How to Handle the Rising Cost of Groceries
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We're all asking it. How can I save money on groceries? In today’s episode, I’m sharing my top grocery shopping survival tips for when food costs go up but your income stays the same. Then, I’ll reveal how I fed my family of five last week for less than $100.
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Most coupons are for processed food
If you have a Kroger near you or Albertsons, they both give coupons for things like meat, cheese, eggs, fruits, and bread. It's still costs way more than it used to, but it helps!!
You have to download the apps
No!! I got coupons at Lidl for frozen veggies, protein (like chicken), fruit, etc
Meijer prints me out coupons for free fruits and veggies frequently and the items I generally buy: milk, yogurt, etc.
In the words of Dave Ramsey… “rice and beans beans and rice… you don’t see the inside of a restaurant unless you work there”🤣🤣🤣he is the best!
That's a sure way to get diabetes. All of my family were. No, steak and ground beef reversed it all.
Dave, didn't get rich from work, but entrepreneurial endeavors.
I spend about 550 per month for a family of 5 (2 teenaged boys) in Canada. I decided to try budgeting for groceries a couple of years ago and it helps keep me on track. When I see I'm getting close to my budget I try not to delay going to the grocery store until necessary. I buy in bulk when on sale, realized that I don't need to have fancy meals every day, you can make inexpensive swaps (beans for meat or bulk up meat with beans & rice so more filling), make my own bread (a loaf of bread here can cost $4), buy generic for some things & started watching UA-cam to get ideas for inexpensive meals. We eat fresh produce and I make sure I rarely throw anything out --you'd be surprised how many items can be chopped up and frozen for later!
Thank you we are a family of 5 in canada with two boys as well and our budget is 600 per month (live in the north).
The 3 things that saved our grocery budget are location, meal planning, and a list.
We made the switch to Aldi and saw a significant reduction in cost, and the few things that Aldi doesn't sell, we pick up at Walmart.
Meal planning has been a game changer. It has eliminated food waste almost competely - it is very rare that we throw any food products away. Meal planning also relieves the stress of figuring out what to make for dinner at the end of a long day.
I use a grocery list app to make my grocery list for shopping. The app stores all of our staples and prices, so I only buy what we need. This also helps to eliminate food waste.
We are a family of 3 and we spend $175-200 on groceries every 2 weeks, including household items.
I like the sound of this! What app do you use?
Get a small freezer! Buy meats on sale! Also, there's nothing wrong with a hearty soup for a meal! Add piece or two of crusty bread and a slice of cheese and there's a meal!
We use Aldi as well but lately Aldi hasn’t had much lower prices than Walmart. Some items have even been higher. However our Walmarts produce has been horrid lately and Aldi has had some great stuff since they remodeled. It tends to last longer which does then save.
We did Walmart pick up a couple weeks ago. I thought. Wow. It saved me money because I wasn’t there to personally grab extra stuff. Nope. They gave us all stuff that was within a day or two of expiring.
I have never been able to stick to meal planning but what I have learned is to just keep stuff on hand that are grab and toss together for meals I know my family likes.
@abigailmesec9986 there are lots of apps out there to suit needs of all kinds. I personally use Listonic. I can add prices so that I know what to expect in terms of the cost of my grocery trip. I recently realized I can add and group by category, so now my list is in the same order as my trail through Aldi and I don't miss anything or have to jump around. And of course I can check things to put them on the list, and check them off as I work through the store.
I also uploaded a short of my master list on my channel.
@PinkieJoJo I have such trust issues with someone else picking out my groceries. I can absolutely see the draw, to help eliminate impulse purchases, but I just have to pick out my own groceries, especially when I have to make a substitution.
Personally, since we have implemented these changes to our grocery routine, I've become firm in the practice, so impulse purchases pose very little threat. But also, I really lack creativity and hate thinking up new meals, so we honestly cycle through the same easy meals each week. Zero thought required, and thankfully everyone likes them.
