Having been a member for quite a few years, I always go with a list. I have a budget and a clipboard. (Yes, I get mistaken for a staff member sometimes.) But it is the only way I know to hold the budget. I add up the prices as I go (great math practice) and I prioritize if I bump up against my limit. Yes, I tend toward the nerd side rather than the free spirit side, but we are paying off our mortgage early because we can hold the budget. Holding the budget IS taking advantage of the discounts at Costco!
Costco is so addicting! A new one opened up down the road from me, so I was using it as my main grocery store. I was spending $500 a week, plus needing a regular grocery store a few times a month, we have a large family. My money saving tip is to go less often. I only go once a month now and spend $1000, that’s a big savings from what I spending every week. Costco makes you spend money so I had to cut it off.
Love Costco! I’m actually going to there in a couple of hours. I have 7 items in my shopping list, I’m hoping I stick to the list and not go way over my budget! 😬🤣 Tip: when buying in bulk share certain items with a family member or friend and split the cost with them. This works for me because it’s just me and my husband and that way I’m not wasteful and I save money. 👌
New to us - cheap dessert for a crowd - buy the muffins - cut in 1/2 or 1/4 and top with ice cream/fresh fruit or both. Get up to 48 pieces if you cut into 1/4 size for under $8. I highly recommend the blueberry muffins with fresh strawberries on top - mix the strawberries with a little sugar and let sit in the fridge for an hour or longer so you have a little syrup when you use them
Really would love more emphasis on sustainability, do we really NEED cases of water or could we use a nice home filtration (I personally like Berkeys) where you save money and help the environment. So many unnecessary water bottles on the go is very wasteful
Love your point. We are looking for suggestions for our construction company. We currently provide one case per week to each worker. Do u think there is a way we can provide water without so much plastic waste?
Costco has 15% discounts for auto repairs. They also have an auto service that links you with dealers to get the best prices on new cars. We bought my wife's car a few years back and saved over $2000. Their travel service has discounts on car rentals.
That’s the first thing I thought too. Now do I buy bottled water sometimes? Yeah a couple times a year I’m riding in places that don’t have water so I can’t filter it. But for daily use get a filter and a insulated bottle and most places have a water fountain and if your company doesn’t maybe it should.
I brought a zen water filter $89 open box...cost $15 for filters & its cleans, mineralized, purifies the water, 4 gallon counter top system...best decision i ever made ❤
At Costco everything you put in your cart food and wise assume to be at least $10 each. Five things can be 50 bucks real quick. The chickens are definitely the best deal.
The Costcos in Houston do not have places to get eye exams that are owned by Costco. However, there are eye exam places attached to the building like there is also a liquor store, which is also not affiliated with Costco other than being next to it. They do sell glasses and contacts in Costco, and the price on glasses is PHENOMENAL. The savings for glasses alone more than pays for a membership. I bought a pair of prescription Gucci frames with bifocals, antiglare, scratch-resistant coating for around $250!!! If you have an executive membership, you get back two per cent each year on everything you bought and also qualify for their insurance programs.
I don’t think any of the eye exams are “owned” by Costco…but the independent optometrist usually always agrees to the. Costco pricing. I have found NO better place or quality or service than the Costco optical center (glasses). Had to go to a low vision specialist for my exam. Cost of exam: $385…their “in-house” glasses and prescription another $489. Held off and checked at Costco optical. Same exact prescription with full bells and whistles, scratch-proof, progressive, and light-to-dark and back (term is evading me), was a total of $130, including my frame choice.
No Costco in my area. We have Bj's , Sam's Club but as a single person I don't bother. I have gone with others however, the savings did not work for me. I do digital coupons, paper coupons, sale prices, manager specials, and senior discounts. In the past month I had a 90 +% savings on one shopping trip - so shop smart people !
Yes, you can use a gift card for gas. You do not have to insert a membership card if you are using a gift card. I am a member and have bought gift cards to use only for gas since they don't accept cash at the pump.
