Cameron Tanner

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Master Your Money: Budgeting, Saving, and Debt-Free Living · The Grocery Gauntlet: Feeding a Family Without Losing Your Cool · 13 Jun 2025 podcast

Thanks, Nate.

I'm so excited to be here and even more excited to talk about how we can all make grocery shopping a little less stressful and a lot more strategic.

Well, it all started when we were preparing to start a family.

One of our goals was for me to be a stay-at-home mom, which meant quitting my job and living on a tighter budget.

In order to make that happen, we had to become debt-free and we had to learn to live on less.

One thing we did was we set a $400 monthly budget for groceries and household supplies.

So that had to include diapers and baby formula, which we know can all get really expensive.

So I had to get creative and make it work.

Hands down, I'd say use a cash budget.

I used the envelope system for many years.

Every payday, I'd take out cash and put it into an envelope labeled for groceries.

Now when COVID hit, I did have to switch things up a little bit and I put a debit card that was used only for groceries.

So we set up a direct deposit for the money to go directly to that card and it was strictly for groceries.

So the reason that a cash budget works is really simple.

It forces you to stay within your budget.

If you walk into the store with $100 in cash or only $100 on your grocery card, you know you can't go over, not even by a penny.

If you do, you're gonna have to put something back.

So it keeps you mindful, reduces your impulse buys and helps you prioritize things

what you need now versus what can wait for maybe another time.

Well, it might feel old-fashioned, but studies actually show people will spend more when they use a card, even a debit card, because there's less emotional connection to that money that's on a card.

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