We intentionally spend more on food because our food supply is absolutely disease inducing
Quality food costs more at the checkout, but costs less in future medical care. Best choice- raise your own food. It’s the only way to truly know the quality.
100% agreed!
We do too. But we buy in bulk and cook mostly from scratch. We also garden and hunt. We spend about 1000 a month for our family of 10. With a whole grass fed and finished cow for around 3200 a year.
I get $1779 a month social security retirement
I don't have a house payment or car note
My weekly grocery "budget " is $35
Eating out is taking my beans and rice out of the kitchen into the den and watching a movie from the $5 bin at walmart
I spend $400-500 month for a family of 4. Sometimes it’s lower around $300 but then the next month is usually closer to $500
For a couple, if you buy meat on sale at a good price, and use Aldi you can eat on $80- $100 a week. So that's 320-400 during a four week month. $400-$500 for a five week month.
That's about what my husband and I spend on groceries a month.
I always forget to check out Aldi for animal protein.
We spend about $150 a month on groceries and $150 eating out. People need to change the way they shop.
@@kathrynf2182 We don't buy much meat at Aldi. Some frozen shrimp ocassionally, chicken, fish is about all we get there. Our local grocery runs really good meat sales but they are few and far between so we stock up then.
As an average person who works a 9 to 5 job. I still feel poor when I budget
It takes a lot more than 9 to 5. Even 20 years ago my husband averaged 80 hours a week. He did it for years.
The hardest part is after working a 9 to 5 we are often exhausted to cook. Or we don't have time due to night time meetings or activities.
@@jillanglemyer3168nothing noble about having to work 80hrs a week to live, that’s just dumb
@@rory644 not when you’re raising 7 children and trying to live debt free. Then you can live like nobody else.
Switching to shopping at Aldi has helped my food budget a lot
Cooking at home is still way cheaper than eating out regardless of how much grocery prices has skyrocketed. One tip is to avoid doing grocery shopping at places like Costco or Sam’s unless you have a large family. Otherwise, buying groceries in bulk tend to make you overeat and/or waste food.
I find it to be the opposite I shop Sam's Club once a month. I love their Romaine Lettuce in a 6 pack it really does seem to last about a month about $4 and their tomatoes a big pack is $5 something. I buy their Rotisserie chickens $4.98 couple of them and after taking the meat off freeze it in to single servings and make Salads with Chicken in it. I also eat some with other side dishes. I can make those chickens last about 3 to 4 meals. I buy gallon sized Ranch dressing, pour it in to mason jars and put in the fridge it last a long time and saves a lot of money. I do a lot of salads and Veggie dips from it. Of course I buy bulk TP there and trash bags. I buy fresh fruits and frozen fruits divide it up and use those all month long and they are cheaper. I am a widow and hate grocery shopping so buying in bulk helps me stay out of the stores. I haven't been to a grocery store in over 2 weeks and my last trip was only for frozen green beans because my dogs are on a green bean diet. It may be different for me since I have deep freezers and have a place to put all my food but buying in bulk does save money when you compare unit pricing. Anna In Ohio
Salute to you for being the exception, especially when you don't have a large family. I know more often than not people would buy 18 croissants, 30 donuts, etc. then consume those perishable items as quickly as possible to make room before they are spoiled. No only are they spending more money than they should, but they're also gaining weight as told to me by many of my friends. Ultimately, companies want people to spend more and not less, and they know luring people to buy in bulk is a successful tactic, and few people can beat the game.
We also prefer buying in bulk. We live on a farm over an hour from the nearest city, and the small town near by has a small grocery store but is quite expensive. So buying in bulk once a month or every second month and then just getting a few fresh items at the small town store every second week, saves us so much time and money! So I know buying in bulk definitely works for some people, it just might not work for everyone.
Id rather buy organic and high quality food at sprouts/whole foods or farmers market. Single guy runs me about $1000 a month but its an investment in my health. No car payment no debt and i max my retire account
We always ate great, healthful food with 7 children. It was our “thing”. It was so worth it for us.