I dont have Costco near me. But I do have Aldi's and Sams Club. I love shopping at Aldi. I dont know about Sams Club. Have not been there. What do you say about Sams club ? Thank you for your recommendations
Aldi is usually cheaper for produce and has a greater selection of day to day food items. However Costco is better for overall quality and actually cheaper in a few categories. Costco is cheaper for organic snacks, bulk condiments, paper products and some deli products. I also buy all my meat and fish at Costco v. Aldi or grocery store sales because meat on sale is usually approaching it's expiration date, while Costco meat is very high quality. I would say it depends on how many ppl you are shopping for and what you actually plan to buy. For my family of four $300 a month at Costco gets us all paper products and household cleaning supplies, meat and fish, cheese, butter, eggs, snacks, organic pasta and sauce, frozen berries, avocados (one produce item that while cheaper at Aldi is SO much higher quality you save money at Costco) sweet potatoes and a few other sale items that very by month. I also do a weekly $60-70 Aldi/Lidl run after I meal plan and get mostly produce (Lidl is similar to Aldi ). For a while I was able to do $250/mo at Costco and $50 at Aldi but in my region food is expensive and I try to get a few produce items organic so that budget had me really micromanaging.
first time i went to costco thought i wouldn't get a membership.. then i got a biz membership. sooooooooooo Happy!!! Costco-aholic!! Happy place! 3 x month or more! And how about the huge "organic" products"! YEAH
ohhhh my God 65$ for eye exam ? sorry for my surprise..... we dont pay it here in Portugal in a glaces shops, and don't even have to buy glaces to be free.
The old saying "There is no such thing as a free lunch." comes too mind. The company either receives direct payments from the consumer or payment from the government (who got the money from you in the form of taxes.) Down side of the latter option is the inefficiencies present in almost every government that exists.
@@OptimizeNurse no such thing. I pay my taxes to the goverment in the end of fiscal year, as the shop pays their taxes., no free passes. the eye shop gives for free this exam. I also can do it for free in the public hospital with a doctor, but i have to make appointment. also when I buy the glasses the government return to me money in my bank account. I also don't pay medical bills in the hospital, just my prescription that I pay in the farmacie with discount also. I'm not joking, thats why I was so surprised.
I hate Costco I'm sorry I've worked there. I wondered why everyone there was dead inside. I left as soon as I recovered a better job offer. They are bad people
I used to love Costco but they are getting out of hand with their covid requirements and treating customers like trash. I will never support them in my life again.
I am HIGHLY uncomfortable eating Cosco meat or vegetables. This is "grocery store" meat/vetetables - not grass fed, not organic, full of toxins and in my opinion, NOT heathy. My scripts only cost me $1.00 per script through my insurance company. What I do buy at Cosco; TP, paper towels, canned chicken (for chicken salad) organic coconut oil, organic olive oil. The gas is cheaper BUT you need to open a Cosco (or Sam's Club) charge card.....
Drinking isn’t against scripture, but drunkenness is. Halloween is definitely against scripture. My family takes no part in a day honoring death. We cannot make evil good.
I used to celebrate Halloween until I learned from theology scholars the history/origin of Halloween. After I learned that a few years ago, I do not celebrate it. I have family that still celebrate though, it depends on the individual. But after my research I personally will never celebrate it again.
Differences on opinion based on religion on this topic. Right or wrong, I’m sure everyone follows what they believe in their heart to be true. People become Christians because they love and believe in God. But we are also human therefore imperfect.
Pro tip: Go to the food court at the start of your trip, not the end. That $2.68 will save you $150.
This is actually scientifically proven 👍🏽
Brilliant!
Love it! So true...and those warm pretzels are so yummy!!
IQ 1,000,000
Hahaha this is great!
Their organic frozen fruit is amazing and great deal! Wild blueberries, strawberries and cherries are some of my faves.
