$100 *For a FAMILY of 10* WEEKLY GROCERY HAUL + Pantry Challenge
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- We cut the budget right back to $100 for the whole week for our large family. Follow along as we shop for the weeks food.
#largefamily #groceryhaul #pantrychallenge
Just so you are aware, eggs last much longer than the best before date. You can keep an eye on them by placing an egg in a glass of water and if it floats to the top it is bad, so don’t eat it. If it sits on the bottom on its side it is very fresh. If it stands up it isn’t as fresh as laying but still totally fine to eat. I have used eggs well past a month of the best before date and they were fine.
Absolutely! I use a bowl with water in it, but same principle ha ha! I've definitely used eggs much longer than a month past their best before date.
Definitely have heard this before but we usually eat them pretty fast anyway. ☺️
If in doubt just make a tonne of hard-boiled eggs
@@OneOfADozen it is just hubby and I and we get them from Costco because it is way to expensive in Cole’s and Woolies now and Aldi doesn’t always have the free range. They take us quite some time to eat and they have been fine. You can also crack them all and whisk, and then freeze them.
You can also freeze them aswell in ice cube trays after you've whipped them up
Im glad you found what works for you and your social anxiety 😊Great budgeting! I do that on purpose Jan/Feb every year (pantry challenge) and only buy what's needed to complete a meal. Hope you and your family have a great day!
It’s possible to add a third of water to the milk and thereby get another full carton.I know it’s not as nutritious but in “stretch’ weeks it can really help.
Having extra food always comes in handy for those kinds of weeks. When unexpected expenses leave the bare minimum for food... Great food haul.
Long life milk might save you money and is easy to keep on shelf. If you don’t want to drink it use it for cooking. Many people in rural areas solely use this as they are too far from shops. We drink and cook with it.
Well done on your budgeting Rachel. You still have lots of healthy, filling food 😊
Love a pantry challenge. And love how you were talking about not getting too far away from the budget or it’s too hard to catch up. Fruit and vege shops often have some good specials. Shopping around is time consuming but worth it if you are on a tighter budget
I by powered milk IGA black and gold brand 10 litres for $10, it is 100% dried milk no additives so always have milk at home. Not only do you save money but you are not adding so much to landfill
Would you consider adding a bit of water to the milk to make it go further? Also, please consider getting a quote from costco for the glasses so you can see if they are a better deal for your family.
Costco will probably be a good idea next time! We don’t have a membership at the moment 😊
We are on budget as well,,I shop around,,I try to buy bulk in meats which in hand keeps me from going back to store. February is going to be a challenge I only going to buy egg,milk,bread if needed we will be eating out of freezer an stock room,,this way after it all said in done the money I save will be great,,going to be difficult because it's hard to past up Great deals😂Food just so expensive. I think you did great on your shopping haul.
Wow - impressive! I have a household of milk fiends 🤦🏻♀️🤣 Great tip re. shopping with ear phones….I end up so anxious! I get really anxiety ridden once I’ve been away from my children for one hour, it’s so weird.
We get glasses from Spec Savers when they have the ‘two for $200’ deal (which they have quite often).
The eggs can last up too 2 weeks post date if kept in the fridge. You could also boil them the make curried eggs as lunches and deviled eggs as snacks
As a parent with children and glasses, helpful tip you can pick up their prescription from their optometrist and take to Costco, they are really fair priced on frames/lenses.
You’ve encouraged me to do a better job of grocery shopping and meal planning. Nice haul!
I’m seeing apple pies with the soft apples! Peel and dice your apples add some honey/maple/vanilla, sauté’ in a pan with a tiny amount of water until apples soften, and sauce is a little thick, put in a baking pan/bowl, rub some butter into some oats, add some cinnamon, and top onto to apples and bake! So easy I do it all the time when our apples are soft! I add any other soft fruit too-pears are always good with the apples! And I also use the apple/pear mixture to top our oats in the morning for breaky!
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Super impressive - I ook forward to seeing what meals you create! Thanks so much for sharing! ❤ Mel in Qld 🇦🇺🦘🐨
Just my husband and myself now. Still finding it expensive to buy groceries though. I do the majority of the shop in Aldi. Never had an issue with anything there, always good quality. I also make sure to only by Australian made wherever possible. Then if necessary I go next door to Woolies for a couple of things. It always shocks me to see how expensive W is. BTW eggs last a lot longer than the use by date. Need to be in the fridge though.
Great video Troy ,And Rachel .Thank you for sharing,
There are so many ways to save a lot on food and groceries. I know you love tackling plans and here's one that could come in handy.
Make a list of all the foods (raw/basic) that the family enjoys that are really cheap that you can think of. From there, source different recipes that you can make using them as the major component.
