$25 grocery challenge - Week 29/2024

How I'm managing on a tight budget. #frugallife #broke #dumpsterdiving #livingonabudget #spendless #diabetes #eatinghealthy #groceriesonabudget #grocerychallenge #groceryhaul2024 #groceryshopping #groceryvlog #extremebudget #frugallivingtips #savingschallenge2024 #budgeting #frugalvideos
Ham Salad
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[@Cassieroll]

Not me watching every single video on your channel today! Thank you so much for doing these videos. You inspired me to be even more frugal with shopping my pantry, fridge, and freezer first. In between watching I did get up and make the black bean salad from your last video and also ham salad using up what I already had in my refrigerator that was just going to eventually rot lol

[@Groceryvlog2024-uz9fj]

@@Cassieroll Aw, thanks so much!

[@pspears2153]

Very patient tiny, tiny, tiny ham dices!!

[@Groceryvlog2024-uz9fj]

Thanks!

[@kathryndockrey1477]

Thanks for sharing. It's amazing how little it costs to eat 'real' food. I wish those struggling with their finances could understand that

[@Groceryvlog2024-uz9fj]

@@kathryndockrey1477 Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@lindyd8837]

Your ham salad looks delicious! That was one of my mother's favorite sandwich fillings. Thank you for sharing your thoughtful and healthy approach to eating.

[@Groceryvlog2024-uz9fj]

@@lindyd8837 Aww, thanks, and you're welcome! I love ham salad in the summer.

[@arizonamom8773]

If your food store has a produce mark down cart or section go there for produce. They get rid of perfectly good produce by bagging and the price is usually $.99!
Also you can make a good ham and white bean soup with dome of that ham. It goes a long way. Buy bags of dried beans because they are a good source of vitamin and go with just about everything.

[@Groceryvlog2024-uz9fj]

Only 1 store near me does produce markdowns, but not often. I do use the ham for soups as well when the weather is colder.

[@chrisfry436]

I would be very careful with the perishables when dumpster diving, some stuff is fine, but the unknown is how long something sat outside of a cooler where a customer may have dumped it, then when they find it it goes into the dumpster....so that bag of cheese, or say a gallon of milk or your chunk of salmon may have sat over in the produce section or cat food aisle for hours before an employee found it and disposed of it....I have had food poisoning three times and do NOT ever want it again so I will pass.....

[@Groceryvlog2024-uz9fj]

@@chrisfry436I understand dumpster food is gross to some people. It is also my reality - and I want to be transparent about how I manage on such a small budget. I've been dumpster diving for years, and am very careful with the items. I inspect everything thoroughly, cook well, and listen to my gut instinct. The salmon was found during the winter when outside temps were freezing, it was totally fine. The cheese was a gamble, but also turned out fine. I have never gotten sick from dumpster food.