How much do you weigh, though?
@@loveydovey4u I'm not a steroid monster unlike your thumbnail
@@Kevin-fn1rn 🤣🤣🤣
Same. I prioritize spending on high quality food. Saves money on healthcare. I’m gradually working toward raising our own food.
We are doing pretty good! I am happy to see that our budgeted amount is less than the average.
I find if I stay away from junk food and pop. I can buy double the food. Including lots of fruit and veggies.. otherwise my i can barely buy anything before my groceries money runs out.
Another tip is buy a food saver type machine so you can buy meat on sale or in bulk and freeze for future. The are several less expensive brands at Amazon.
Very good content. Really need to apply some of your suggestions. Ty for sharing. Enjoyed it.
Get the weekly shopping adds for your local grocery stores. By meat that’s on sale and put it in the freezer. Buy fruits and vegetables that are on sale.
Hmm, waste is a big one. If we throw the leftovers away, let them go bad or forget to freeze, there’s no point in trying to cut down spending because we just flushed money down the drain.
My weekly budget for 2 is $65 weekly. YES! It can be done. I am not a food snob. We eat well and healthy. About every 5-6 weeks there are staples I have to purchase. That week it will be around $100. I also am a coupon fanatic. I match them up with grocery store sale. My menu is based on what deals I can find. I also enjoy fuel point from Kroger when I buy items that are the best deals of the week. I spend 2 hours every Wednesday going through coupons and grocery ads. Kroger..Aldi..Walmart. We are debt free and live on a $2100 monthly budget.
I've never seen anyone with a grocery budget the same as mine. Ours too is $65/wk for two of us. It can be done. I utilize buying in bulk (sm quantities) and look for the loss leaders in the store ads.
We do the same thing. I am a “couponer” and I reverse meal plan. Plus, we eat our leftovers and we are not food snobs.
We spend about $1100 monthly for food sometimes more when we need to buy toiletries.
It sounds like you need to tweak your budget. You don't eat toilet paper (I hope), so that money should not come out of your food budget. Toiletries should be under a different category (I label ours HBA for health and beauty products), not food or groceries.
@alishadegroot9100 I understand the theory, but then you have to line item. That's a pain! We keep tp and toothpaste with the grocery budget. And as a family of four we spend 1200 a month on groceries and toiletries, with 120 a month for eating out, which is right in line with what she says here.
Could we spend less? Yes. But we buy lean meat, not cheap meat. And we buy as much fresh fruit and veggies... berries and melons and peppers.. as we want, because health matters. If I skimp on healthy food now I will pay for disease later.
So food (and toiletries) are always a high budget item for us and I find that to be fine.
@@CJ_536 We are a family of 6, eat healthily (besides Mondays), rarely eat out, and spend $600 or less on food per month (usually $500) and about $60 on toiletries (not buying cheap crud there either). It takes me about 5-10 minutes per shopping trip to line item. I even separate snack food from meal food from party food. I have about 10 line items with 4 specifics below (for instance, food line item gets spliced into meal, snack, eating out, and party). Running the budget takes less than an hour throughout the whole month on excel (I try to do it once a week and it takes about 10 minutes and then another 10 at the end of the month to ensure ducks are in a row). I get not everyone is a nerd saver, but once you get the budget set up, splitting into line items is not hard and is very informative which helps you further save money.
Great video, thanks Rachel.
The best kept secret: Aldi's. The difference is ridiculous. Also, keep your refrigerator up to date. Throw out the bad stuff and move stuff that is aging to the front to remind you to use it. People throw away tons of food / dollars by letting it go bad, and mostly that is because they forgot about it. It was in clutter and pushed back in the refrigerator. Base your meal planner on what is aging out and not what you scheduled for, say, Wednesday.
The ALDIs by me is always a mess. I stopped going there.
