Same! I plan 6 meals and the last meal of the week is leftovers and clearing out fridge the last night for dinner before I order the new weeks groceries the next morning. Game changer for us! Excellent video guys! We've used 1 car for past 4 years, my husband has free transport to work which saves us thousands a year. Love buying quality also, we are big fans of thrift shopping or we call it opshopping here in New Zealand. Great tips, loved this vid!
Naomi, I don’t know why we ever thought monthly was a good idea. Lol sometimes the best way to save time is to do things in small increments instead of all in one go.
7:38 You should look into the health effects caused by synthetic fabrics though. There are other great natural alternatives to cotton without settling for synthetics.
I buy groceries every 7-10 days which had helped a lot to reduce food waste. My trouble is that when I have produce that I need to cook within a window of time, but work gets busy or I just feel too exhausted to cook then it goes bad bc I ate my emergency freezer or pantry meals instead of cooking w my fresh produce. Another thing is that I’m trying to increase my diversity of produce so I buy fruits I’m not used to eating and I put off eating them cause I eat my favorites first and then they go bad. Im gonna just buy less produce at a time even if that means I have to go to the grocery store more often. I haaaate throwing food away
what I learned from @Lo Mills channel, is if you let something go bad before you got a chance on eating it, you cant replace it the next shopping trip or two. i havent done it but its a good reminder when putting those " i want to be an apple person, so i keep buying them but never eat them"
I feel you. My boyfriend and I also try to eat more produce but we aren’t used to it and we waste some. What I think is great for us is to buy frozen veggies or fruits. Granted they’re not « fresh » but as opposed to canned ones nothing is added and we can keep them for longer ☺️
I'm already in the grocery store weekly. But my problem is double buying. I have to get better at planning my meals for the week and eat exactly that. Usually by mid week, I am already buying breakfast and/or lunch out. I will make an effort to make my meals last until Friday so that I may enjoy happy hours somewhere instead. Good tips. Btw, surprised that you guys weren't already doing prepaid cell phones in your debt free life. Yes, it is certainly the way to go. One of the best and longest frugal tips that I've done...20 years today.
I enjoy watching your videos because they are different than the usual “frugal” ones because it looks from the outside that you moved to get a nice house in a nice place that you WANT to be instead of the sacrifice and live in a not nice place in a location you don’t want, working in a job you don’t want and sacrifice all to save and pay off debt videos. From the outside, that is a nice house with a really pretty property unless there’s serious problems with the place or something we don’t know about it. You even have a garage! Nice to see the “non- sacrifice,” sacrifice! You are also working a career you seem to like which is also so different from those in videos that quit pursuing a career (FIRE) or stick with something they don’t like to save. You guys are just refreshing and different and dare I say……….seem genuinely happy and content which is the most awesome!!
Wow. This is a really sweet comment. Thank you. Grace and I just wanted to share our journey to happiness and fulfillment without making tons of money or waiting til a certain age. We’re still learning but we hope to encourage others to live the life they want too not what society expects of them.
Great reminder about food! Can we have a video on how life with your little one is?? Always keen to hear new parents talk about the transition / 4th trimester especially because you guys are doing simplified living like me😊🇦🇺
We were 10 out of 10! Of course, we are also old enough to be your parents so we've learned from experience. I'm also a frugal person to start with. :-)
Yes I shop at good will and I shop at the mall and will spend 200 on boots as well it does save you because yes you use those boots for years and some clothes you find at good will are really great name brand clothes as well
Thank you for bringing up the cell phone I know this won't work for everyone but me and my daughter has metro and I have a cell phone and she has a tablet for 65 a month that works for us
Definitely Happy Hour. I don't know how to get around $84 a month of internet service. We literally have only one company and they know that we have nowhere else to go to. I feel like if I told them I'm canceling, they'll be like, OK, go ahead. :-)
Right I used to live somewhere else where my internet was 50 and under but moved somewhere for cheaper housing and the internet is way expensive. Few companies I’m looking in still are too high. Right now we are on a discount but when that ends I have to find something else. Always trying to find ways to lower expense. Electricity absolutely horrible still with all I do to save on it. I don’t even own a dryer, don’t use the heat 24/7, plug things out, still these people charge so much. They trying to tell me I use too much I’m like just using the heater here and there and summer bill way lower 2x lower than my winter. These people are robbing me.
