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I have $430 to spend on groceries..I need to make it last as long as possible..What should i buy?

I have a family of 5

Update:

well i'd like it to last a month

Update 2:

im trying to figure out what to buy for meals i can prepare at a low cost..and get more meals out of my money..

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Poweder milk it's nasty but it lasts along time, potatoes, carrots, onions, rice,canned tomtatoes, flour, veg oil , yeast, ground meat, picnic ham, chicken thighs club pack, oatmeal, rasins ( my kids love them with cheese and apples as a snack healthy snack!!) the above is just a sample of the things we get, we also have 5 soon 6 and a limited budget. Good luck!!

  • 1 decade ago

    Try purchasing bulk store-brand foods. Stores like HEB (in Texas) sell a lovely big sack of frozen drumsticks. One bag of those lasted two months for me and my husband. You can also get a 20-pack of frozen processed hamburger patties (disgusting, but they are food). We buy generic-brand everything but toilet paper (hey, you gotta have standards, right? =D) and we usually come out under budget. Don't let the kids pick out sugary snack crap they don't need. If you can live without it, don't buy it.

    Source(s): My husband and I are poor college students living off his loans.
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    look around for whoever has the best sales. and i personally do a lot of my non-perishable shopping at dollar stores, especially for things like tp, paper towels, canned vegetables, etc. also, i've learned how to make a LOT of different meals using ramen noodles.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    buy the enquirer and all the rest of those books buy the counter

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