We saved so much when our children were at home by doing this.
For instance, my list would have included rice (in 5/10kg bags that I would repack into serving sizes, pasta, canned tomatoes (we went through heaps), carrots, potatoes, onions (I know you have trouble with these), frozen peas, mince meat (there's a million things to do with this), chicken, fruit & vegies in season and from a cheap grocer, etc.
I have a crock pot (better than a slow cooker) and it is amazing for cooking tough (cheap) pieces of lamb, pork and beef but also makes a whole meal by adding vegies. It can be done in the morning and the only thing you need to do before dinner is to thicken it.
Slow roasts using oven bags are another economical and delicious meal option with very little work required.
I came from a big family which made it so much easier to know how to budget.
The struggle is real with grocery prices at the moment. I have found our local Woolworths has great meat mark downs so I always buy what I can and pop it in the freezer for the next weeks dinners. We are trying to spend $60-$100 per week on food for a couple incl. hosting family dinner night every Sunday.
Great job stretching your dollars! Hard to do, but with planning and shopping around it can be done. Thanks for showing that’s it’s a good thing to sacrifice a little to stay smart with finances. It goes a long way with reaching long term financial goals!
Yes it sure does. No one went without and now the budget is almost back on track 🥰
Thank you for sharing about your social anxiety Rachel! I am exactly the same if I go to shops without my kids to distract me! I walk around in a daze/overwhelmed and take much longer than I should, and feel drained afterwards. I was using doordash to get groceries delivered a lot (to avoid this time and energy drain) until they recently put the prices up, so have started shopping in person again. I don’t have AirPods but I totally get how that would help! ❤
I am in awe of your budgeting skills! I’d love to know how/where you learnt how to budget. I feel like this is one of the “adulting” skills that I completely passed over. 40 years old and I’ve never created a budget. I just fly by the seat of my pants in a lot of my life! 😬 Would love if you could make a step by step video (for dummies) on how you create a budget for a family! I’m a solo parent with 3 kids and know I need to get my act together and would appreciate any advice you could give in regards to budgeting and even flybuys, qantas points etc. You seem to understand and know how to use these things to your advantage and I would love if you could share your knowledge!
There are so many American mum vlogger videos out there on how to save and stretch your money and use different rewards schemes, etc. but no Aussie ones. I really think if you made videos like that giving tips and tricks from an Aussie Mum’s perspective it would extremely beneficial to us Aussie mums ❤ Not just that but any and all tips, advice or step-by-step videos on how you manage and run your household and get everything done. You have a wealth of experience and knowledge that would be so valuable to share, with those of us who haven’t got it all figured out (or even close in my case)! 😅 Thank you ❤
Thank you for your beautiful comment! I’ve just always had a knack for money and budgeting, I don’t really know where it comes from but if it would really be helpful I could figure out how to vlog about it. Don’t worry about not naturally having that skill, I guarantee you have natural abilities that I don’t have! That’s what makes us all unique and special 🥰
It would be incredibly helpful and appreciated! ❤ You could even make an entire channel or series on home making/parenting/adulting for dummies (you wouldn’t have to use that as the title!) 😂 I feel like a lot of us go from being taken care of by our parents to being so called “grown ups” with children of our own without being taught many of the important skills to live a successful adult life and just make do and try our best but could be doing so much better if we were shown the best, easiest most efficient ways to do things. Things like: handling finances (budgets, planning, saving up for holidays, rewards programs, etc.), doing housework / tasks in an efficient way, meal planning (to prevent waste - a big struggle), single parent struggles, staying organised with kid’s school activities/forms and extra curricular activities, keeping things fair when it comes to time and money when you have kids of different ages and a blended family, any other tips or skills you can teach.
This is all totally a suggestion, completely understand if you wouldn’t want to or it’s not a viable option but it would honestly be so amazing to learn from a successful mum like you! The fact that you are Aussie and can offer relevant info to us Aussies when it’s few and far between on UA-cam would be amazing! I honestly think you could even make it into a paid subscription/course if you wanted to - that’s how much I value your skills and knowledge! ❤ I’ve been married twice and currently separated from my 2nd husband (my choice), I’m doing my best to get organised and efficient but it doesn’t come easily to me! 😅
Thanks again ❤
hey guys.....awesome budgeting there and you got quite a bit of food for your money ...well done Rach.....till next time ...stay safe and warm......X
Stay cool
You picked up the capsule panadol I think which is right at $1.10. The tablet option (not capsules) is 80cents.
Have you considered long life milk? It’s generally a little cheaper for when you’re in a pinch. 😊
It’s a little more expensive in our local shops. But we used to have quite a bit in our stockpile. We really should work on that again!