I live in a Portland area, but do not know any really good, affordable restaurants; what were your top 3 picks? I would appreciate if you have time to answer 🍝🫕🥘; I like Thai, Italian, Middle East type of food
@@gojereme 😂😂 true. I came up with the name because I honestly do like white rice in my salad. I like a lot of weird food combinations. I do comment on the Dave Ramsey show a lot. I like the show but I really like yours and your wife’s a lot also. You give alot of great tips. Truly appreciate it.
@@Whitericeinmysalad Never tried rice in my salad. I'll have to give it a try. lol thanks so much for watching! What topics or type video content do you want to see more of from us?
Another thing regarding cars: Keep up with the maintenance! Get your oil changed according to the manufacturer's recommendations, keep your tires and brakes in good operating condition. Most vehicles, if maintained to minimums, will last a long time. Also-my car is 11 years old and the AC quit working last summer. I have had a lot of sweaty rides for the last 2 summers. Guess what? Air Conditioning isn't a requirement for the car to run! Roll the windows down, turn up the cold air vent(yes, it will be warm air coming through on a hot day), and drive. You'll get a breeze, and the vent will help blow some of the hot air out. Also, the safer you drive and the less aggressive you are, it will save wear and tear. Get regular car washes, especially if you live in a cold weather climate where they salt the roads. Rust killed my first car.
@@gojereme That is true. But if you take care of them, they last a long time. Older cars tend to be cheaper overall. No payments, lower insurance, etc. Again, that's if you take care of them properly. I have been driving the same car for over 9 years now. I will keep driving it until it falls apart or blows up.
I shop only once a week and I meal prep my go to stores is rulers and Aldis use lots of frozen vegetables and buy fruit that’s only in season because there way cheaper and buy clearance meats and freeze them also
I definitely feel you on most of those! I started using a broker for my homeowners and auto insurance last year. Another odd ball tip is doing your own hair and nails and to add to the thrift shop idea, include shopping at the $1 store, estate/tag sales + Facebook Marketplace. Also we invested in a water purifier for our sink and saved a ton of money instead of buying water bottles!
I completely agree with shopping weekly. I have less waste and I know what’s in my fridge. It’s easier to manage it all on a weekly basis
Same! I plan 6 meals and the last meal of the week is leftovers and clearing out fridge the last night for dinner before I order the new weeks groceries the next morning. Game changer for us!
Excellent video guys! We've used 1 car for past 4 years, my husband has free transport to work which saves us thousands a year. Love buying quality also, we are big fans of thrift shopping or we call it opshopping here in New Zealand. Great tips, loved this vid!
Thanks Shan! It really was a game changer for us too! Opshopping? interesting name! 🤔
Naomi, I don’t know why we ever thought monthly was a good idea. Lol sometimes the best way to save time is to do things in small increments instead of all in one go.
@@gojereme haha, opportunity shopping is what it means, we call it second hand shopping too😂😁
me too I run to the store the mi it’s I run out of something so I’m not spending a fortune buying all at once
I shop twice a week, Monday and Thursday, because I found that I was wasting less food. My food budget decreased.
Nice Frank, you found what works for you! We never tried twice a week, but once a week seems to be our sweet spot.
unrelated but your wife is GLOWING
Lol I’m a blessed man
You look like such a power couple both listening to each other respectfully and your journey together is just amazing so much respect for your love ✊🏽
7:38 You should look into the health effects caused by synthetic fabrics though. There are other great natural alternatives to cotton without settling for synthetics.
I buy groceries every 7-10 days which had helped a lot to reduce food waste. My trouble is that when I have produce that I need to cook within a window of time, but work gets busy or I just feel too exhausted to cook then it goes bad bc I ate my emergency freezer or pantry meals instead of cooking w my fresh produce. Another thing is that I’m trying to increase my diversity of produce so I buy fruits I’m not used to eating and I put off eating them cause I eat my favorites first and then they go bad.
