Quote Originally Posted by 5 Little Monkeys View Post
Thanks Brightsparks, I will have to consider doing the leftovers that way. Do you think I would need receipts for that? I keep none of our personal receipts right now. I am just guessing but I would assume that with leftovers, it is only another $500ish roughly.

Keep in mind that I also buy my groceries separately from my household supplies like toilet paper, cleaners, paper towel, kleenax etc. I know some providers lump this all in together under groceries. My expense for this stuff is another $2000.
I keep my household separate too as its a different expense for taxes. I would start keeping your personal food receipts but obviously there will be things on their that do not get given to the dck's so it gets complicated. It really is more work to cook separately for them on top of for the family so that's why I batch cook every couple of months for daycare so I am not cooking every day for them and I shop for their food all at once only having an extra shop once or twice a week for fresh fruit and veg.