Food expenses aren't hard to bring down. Cut down snacks and liquid calories. Except coffee. Life juice is not negotiable lol. My cell provider texted me and said I can save you money if you switch providers. Great customer service! Lots of practical advice that I hope people listen to
Thanks for watching and for the comment! Bringing down food costs is definitely relative to someone's starting point but yes, there can be some opportunity there for sure.
@veesphonicschannel yes but you buy more junk. I have two adult children at home and I spend between $650 & $750 a month on groceries depending on if there were lots of good meat sales. I also know a family of three that spends $1000 a month shopping at the same stores. The difference was snacks and they buy organic everything. It is much easier to trim the food budget than you think. Lots of good videos on that on most frugality channels
I'm a new listener from the US (Minnesota), any suggestions on favorite places to visit in Canada? I've been to Vancouver Island, Victoria and Vancouver, but not much else besides that. Enjoying the episode. Cheers. Edit: nevermind, you just mentioned your favorites after I wrote this!
Camping with a tent is the way to go. Buy used stuff. RV is a money pit. We have 2 small kids and decided air travel was not a priority for us right now. We camp in wonderful places where Airbnb would cost 500 a night. Kids love camping. In the meantime I invest the money I save and when my kids are bigger we'll have money to go do long trips in Europe or Asia.
Im going over my phone provider and internet provider. Snacks is a big issue for me when it comes to groceries, but it's managable. I just make sure to set my savings aside day one when i get a paycheck, followed by my bills, and then i work out the rest of the month with what i have left. I don't wanna live like a monk, but at the same time not be irresponsible, you know? It's easier to cheap out in the grocery store when you don't have as much to spend.
Food expenses aren't hard to bring down. Cut down snacks and liquid calories. Except coffee. Life juice is not negotiable lol. My cell provider texted me and said I can save you money if you switch providers. Great customer service! Lots of practical advice that I hope people listen to
Thanks for watching and for the comment! Bringing down food costs is definitely relative to someone's starting point but yes, there can be some opportunity there for sure.
But I find that healthy, whole foods are much more costly than junk and processed foods.
@veesphonicschannel yes but you buy more junk. I have two adult children at home and I spend between $650 & $750 a month on groceries depending on if there were lots of good meat sales. I also know a family of three that spends $1000 a month shopping at the same stores. The difference was snacks and they buy organic everything. It is much easier to trim the food budget than you think. Lots of good videos on that on most frugality channels
I'm a new listener from the US (Minnesota), any suggestions on favorite places to visit in Canada? I've been to Vancouver Island, Victoria and Vancouver, but not much else besides that. Enjoying the episode. Cheers. Edit: nevermind, you just mentioned your favorites after I wrote this!
Hi Evan, great videos !! Could you please make a video with your thoughts on Smith Manoeuvre?
Camping with a tent is the way to go. Buy used stuff. RV is a money pit. We have 2 small kids and decided air travel was not a priority for us right now. We camp in wonderful places where Airbnb would cost 500 a night. Kids love camping. In the meantime I invest the money I save and when my kids are bigger we'll have money to go do long trips in Europe or Asia.
Im going over my phone provider and internet provider. Snacks is a big issue for me when it comes to groceries, but it's managable. I just make sure to set my savings aside day one when i get a paycheck, followed by my bills, and then i work out the rest of the month with what i have left. I don't wanna live like a monk, but at the same time not be irresponsible, you know? It's easier to cheap out in the grocery store when you don't have as much to spend.
Great, my phone bill is $9, not exactly a lot left to save there...