we can fall off track.
As for this month we fell off track in the grocery department which we knew might happen. We are planning for summer time which I will explain in my March Budget Update. I’m sure we will see our grocery budget go up a bit at that point. (not by much)
Cheers Erin! Mr.CBB:-)
I sure did read it! The eating out less is really saving huge money – I’m a foodie, and also trained as a Sommelier, so I would pay a small fortune to go out and eat and drink and put it on the credit card and then pay interest on it, etc., etc.. The goal now is to put as much as possible on the debt, finish paying for some crazy dental work, and pull off a classy wedding on a budget. I’m lucky, even with the stupidity of the past, I own a great property that has increased in value, and my credit rating is high since I pay all my bills on time (even though, in the past, I carried a balance). I love seeing the debt numbers drop, I love seeing the credit card bill get paid off at the end of the month, I love seeing how much I save using price matching and couponing. I’m getting a rush saving, as I did buying a stupidly expensive designer purse. It’s a different life right now, but I’m happy and don’t feel deprived.
You can’t compare the feeling waking up in the morning knowing you have no debt as opposed to having piles of debt on “stuff”. I’m glad you figured it out sooner than later as most people have no idea about money. Good to see you have an investment property. One day we would like to as well. Watching how much you save is fun compared to how much you owe! Keep up the good work Erin and keep me posted on your success!!! MR.CBB
Hey, Mr CBB – Your $64 a week for groceries – does that include lunches to take to work?
Thanks!
Hi Erin,
Yes that includes my lunches to take to work. Cheers Erin, and no problem. Mr.CBB:-)
I used pantry items. My use of counops with in store sales increased. I had to find new recipes because eating on a budget can become redundant. I found aCrock pot recipe that was great! I used my garden produce lettuce, dill, onion, spinach, swiss chard, cilantro, lemon balm, radish.Less coffee and pop purchases because I didn’t want to put it on the budget.Read and tagged more blogs from ALL You post.Fresh fish caught by my dad provided 2 meals for me and one for family. My best purchase was 4 boxes of cereal at $10.00 plus 1 free gallon of milk. It gets better, I used 2 manufacturer counops which got me down to $8.00 for 4 boxes of cereal and 1 free gallon of milk.
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i can’t spend more than $200 a month so it’s $25 a week plus going to food banks…..i know it’s low but i do it! it is tough .
Dwayne
Hi Dwayne, thanks for your comments. We budget $190 a month for the 2 of us for groceries and health and beauty which is a challenge. Please go ahead and play the game even if it is $25 a week you spend. You might end up winning here at CBB and learn how to make the dollar stretch at the grocery store. Cheers mate!
I have a budget of this is very bleak…………. 57.00 per month I shop 2x per month buy only what I need, and cash coupons and price matching. By doing that I have brought in over 300.00 per month to our home of 2 keeps the lights onHow do I sign up for the contest bit lost
Hi Sandi,
Thanks for stopping in first off it’s been a pleasure chatting with you. What I do for The Grocery Game Challenge is I set a budget for my family which is $190 a month for groceries. I then post my weekly grocery shops here at Canadian Budget Binder. We have a no shop week in our budget but I still post that week so everyone can participate as not everyone has a no week shop.
What you then do after I post my weekly shop is in the comment section you post your budget for groceries for the week and post what you bought, what coupons you used, how much you spent. What we are looking for here is to be mindful of your grocery budget.
So you have between 4-5 chances per month to post a weekly shop and for this you get a ballot in our monthly draw. Once a month I draw a winner and the winner right now is getting $50.00 in coupons mailed to their home. As the game gets bigger I will have more exciting prizes like $$$$$ ..etc.
If you need more clarification simply ask I will be more than happy to help.
Here are my 2 weekly shops for March below. If you know what you bought during those weeks and you know your grocery budget than go ahead and post. Good Luck! Mr.CBB
The Grocery Game March 2012 Week 1
The Grocery Game March 5- 11 Week 2
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