Here’s our Big Family Grocery Spending for March, 2025 post!
Big Family Grocery Spending for March, 2025
Curious how much we spent during the month of March and what groceries we bought? Here’s the breakdown!
1. Sam’s
On March 4, Auggie and I headed to Sam’s after his Speech Therapy appointment. We found a lot of meat marked down, which made our grand total a little more hefty, but it was worth it because of the good prices on meat. We also got grapes, cucumbers, carrots, apples, bananas, sweet peppers, broccoli, a salad kit, clementines, pears, spinach, spring mix, ketchup, meat sticks, pistachios, frozen french fries, 10-dozen eggs, coffee, cream, half and half, milk, shredded cheese, frozen pizza, olives, pickles, granola, whole milk Greek yogurt, and butter. Oh, and of course, a box of bacon.
How crazy is it that I was thrilled to find eggs for only $4.80/dozen!? They were “limit 2” so I was able to get two boxes with 5-dozen eggs. I’m thankful!
Total for food at Sam’s: $543
2. Chick-fil-a
One day over our kids’ spring break, Chick-fil-a offered free kids’ meals with purchase of an adult meal. We took advantage of the offer, and had a very fun (and crazy) outing that day!
Total out of pocket at Chick-fil-a: $22.25
3. Hy-Vee
Total out of pocket at Hy-Vee: $19.94
4. Aldi
On March 17, I picked up some of our Aldi essentials plus some sale items. Strawberries were on sale, so I got 8 pounds! I also got bananas, a pineapple, apples, salad kits, grapes, oranges, mandarins, pear cups, fruit/veggie pouches for Auggie, whole milk yogurt, cake mixes, sausage, milk, granola, salsa, salami, instant oatmeal, sliced cheese, and gelato.
Total at Aldi: 175.86
5. Wal-Mart and Sam’s
On March 18, I ran into both Wal-Mart and Sam’s to check for meat markdowns. Meh, I didn’t find much of anything except for two nice boxes of Boneless Chicken Breast marked down to just $6.00 each. I also picked up two bags of frozen fruit for smoothies while I was there.
At Sam’s I didn’t find any meat markdown deals that worked for me, boo. But they did have eggs in stock for just $4.67/dozen, which is the best price I’ve seen anywhere for many weeks. I got two packs (limit 2) plus cream and avocado.
Total for groceries at Wal-Mart and Sam’s: $67.86
6. Amazon Subscribe and Save
We got a big box full of Go-Go Squeeze items plus Pizza Crust and Freeze Dried Apples this month.
Total from Amazon: $61.71
7. Costco
I had a big restock trip to Costco on March 24, getting a cart full of diapers, wipes, and clothes plus a few other non-perishable foods.
I checked out, loaded all that into the van, then went back in for the cold groceries. I got milk, cream, half and half, two kinds of shredded cheese, cottage cheese, guacamole, butter, strawberries, white queso, spinach, mixed greens, frozen fruit, frozen French fries, sliced Havarti cheese, three kinds of frozen pizza, chicken legs ($0.99/pound!), a huge pork butt ($1.99/pound!), brats, coffee, chips, ketchup, cream cheese, pepperoni, 100% juice freezies, mandarin orange cups, yoggies snacks, veggie/cheese crackers, chicken nuggets, and potatoes.
Total for groceries: 410.72
8. Sam’s/Walmart
On Saturday, March 29, Elias and Malorie picked up a few items for me from Sam’s and Walmart while they were out. We needed lettuce, tomatoes, and cilantro (not pictured) to go with a Burrito Bar we were having for Sunday Lunch, so they got those at Walmart. Plus they got these necessities for me at Sam’s.
Total from Sam’s and Walmart: $19.87
9. Costco
On the last day of March, I was close to Costco and ran in to grab milk, bananas, and veggies to get us through for a few days before I needed to do a big grocery shopping trip again.
Total at Costco: $23.86
Total for groceries in March, 2025: $1,346
NOTE: Our WIC benefits provide our littles with around $180 worth of groceries each month. You can read here to learn our 2025 Grocery Budget plus look over ways I’m able to keep our budget at this level.
Running Totals for 2025
January spending: $679
February spending: $1,459
March spending: $1,346
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