Im gonna just buy less produce at a time even if that means I have to go to the grocery store more often. I haaaate throwing food away
what I learned from @Lo Mills channel, is if you let something go bad before you got a chance on eating it, you cant replace it the next shopping trip or two. i havent done it but its a good reminder when putting those " i want to be an apple person, so i keep buying them but never eat them"
I feel you. My boyfriend and I also try to eat more produce but we aren’t used to it and we waste some. What I think is great for us is to buy frozen veggies or fruits. Granted they’re not « fresh » but as opposed to canned ones nothing is added and we can keep them for longer ☺️
I'm already in the grocery store weekly. But my problem is double buying. I have to get better at planning my meals for the week and eat exactly that. Usually by mid week, I am already buying breakfast and/or lunch out. I will make an effort to make my meals last until Friday so that I may enjoy happy hours somewhere instead. Good tips. Btw, surprised that you guys weren't already doing prepaid cell phones in your debt free life. Yes, it is certainly the way to go. One of the best and longest frugal tips that I've done...20 years today.
Thanks Sammy! 20 years you knew this, why did you tell me?! 😂😉
Plus cotton shrinks.and.wrinkles ..quickly..
Paid another bill off this month..1 more to go!!!
I am happy for you
Totally, Rose! And way to go!
I enjoy watching your videos because they are different than the usual “frugal” ones because it looks from the outside that you moved to get a nice house in a nice place that you WANT to be instead of the sacrifice and live in a not nice place in a location you don’t want, working in a job you don’t want and sacrifice all to save and pay off debt videos. From the outside, that is a nice house with a really pretty property unless there’s serious problems with the place or something we don’t know about it. You even have a garage! Nice to see the “non- sacrifice,” sacrifice! You are also working a career you seem to like which is also so different from those in videos that quit pursuing a career (FIRE) or stick with something they don’t like to save. You guys are just refreshing and different and dare I say……….seem genuinely happy and content which is the most awesome!!
Wow. This is a really sweet comment. Thank you. Grace and I just wanted to share our journey to happiness and fulfillment without making tons of money or waiting til a certain age. We’re still learning but we hope to encourage others to live the life they want too not what society expects of them.
Absolutely right on with the food. We plan our weekly meals with leftovers mixed in over the week to 10 days. It works out great.
I love leftovers for lunch!
Such a sweet couple. I enjoy watching their financial journey.
Just discovered your channel, y'all are my new faves! Such practical advice and insight from a beautiful family. Thanks for sharing!
Appreciate that Danielle! Happy to have you here :)
Great reminder about food! Can we have a video on how life with your little one is?? Always keen to hear new parents talk about the transition / 4th trimester especially because you guys are doing simplified living like me😊🇦🇺
great idea, Sez!
This video is WAY better than the title suggests. All of your suggestions can move the needle in a HUGE way
Haha..thanks! Yea, simple tweaks can make a big impact over time.
We grocery shop daily - I can’t imagine doing it monthly 😮
Yeah weekly grocery shopping!!
We were 10 out of 10! Of course, we are also old enough to be your parents so we've learned from experience. I'm also a frugal person to start with. :-)
haha..Let's go Bradley! You're the only 10 of 10 I've seen so far.
I've been on prepay for years. $35 per month tax included if I do autopay.
Completely agree!
Right on ✌🏽
I do many of these things, but I pay my auto insurance only once per year. I cannot handle monthly bills.
Yes I shop at good will and I shop at the mall and will spend 200 on boots as well it does save you because yes you use those boots for years and some clothes you find at good will are really great name brand clothes as well
Thank you for bringing up the cell phone I know this won't work for everyone but me and my daughter has metro and I have a cell phone and she has a tablet for 65 a month that works for us
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes - later.
4. Yes/Yes/Yes
5. Yes - lucky low rent
6. Yes
7. Cell Phone/actually earn $$$ with cell
8. Car/earn $$$ with car
9. Insurance is low as possible/discount
10.Not traveling now, but, yeah!
Those are super helpful tips !
Definitely Happy Hour. I don't know how to get around $84 a month of internet service. We literally have only one company and they know that we have nowhere else to go to. I feel like if I told them I'm canceling, they'll be like, OK, go ahead. :-)
Right I used to live somewhere else where my internet was 50 and under but moved somewhere for cheaper housing and the internet is way expensive. Few companies I’m looking in still are too high. Right now we are on a discount but when that ends I have to find something else. Always trying to find ways to lower expense. Electricity absolutely horrible still with all I do to save on it. I don’t even own a dryer, don’t use the heat 24/7, plug things out, still these people charge so much. They trying to tell me I use too much I’m like just using the heater here and there and summer bill way lower 2x lower than my winter. These people are robbing me.