Having been a member for quite a few years, I always go with a list. I have a budget and a clipboard. (Yes, I get mistaken for a staff member sometimes.) But it is the only way I know to hold the budget. I add up the prices as I go (great math practice) and I prioritize if I bump up against my limit. Yes, I tend toward the nerd side rather than the free spirit side, but we are paying off our mortgage early because we can hold the budget. Holding the budget IS taking advantage of the discounts at Costco!
This is great advice, Jodi! Making a list before going to the store is always one of my top tips for saving on groceries.
It does feel good and empowering to be the one in control of spending/budget instead of Costco deciding for you;)
Costco is so addicting! A new one opened up down the road from me, so I was using it as my main grocery store. I was spending $500 a week, plus needing a regular grocery store a few times a month, we have a large family. My money saving tip is to go less often. I only go once a month now and spend $1000, that’s a big savings from what I spending every week. Costco makes you spend money so I had to cut it off.
Totally agree. We saved money when we went to Costco less
Love Costco! I’m actually going to there in a couple of hours. I have 7 items in my shopping list, I’m hoping I stick to the list and not go way over my budget! 😬🤣 Tip: when buying in bulk share certain items with a family member or friend and split the cost with them. This works for me because it’s just me and my husband and that way I’m not wasteful and I save money. 👌
New to us - cheap dessert for a crowd - buy the muffins - cut in 1/2 or 1/4 and top with ice cream/fresh fruit or both. Get up to 48 pieces if you cut into 1/4 size for under $8. I highly recommend the blueberry muffins with fresh strawberries on top - mix the strawberries with a little sugar and let sit in the fridge for an hour or longer so you have a little syrup when you use them
Really would love more emphasis on sustainability, do we really NEED cases of water or could we use a nice home filtration (I personally like Berkeys) where you save money and help the environment. So many unnecessary water bottles on the go is very wasteful
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Totally agree
Love your point. We are looking for suggestions for our construction company. We currently provide one case per week to each worker. Do u think there is a way we can provide water without so much plastic waste?
I LOVE frozen taquitos! 😋 With salsa, sour cream, and guacamole.
Costco has 15% discounts for auto repairs. They also have an auto service that links you with dealers to get the best prices on new cars. We bought my wife's car a few years back and saved over $2000. Their travel service has discounts on car rentals.
Costco is quite addictive. Rarely do you ever see someone leave costco with just rotisserie chicken.
We have done!!! If we're driving buy $4. Cheaper then the grocery store and larger!! And yes people do look at us like🧐!!!!
@@bcgirl9369 i get stares when i walk out of costco with just 2 cases of water haha
@@MillionaireMindsetClub 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I have gone before just to eat the cheese pizza!
I leave with just the rotisserie chicken 🙂
Use a filtered water pitcher. We gotta stop buying bottled water for everyday consumption.
That’s the first thing I thought too. Now do I buy bottled water sometimes? Yeah a couple times a year I’m riding in places that don’t have water so I can’t filter it. But for daily use get a filter and a insulated bottle and most places have a water fountain and if your company doesn’t maybe it should.
Filtered water pitchers are a waste of money - the flavor doesn’t come anywhere near RO water.
@@username00009 what is RO water?
I brought a zen water filter $89 open box...cost $15 for filters & its cleans, mineralized, purifies the water, 4 gallon counter top system...best decision i ever made ❤
You have such a beautiful voice .
Thank you for all of the money tips 🤗💕
At Costco everything you put in your cart food and wise assume to be at least $10 each. Five things can be 50 bucks real quick. The chickens are definitely the best deal.
The Costcos in Houston do not have places to get eye exams that are owned by Costco. However, there are eye exam places attached to the building like there is also a liquor store, which is also not affiliated with Costco other than being next to it.