Does anyone really know exactly how much they spend on groceries? Are groceries just food? When my wife and I go grocery shopping, we are also buying toilet paper, laundry detergent, trash bags, etc. Do these count as groceries? We lump these items into the grocery category. Not sure if others do. Just wondering.
I consider those household expenses and not groceries.
We group them in with groceries, because we get them with groceries. It's just preference, do what makes sense to you ❤
I split the receipt into various categories. Food items go into groceries; toilet paper, trash bags, laundry detergent, etc. go into household items; shampoo, conditioner, etc. go into toiletries split between my husband and I; and then I have a category for essentials for the kids (diapers, wipes, baby wash, etc.). Something about having several smaller budget lines rather than one large budget line makes me feel better about my budget.
Everything I buy at the grocery store is groceries because… who’s got time to separate that out. Not I. Especially because it makes no difference in your spending whether you split the category or not 😂
Those are toiletry or miscellaneous items. Not food items.
As a family of four, we budget about $600 a month on groceries. We’ve found that doing grocery pickup has actually saved us a lot of money, because we can add everything on our list and compare prices on the app. Plus, we can see where we stand on our budget and take things off the order if we’ve gone over. We also place the order through an app like Ibotta and get a percentage back with each order. It’s been really beneficial for our family.
We have done budgeting of groceries/essentials for decades. We have three separate joint spending accounts - groceries/essentials, big expenses (mortgage, biannual insurance, etc.) and small bills (electric, internet, etc.). House maintenance items come out of the latter two as well.
The wife handles the groceries account, and I handle the rest. Partnering makes the whole budget/research/cutting back process easier. Neither of us has to do everything.
Meal Planning!!!!
Also where’s the grocery savings link? I don’t see in the description!
Rachel do you suggest investing in an index fund like AMC?
I stopped ordering takeout and eating at restaurants for almost a year now. I shop at Aldi for groceries. Total game changer. Also use the airfryer pretty often for easy weekday meals.
Some ideas too. Well, there aren’t always many coupons for good foods. There are almost always coupons for basic needs such as toothpaste, detergents shampoo, etc. saving money. There also allows more income for food.
I think I do pretty well. I spend $140 a week for a family of 4 and I have a home daycare I feed too.
$50 a week is doable if you have an Aldi and a place to find good meat deals. Stock up on meat when they are at a low price. Watch sales and that's when to get things to stock up for later. Keep frig and freezer straightened so you knownehat you need. Keepung meat in baskets in the freezer really helps us to know what we have. Chicken in one basket etc. Keeping it organized is what helps.
I spend around $50 or less on weekly groceries.
I don't throw away food. Sure if its bad. But how i plan my meals are overlapping ingredients & buy bulk i can reasonably go through before the expiration. Like milk. I don't use a lot of milk so buying a gallon just is wasteful for me. I save around $1-2 by purchasing a size closer to what i expect to use. Or.. lets say i make hamburgers. Ill probably have extra buns. So next week ill buy ham or chicken & make chicken sandwiches. This may lead to having left over ham that folloing week so ill make omlets. Which leads to extra eggs and ill make maybe pancakes or something. Its this never ending meal plan flow. Creating meals based off of what you have left over.
I also... buy ahead for future meals. Maybe i make a pasta dish with meatballs. I'll buy bulk meatballs knowing that weeks groceries may be a bit more. Not a lot more. But also knowing that a future week will be less. Because I don't need to buy the meatballs again for awhile. The next time I use them my groceries will be less than $50. So I add useful non snacks non perishables in my cart. And get myself to about $50. Like maybe I'll load up on pasta. Or frozen peas. Then future weeks should be less because I have those foods already.
I also do not buy snacks while grocery shopping. Unless its part of something planned like a party. No sodas. No treats of any kind. Im usually not tempted by impulse buying. But it is just too easy to buy the store when your hungry looking at snacks. So i get those things only on purposeful trips specifically to get a specific snack. This allows me to avoid the temptation to buy more. And i buy only whats on that list. For the most part i don't snack anyway. Snacking is more a sign of boardem or stress. I prefer to address those issue without leaning in food. And get what food you need during meal.