Does your insurance don't pay for glasses . And iam sure you can do the shopping for under 100
No one will starve you did great
You do so well with your grocery budgeting it’s not easy with the prices at the moment 😭
It might be worth looking into extras only private health, we use it for glasses and dental and are far ahead then paying out of pocket. Our two boys both wear glasses for longsightedness and their prescriptions for glasses change yearly 😫
in the U.S. we have mail away glasses company that you can get glasses for like $20.00 with lenses ...Zenni optical ,or eyebuy direct... dont know if you can use them over there but if you upload a photo you can try the frames on in the photo and then buy !
Osteo, chemist brand(same as osteo) but cheaper, I think it's a 50 or 100pk $6
Also iga, coles and woolies, gotta be there at the right time for make downs mainly between 2pm and 3pm, but varies store to store
Sometimes I prefer Aldi because it is quicker and less choices!
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Glasses are so expensive. Ive been wearing glasses since I was 11. My parents had to budget for those in the 60s then another pair at high school. Progressives are the worst mine cost 1700. Ouch! Well done on your $100 budget.
Could make some honey joys with the corn flakes too for a cheap snack.
I did! They were yummy 😍
@@OneOfADozen 👍 I always try and double up and buy cereal that i can make a slice with or bake something with it.
How do you make honey joys
Do you guy's have vision insurance over there? We have vision insurance which helps alleviate out of pocket cost. American's health insurance is so pricey but our vision insurance is very reasonable. I know how you like Walmart when you come to the states another thing about walmart is some stores have vision centers where the glasses are extremely reasonably priced
Here in the us I would buy my glasses online cause it’s cheaper then buying them at the eye place. They charge too much.
Thats pretty good for $14 in a local iga. Does Troy have a flybuys card on same account? If you dont find yours you can get a replacement. You did great for the amount you had cant wait to see what you cook. Just curious also do you have an emergency fund?
Glasses are free for children in the UK unless they want a fancy pair. Xx
That’s so good!
Groceries have become ridiculous. In the last 12 months I have reverted to making as much as I can, even spaghetti sauce. I buy cheap cans of tomato, along with tomato paste, onions, garlic, herbs, chicken stock and a bit of sugar and I make a big enough batch to fill 4 jars, which I have saved. I then freeze the jars. I recently made crumpets and they were yum and so easy. I then wrap them and freeze them along with pancakes, bread rolls, banana bread, muffins, etc. It has allowed us to keep our hard earned money instead of giving it to the greedy supermarket giants. I also shop at Aldi first, then I go to IGA, Cole’s and Woolworths depending on specials.
Very clever! How do you make crumpets
@@Sonja... I use a recipe on Instagram and the guy is called Tasteless Baker:
Crumpets:
Recipe from Tasteless Baker
Ingredients:
150 plain flour
200ml warm of water
3 g instant dried yeast
Big pinch of salt
3 g of baking powder
Big pinch of sugar
1. Flour, yeast, salt, warm water and into bowl and mix for 3-5 mins, until the flour is absorbed.
2. Add baking powder & sugar & mix.
3. Cover and leave in a warm place to rest for 15 minutes.
4. Grease pan, use crumpet rings with baking paper inside them.
5. Heat pan to low heat.
6. Add mix halfway up the ring.
7. Once the air holes reach the center (about 5 minutes), flip and cook the other side. It will not need long.
@@Sonja... try and buy the crumpet rings, as the egg rings are not tall enough. Just fill them 3/4 of the way. When the top has bubbles and you can see it is cooked up the sides, take off the ring and turn it over. It won’t need much time, as they are nearly cooked. I brush ghee on the pan and I have it on a low heat and they come out fine. Just don’t knock the bubbles out of the mixture.
It's just my husband and I, but it can get expensive to buy groceries. Even in the USA.
Were the glasses so expensive because they were character ones? Well done on the shopping.
I’d say they never had health insurance
One was a character one. I think we should have shopped around but didn’t really think about it. We just figured we would get whatever made him happy and comfortable with wearing glasses, at least for the first time.
Do the working teenagers contribute anything like in regards to petrol money for their transport
I was wondering this as well.
Yes they pay $20 a week each board for expenses like that ☺️
Put the apples in the fridge
Good shop mum.
With eggs it does not matter with the dates as we have free range chicken
coles flybuys card you can access on your phone. you should have a email most likely with the details of your card
I have it on my phone but if you want to spend the flybuys dollars you need to swipe the physical card. I’ve ordered a new one now ☺️
So the name SpecSavers is ironic, like calling my 6 foot tall brother Shorty? Yikes!
rachel i know how u feel
don't the older kids help out, there working?