Groceries

Cost of living here in the DC area is a lot higher than in little Joplin MO. So one of the things we are going to try to do to stay with in budget is not eat out as much, which in turn makes grocery shopping much more important.
Having the right ingredients on hand, and getting them at the best price is the goal.
When we first got here we visited Whole Foods. Lovely shop. The problem is that its very expensive for very small portions. The few things we got where very yummy, but didn't last long at all. Needless to say we have not been back to do grocery shopping there.
The next place we tried out was Giant. Its nice and close so I can ride my bike there and pick up anything. But I did notice that food was still more expensive than I was used to paying. I got a rewards card, that enables you to get many in-store coupons, it automatically applies the coupon at the register. This is still my go to grocery store in case Im missing some ingredient or ran out of bread.
I finally gave in this week and made the drive to Walmart. Its a 30 minute drive from our house to the store. So I will not be making this trip often. But, I will be making it, probably once every other week. The reason is, that I can buy the bulk of our food, and not spend a small fortune.