They do sell glasses and contacts in Costco, and the price on glasses is PHENOMENAL. The savings for glasses alone more than pays for a membership. I bought a pair of prescription Gucci frames with bifocals, antiglare, scratch-resistant coating for around $250!!!
If you have an executive membership, you get back two per cent each year on everything you bought and also qualify for their insurance programs.
I don’t think any of the eye exams are “owned” by Costco…but the independent optometrist usually always agrees to the. Costco pricing. I have found NO better place or quality or service than the Costco optical center (glasses). Had to go to a low vision specialist for my exam. Cost of exam: $385…their “in-house” glasses and prescription another $489. Held off and checked at Costco optical. Same exact prescription with full bells and whistles, scratch-proof, progressive, and light-to-dark and back (term is evading me), was a total of $130, including my frame choice.
Racheal really loving those American Girl dolls
I'm pretty sure that they no longer sell the sheet cakes. Not since last year. I'll check again when I stop by tomorrow.
My sis and her husband get their medical insurance through Costco. It is an HMO plan however.
What’s the app?
Get a water filter - more economical and responsible :)
Best deals and quality on meats!
6. Buy gift cards at a discount
7. Half sheet cakes for $19.99
8. Rotisserie chickens are $5 US
I discovered Costco and Aldi's this year :D
Ok so this episode is awesome.. I love Costco!!
Eat first, don't go hungry.
Frozen taquitos for Mexican night huh.. 🤦🏻♂️😂 Sounds as authentic as Taco Bell
And?
WalMart vision in my area is cheaper with the exam. But the glasses are a better quality.
No Costco in my area. We have Bj's , Sam's Club but as a single person I don't bother. I have gone with others however, the savings did not work for me. I do digital coupons, paper coupons, sale prices, manager specials, and senior discounts. In the past month I had a 90 +% savings on one shopping trip - so shop smart people !
BUT the fuel prices at Sams and Costco are worth the memebership. I too am single and typically shop at Aldi
Price of gas across the street from me wss $2.81 on the same day it was $2.80 @ Sam's Club which is approximately 5-8miles away. Not worth it
What great tips! I was wondering, can you use a gift card at Costco for gas, without a membership?
No. You need to insert a membership card before you start to pump.
Yes, you can use a gift card for gas. You do not have to insert a membership card if you are using a gift card. I am a member and have bought gift cards to use only for gas since they don't accept cash at the pump.
Pharmacy is no membership as well
Thanks for all the info. What’s the app you were talking about? Pair...?
Paribus
What about dental insurance?
@@lydiah7184 Thanks!
I dont have Costco near me. But I do have Aldi's and Sams Club. I love shopping at Aldi. I dont know about Sams Club. Have not been there. What do you say about Sams club ? Thank you for your recommendations
I agree with others... don't buy all that plastic! I bet you could find a bulk pack of reusable water bottles there for less.
if u buy the floor model 2
Costco is responsible for the exponential increase in extra freezers in American homes with those frozen bulk items.
I hate Costco, because ill get lost and always buy more than what I wanted !
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What is the name of the app mentioned?
Saweet! Thanks for the info 🙂
The Kirkland Triangle Ravioli!
I can double the membership costs in gas alone since I drive a lit for work.
Would like to hear advocacy for reusable water bottles instead of the single use plastic
Can you buy the gift card at the store?
Wow California really rips us off because the eye exams are $80 here
my guess is the added expense is to cover administering the Prop 65 warning that eye exams cause cancer...
When did that happen?
I thought she was against memberships.
Yaaazzzzz Rachel!!!!!! ❤️
Beginning to think this is sponsored by American Girl dolls.
Uggg I unfortunately knew all of this. Looking for some gem info. Sure your helping some people.
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Get a bus pass for $69 local bus pass normally $95 chaching. Same pass.
Don't buy single use plastic bottles please.
Is Sam's Club as good as Costco? We don't have a Costco near us.
What's the name of the app she mentioned?
Paribus i think
Where do you safe more money, Aldi or Costco?