I also pre portion food. For two reasons. The primary reason is deit control and health. However it has a side effect of better meal planning & lessing food waste.
I do have a garden which does help. But it's not a lot of help. I'm new to gardening so I'm working on having thar garden provide me with more of the food I eat. So right now it's not a substantial factor. But it will eventually be. I do get a lot of food from it. It's just a matter of boosting efficiency & long term storage. As well as.. a lot of the things I get from the garden aren't expensive anyway. I just made spaghetti with garden pasta sauce. It saves around $3. But that's 7 meals for me. So that $3 doesn't add up to much for one person. If I had a family. A 350sqft garden has the potential for substantial savings imo.
I also don't like getting ripped off. There's a grocery store chain in my area that is still price gouging chicken. It's litterly about 2x- 3x the price of all the other grocery stores. Not just Walmart which often times sells things below cost. I will not buy chicken there. I do agree that supporting local is highly beneficial. And really that local price gouging store is my preferred place to shop. But when local businesses price gouge. I will not buy from you under any circumstances.
You hit it on the nail and I totally relate. Make a list and stick to it. Meal prep is the way to go and I too also find to make a meal out of what's left, I do no throw any food away. Sometimes I'll make a big meal prep one week that might go over budget, but then the next week, it's about making up a meal with what's left in the fridge and cupboard. I had 4lbs of potatoes left, and I made, French fries, baked potatoes, hash browns, baked fries, mashed potatoes, you name it. Mix in some greens, eggs, homemade tortillas, good to go. Then a sale finally comes up at my local grocery store and I stock up, air tight freeze machine it, portion it out, and have my protein stock ready to go.
I don’t see a link to the “grocery savings guide”
Family of 4(just increased to 5) and I have been spending $400-$500/mo(some months even less)5. I am hopeful that our new house member(teenage boy)doesn’t raise our grocery bill up by much so we will see.
I loved budgeting. I started my budget on every dollar in January unfortunately the app stopped opening in the last 2 weeks😏
We are a family of 6 and we shop at Costco a lot, when I go to Walmart or Aldi the prices are shocking to me for what you get. We usually get the orange chicken at Costco as an easy freezer meal option and at Aldi a small bag that wouldn’t feed our whole family was 8 dollars. When at Costco it’s about 15-18 dollars and we end up using it for 3-4 meals before it’s gone. We add rice and veggies. We do usually purchase it when it’s on sale. I always grab my easy freezer options when they are on sale at Costco, that helps me not be tempted to order pizza on a particularly stressful day and it gives us variety based on sales cycles.
Any thoughts on buying food at Walmart? Their prices seem to be low but I don't know much about how the quality compares
Quality doesn’t change much from store to store. At least when it comes to the nutrition. Taste wise sure but an apple is an apple at Walmart, Publix, food lion or dollar general. Don’t get caught up in the organic, non GMO hype. It’s just marketing.
Walmart is not a good deal IMO. Maybe for some things but I avoid shopping there unless it’s for a couple items I can’t get at Aldi or Costco. And yes, the quality isn’t there
Using inventory in the house and meal planning for every week or two at a time really helps control the budget.
Yes!
Notice the theme here. Planning. It's like budgeting.
Our take home pay is around 4200€. We pay 600-650€ per month on groceries with a family of 4 and we shop at Lidl or Aldi.
A lot of it depends on where you shop & the brand you purchase. We have a Winco nearby and they have, by far, the best overall prices, so we get 95% of our food there. And unless it’s a treat with something specific to a certain brand, I NEVER buy brand products. Shop sales, clearance, discount, make meals that stretch. We are a family of 5 in southern Nevada (expensive) and we stay under $500/month.