I do prepaid and it's way less expensive. Unless you have to call people constantly for your job, it's totally worth it in my opinion.
Sweet! Can’t wait to switch soon!
Thanks for this great informative video. Patagonia has a repair department for your Patagonia attire. A future sponsor? 🤔
I also believe in revamping leftovers
We use Straight Talk. $35 a month plus tax.
Awesome! Never heard of straight talk.
I've heard mint mobile is good. I unfortunately live in rural area so I have few choices.
Cathy, yea still debating between mint mobile and visible. Most likely visible though.
@@gojereme I will check into that one. I'm in Beaverton.
That woman loves him it’s all in her eyes
😍🥰
I live in a Portland area, but do not know any really good, affordable restaurants; what were your top 3 picks? I would appreciate if you have time to answer 🍝🫕🥘; I like Thai, Italian, Middle East type of food
Hi Lova! Use Yelp, filter for the type you want, then check their happy hour menu.
Do you all mind sharing the credit card you use for travel? Great video!
I have a video on it, check out my previous videos.
Put aside dollar a day, 5 dollar a week, 20 dollar a month
I use Public Mobile. Cheapest plan. $14 Canadian.
Pandini 😂😂😂
Wow 14 bucks! Never seen cell service that cheap!
I’m with Public aswell! The plan is $15 CDN/ month, but with multiple discounts, I pay $10/ month.
Haven’t even listened but already liked. Love your videos.
Haha..thanks for the support! I see your comments on so many of Dave Ramsey’s videos. “White rice in my salad” is a hard name to forget 😂
@@gojereme 😂😂 true. I came up with the name because I honestly do like white rice in my salad. I like a lot of weird food combinations. I do comment on the Dave Ramsey show a lot. I like the show but I really like yours and your wife’s a lot also. You give alot of great tips. Truly appreciate it.
@@Whitericeinmysalad Never tried rice in my salad. I'll have to give it a try. lol thanks so much for watching! What topics or type video content do you want to see more of from us?
Rome, Italy or Athens, Greece?? Rome, Greece doesn't exist!!
Haha…my bad. They are going to both Rome, Italy and Athens,Greece!
@@gojereme No worries! It cracked me up! Lucky them to visit both cities!
Another thing regarding cars: Keep up with the maintenance! Get your oil changed according to the manufacturer's recommendations, keep your tires and brakes in good operating condition. Most vehicles, if maintained to minimums, will last a long time. Also-my car is 11 years old and the AC quit working last summer. I have had a lot of sweaty rides for the last 2 summers. Guess what? Air Conditioning isn't a requirement for the car to run! Roll the windows down, turn up the cold air vent(yes, it will be warm air coming through on a hot day), and drive. You'll get a breeze, and the vent will help blow some of the hot air out. Also, the safer you drive and the less aggressive you are, it will save wear and tear. Get regular car washes, especially if you live in a cold weather climate where they salt the roads. Rust killed my first car.
most of the time cars are definitely not an asset lol but gotta have one if you don't live in the city.
@@gojereme That is true. But if you take care of them, they last a long time. Older cars tend to be cheaper overall. No payments, lower insurance, etc. Again, that's if you take care of them properly. I have been driving the same car for over 9 years now. I will keep driving it until it falls apart or blows up.
So pretty!!! Love her tips and the way she speaks. She's awesome! You both are!
I shop only once a week and I meal prep my go to stores is rulers and Aldis use lots of frozen vegetables and buy fruit that’s only in season because there way cheaper and buy clearance meats and freeze them also
Aldi is seriously the best
I definitely feel you on most of those! I started using a broker for my homeowners and auto insurance last year. Another odd ball tip is doing your own hair and nails and to add to the thrift shop idea, include shopping at the $1 store, estate/tag sales + Facebook Marketplace. Also we invested in a water purifier for our sink and saved a ton of money instead of buying water bottles!
Totally forgot about these ideas! We do most of those too except we haven't looked much into the water purifier.
Im going to try Mint after my att contract is up
Do it!
Thrift shops are the best.
Wow. I think I'm in your crazy ban wagon. I'm 9 out 10.
Alicia! We would get along great! Lol
You're back!
I never left 😂 but yes, I’m back!!
I do the internet thing. I can't live without fast internet. I'm a tech nerd. It's called the customer retention department
Lots of great ideas for saving money!
Did you put real money in your mouth? 🤮