Aldi is usually cheaper for produce and has a greater selection of day to day food items. However Costco is better for overall quality and actually cheaper in a few categories. Costco is cheaper for organic snacks, bulk condiments, paper products and some deli products. I also buy all my meat and fish at Costco v. Aldi or grocery store sales because meat on sale is usually approaching it's expiration date, while Costco meat is very high quality.
I would say it depends on how many ppl you are shopping for and what you actually plan to buy.
For my family of four $300 a month at Costco gets us all paper products and household cleaning supplies, meat and fish, cheese, butter, eggs, snacks, organic pasta and sauce, frozen berries, avocados (one produce item that while cheaper at Aldi is SO much higher quality you save money at Costco) sweet potatoes and a few other sale items that very by month.
I also do a weekly $60-70 Aldi/Lidl run after I meal plan and get mostly produce (Lidl is similar to Aldi ).
For a while I was able to do $250/mo at Costco and $50 at Aldi but in my region food is expensive and I try to get a few produce items organic so that budget had me really micromanaging.
first time i went to costco thought i wouldn't get a membership.. then i got a biz membership. sooooooooooo Happy!!! Costco-aholic!!
Happy place! 3 x month or more! And how about the huge "organic" products"! YEAH
Mexican night??? You gotta be kidding
Mexican night 😏
Cases of water? Not a good choice, Rachel.
Talk about an easy money saver
Like in California when you pay more on CRV than the actual price of the item 🤦🏻♂️
@@MickeyR6 Plus the health effects of micro plastics. I’d rather buy a filter service instead of buying water. It’s more cost effective.
ohhhh my God 65$ for eye exam ? sorry for my surprise..... we dont pay it here in Portugal in a glaces shops, and don't even have to buy glaces to be free.
The old saying "There is no such thing as a free lunch." comes too mind. The company either receives direct payments from the consumer or payment from the government (who got the money from you in the form of taxes.) Down side of the latter option is the inefficiencies present in almost every government that exists.
@@OptimizeNurse no such thing. I pay my taxes to the goverment in the end of fiscal year, as the shop pays their taxes., no free passes. the eye shop gives for free this exam. I also can do it for free in the public hospital with a doctor, but i have to make appointment. also when I buy the glasses the government return to me money in my bank account. I also don't pay medical bills in the hospital, just my prescription that I pay in the farmacie with discount also. I'm not joking, thats why I was so surprised.
I hate Costco I'm sorry
I've worked there. I wondered why everyone there was dead inside. I left as soon as I recovered a better job offer. They are bad people
I used to love Costco but they are getting out of hand with their covid requirements and treating customers like trash. I will never support them in my life again.
I am HIGHLY uncomfortable eating Cosco meat or vegetables. This is "grocery store" meat/vetetables - not grass fed, not organic, full of toxins and in my opinion, NOT heathy. My scripts only cost me $1.00 per script through my insurance company. What I do buy at Cosco; TP, paper towels, canned chicken (for chicken salad) organic coconut oil, organic olive oil. The gas is cheaper BUT you need to open a Cosco (or Sam's Club) charge card.....
For Mexican Night? You can't have Mexican Night....that's cultural appropriation. ;) J/K
I thought Christians don't drink and don't celebrate Halloween.
Not true.
@@traelakloster8537 so there is almost no difference between the world and so called Christians?
Drinking isn’t against scripture, but drunkenness is. Halloween is definitely against scripture. My family takes no part in a day honoring death. We cannot make evil good.
I used to celebrate Halloween until I learned from theology scholars the history/origin of Halloween. After I learned that a few years ago, I do not celebrate it. I have family that still celebrate though, it depends on the individual. But after my research I personally will never celebrate it again.
Differences on opinion based on religion on this topic. Right or wrong, I’m sure everyone follows what they believe in their heart to be true. People become Christians because they love and believe in God. But we are also human therefore imperfect.