I spend $$$ at the grocery. I cook from scratch and I am choosy about the meat, olive oil, veggies, fruits - it costs to buy the real food. We buy very little processed food and stay away from carbs. Agree about grocery store but it's over crowded and stressful just to park!!
shop where you want, buy what you want. the only time to get cranky with yourself is if you toss food because you messed up.
I don't eat out unless I've budgeted for it. That said, my "grocery" budget includes household items such as tp, laundry detergent, soap (I've gone back to bar soap), food prep containers etc.
I only buy protein during gardening season. Eat 1 ingredient foods
Rachel Cruze & others, where do you buy your meat? That is what my biggest issue is. I buy lean ground beef and boneless, skinless chicken thighs. Both Walmart and Aldi package their meats in a package with air or gas of some kind instead of meat wrapped tight. I was taught a long time ago that it wasn't a good way to buy meat. Advice?
I found a local farmer who has a little store and they sell their beef directly. It’s 5.23 a pound for ground beef. That’s cheaper than ingles and the quality is amazing. Plus I’m supporting a local small business. It’s also healthier for me….sometimes they run 10-20 percent off sales too.
Just my wife and I and we only spend $600 a month or less
The idea that its not going to be forever but for a season works for paying off debt. But infaltion is not going to slow down. The amount of money we have printed out over the past 10 years is going to hurt us for a very very long time. I honestly believe its going to get mych worse before it gets better.
1. Have a list
2. Aldi's Aldi Aldi's
3. Shop the sales
4 check the coupon booth.
5. Buy in season produce.
6. Support your local butcher, baker..
Hey everyone!
Rachel is correct, food prices are at an all time high.
Shop at Green grocers directly, they buy direct from farmers (and sometimes it's farmers at the stalls) and they don't have the insane mark-ups of supermarkets.
Go to a butcher directly for your meats, same principle, no supermarket mark-ups which could easily save you 20%
If you have the space and time, learning to grow your own food (even if its only a small portion) could be the wallet lifesaver you've needed.
problem is when already buying on the lowest end and still running a near $100/wk on basics, theirs no room/way to cut costs further, and if basics exceed the budget, what then? (besides skipping meals altogether)
Just fast a few meals.
I give blood regularly, and often roll the donation gift card ($70 per donation) back into the grocery/household items budget by picking up Walmart gift cards. The other day, and trying to buy high quality paper products in bulk, I used a $70 gift card to get the largest pack of Charmin Ultra, and the largest pack of Bounty Paper towels I could buy. $70... just covered it! Might have to start buying cheaper TP!
...Geesh!
Maybe you could cut how much paper towel usage happens at your house? I’ve never used them a ton but since them on hand. A roll usually lasts 3 months or so. Rags, washable cloths, etc… really help
We, a couple. Spend between 10% and 12% percent on groceries, including everything for kitchen and bathroom...and sodas.
We had two birthday parties last month. It's easily our most expensive month in food for our family of 6. We spent less than $650 that month. We normally spend just over $400 a month. Meal plan and shop at Aldi and other money-saving stores. I can't imagine how people spend nearly 3 times what we do despite having fewer children. I feel like we eat a crazy amount and don't do a good job at planning cheap meals either, so I'm always annoyed when I go to "save money on groceries" to find out their starting point is at least twice what we spend.
Plant a fruits and veggies garden, go fishing, dig a well for water.
I do gardening last 10 years ,yes is time consumption but i liked .To cut cost i grow plants from seed .Compost i get it from compost facility for free.Can eat fresh vegetables from garden all season. Cost me very little .Save money live better 😂😂😂
Have not eaten out in 3 years... never will again..
Thankfully I live alone and i use leftovers to my advantage and i shop some groceries at Wal-Mart and dollar tree 🌳 (dollar tree is getting named brand foods, they're stepping up their game)
I wish we had gone more into the meals she fed her family!
Cook vegetable soups and have it with 2nd course at lunch. Very inexpensive and tasty.
Have pastas with homemade sauces, heck you can have them with garilc and olive oil alone. Home made pasta sauces are dirt cheap to make.
Buy less prepacked foods. Plan meals and buy only those ingredients. Dont throw anything out.
Leave out silly things as juices, sodas, cookies, chicolates. Can make sweets at home with less money and less additives.
I guess some intermetent fasting wont hurt either, can work on that body while at it 😅
I think George Kamel should do one of these for gluten and dairy free lifestyle and with a baby on formula if his baby girl was ever on formula. I wasn’t able to breastfeed very long and this is our second baby. We go through a can of formula a week at $40 a pop 😵💫 we’re also in PA which I think is one of the higher states for grocery taxes.
Do you include toiletries in the grocery budget?
Grow some food, its fun and money saving. It is a great hobby that gets you out doors and produces yummy food and saves you money.
i'd rather walk the dog. we are gardeners by NATURE. HOME GROWN is never economical. even when we canned. time and labored added to supplies is a zero sum game.
My husband ( age 79) and I (age 73) prioritize homecooked, nutrient rich organic foods. We DO NOT eat processed foods, fast foods etc. as they are unhealthy. We do not eat out. We are currently spending $1,600 per month for organic, GMO free foods that we cook at home. We do not eat foods that are inflammatory (peppers, white potatoes, cows dairy, sugar, gluten.) I believe that we pay now for organic healthy foods, OR we pay later in ill health, doctors bills, surgeries, medication and lost work days etc.
Everything I buy at the grocery store is groceries/household because… who’s got time to separate that out. Not I. Especially because it makes no difference in your spending whether you split the category or not 😂. So our household items spending is about $600 for 2. And this includes cat food, litter, groceries, everything I get on Amazon for the household. But we raise our own protein so it would be probably $800 without that.
I have 4 children and it takes me about 5-10 minutes per shopping trip (so about once a week or about 20 minutes at the end of the month) to separate food, toiletries, animal spending, and 5 other categories. I even have about 4 sub-categories for each category just so I know how much we are spending on snack food vs meal food vs eating out vs party food vs meals for others. It is not helpful to have a budget if you aren't actually going to separate different spending. You have the time and it makes a huge difference.
This is possible I had 50 to feed family of three for a week and I made it work eggs breakfast I made taco soup for 3 days meal potatoes soup smoothies for snacks spaghetti it is possible to budget to get out of a bind then one week eat better or weekend meals a lot nicer
My parents save on groceries by growing their own vegetables in their backyard. It cuts down what they buy in the produce department.
I was reliably informed by her father that the president and economy doesn't matter. Also informed that if you have a budget you are just fine. So idk what she is talking about. /sarcasm.
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who cares how i compare?
i'm not eating for a village, i'm eating for me.
beans and rice aren't just for the ramsey gazelle approach.
if u r a single like me, sam's club tilapia in the the micro every few
days is a game changer. eating healthy and simple ain't hard.
Family of 5 (3 littles) in Canada. There's no way I can get a weekly grocery bill that low. I cook from scratch (even making my own yogurt for several months now since the price for plain old yogurt is insane) and have been doing all of the things listed for years. When prices for things are too high, we just don't buy them and see about going without that week or month. Even in a big city, we have limited places to buy groceries and they're all increasing prices on items by up to a dollar the next week. We don't usually try to shop at several different places because then you're just paying more in gas and time.
HEB store brand products are legit.
And I'm going to get banned for saying this but they have a store credit card to save 5 percent on their stuff.
The cost of non food items like soap, garbage bags, etc are not helping.
I don’t see a link for the grocery savings guide
People buy junk food that’s why pay so much I joking to save money on food eat less food 😜 no just learn to cook and don’t go to restaurants and don’t buy junk food.
I don't budget for groceries. I am frugal in every category besides this one. It's an investment in health! Most supermarket food is trying to poison us unless you search hard for healthy sources
I find Aldi's is not cheap anymore. The produce is horrible at Aldi. I picked up a head of lettuce over the weekend and it was rotten. This is not the first time that I have seen this. I left and went to Walmart. I have had this experience at a couple of Aldi's in the area. I do buy the generic at Walmart and have found that it is about the same price as Aldi. I am done with Aldi's. If you are getting rotten food from a store it is not cheap. I have sent information to Aldi Corporate, but nothing changes.
I agree I do not like Aldi veggies, with a day or two they are not good to eat, I rather spend more and go to Publix for veggies and fruit
I agree. I price matched recently and Walmart came out much cheaper than Aldi!
Aldi is all organic, so it won't last as long
@@janelleg597 Not all of Aldi's stuff is organic. The lettuce that I was looking at over the weekend was not organic. It was already rotten, and dripping. Someone should be checking the produce, and it should have been pulled. It was 10 am, and they had only been open 1 hour.
We budget 1100 a month for a family of six
You need to watch Frugal Fit Mom. She spends $300-$400 for a family of 6.
Does groceries include household items like cleaning supplies, toilet paper, paper towels, etc? If not, where do you recommend putting those types of things in the budget? I struggle with those because I shop at the same store for groceries and household items, so it's often all on the same receipt.
They are separated. In the budget form they are separated too. I use the voice Cleaning/Laundry, and the dry cleaner is added by hand. For those you don’t need that much because they last long, and if you go for Aldi’s or some shop else more cheap then you save lots..
@@Ardiane1 Thank you so much! Have a blessed day!
We do not separate hygiene and cleaning supplies. Yes it's all on the same receipt, separating it just seems silly and a pain. But it's just a preference
479 per month?? I save and spend almost 800 for 3 ppl
Frugal fit mom on youtube is a good place to go tu have ideas How to save on groceries
Just cut out breakfast, it's one less meal to buy items for.
I have 2 teenage boys and I find it quite hard to get away with just spending $100 a week on just groceries.
Most rich people stay rich by spending like the poor and investing without stopping then most poor people stay poor by spending like the rich yet not investing like the rich but impressing them
Exactly! My grandparents were so frugal but they had a TON of money on both sides. I remember my grandfather telling me "you want to make money while you sleep." And I guess that attitude passed down to my dad (RIP), because I remember going to his house one day and I had bought something I really liked, so I wanted to show it to him. So I said "Look at this!
Isn't it cute? It was on sale...I saved 50%!" My dad replied "Well, if you're spending, you're not saving." Obviously I had no retort, and that has always stuck with me.
Yes. Agree.
Family of 4 we spend roughly around $700-800 a month for groceries. Seems reasonable to me.
Groseries that do not include toiletry cleaning supplies and detergent…
Not just budget but also meal planning
Fasting helps. 😂
Boycott high prices.
Easier said then done. It takes diligent effort. I'm personally looking over the budget & I'm thinking about where I should make cuts.
Don’t take kids with you to the store 😂… but seriously, don’t.
We slashed our grocery spending by not going out to eat anymore, instead of a $25 dollar take out pizza, we get Aldi for 7.99, not as good but it's not bad
Check the ingredients as it may be unhealthy.
THE #1 easiest and BEST way for most people to reduce their grocery bills is to eliminate ALL junk food , soda, candy, crackers, fruit juices, and highly processed packaged foods. Just buy REAL FOOD. If you do this you won’t need any of her so-called “tools.”
Real foods are mostly around the perimeter aisles.
Trader Joe's is inexpensive?
We had to bump up our grocery budget to 700 a month for a family of 5
That's still very impressive
If I would be alone I would try to find a find a job where I can eat for free. The rest of the time do fasting 👌
Good morning Rachell. Glad to see you are up and adam. You look amazing today.
honestly, i'm just going to start eating air and dirt. that's free.
Where is the link for grocery savings guide? So I can try out your recipes?
Eat less?
Family of three here we spend around $600 on groceries a month. But we eat out at least once a week as well
$50 per person I meant to say. Teenagers may need more.