Best way to learn frugality-be broke and have kids!! Been there, done that. 😂

@anniealexander9616

21 күн бұрын

I've been a mother since I was 18. I can definitely squeeze a penny.

I discovered my local grocery marks down their meat at 6am and I happen to drive by there at 615. Spent $10 on all the BBQ meats i used on Memorial day!

@crystaldon4995

Ай бұрын

That's awesome!!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌

@freeinghumanitynow

Ай бұрын

Very very cool!! I have been a huge advocate for folks taking advantage of holiday sales. Holiday sales can also be a great time to stock up. Over the next few weeks we'll be seeing the Fourth of July sales starting. It's a good time to look for pork stock up prices. You may be able to find pork at its cheapest price of the year. Many BBQ sauces and condiments will also see deep discounts. The 4th of July is a good condiment stock up time.

@aHavenForTheLost

Ай бұрын

Sweet!!

What I love about Christine's content is that it applies world wide in developed countries. I am in Australia. We don't have Walmart or some of the other stores she mentions. But this is made irrelevant as she gives the theory and practicality - wherever you are, wherever you shop, do this "example" to save money. Shop on sales, Meal Plans etc - things that work in many countries. And the theory makes it easy to adapt it to suit where you are. In Aus, we don't have coupons. But to have sales and specials. So, you can apply the theory to make it work... It is so easy to pick up, and you can decide how far you go. Thank you, Christine! 🥰

@dixiebell7011

28 күн бұрын

We don't have many coupons anymore. I used to save 30% with paper coupons, but it is all digital now. We meal plan around specials, markdowns, etc. I agree these tips are across the boards or ocean.

Rather than doctor up jar spaghetti sauce, I buy a can of tomato sauce and doctor it up with Italian seasoning and such.

Did you ever watch Julia Pacheco? She does magic with very small budgets!

@llllllllllilillii

24 күн бұрын

Frugal fit mom has been doing this for nearly 10 years. Pacheco copied her.

@nancyfeeser4653

24 күн бұрын

Didn’t know that she has the rights to video content. They all do it AND I love both of them. 😃

@FlowerGemsGirl

23 күн бұрын

I love her channel and I even bought her cookbook!!!

We buy frozen veggies and nothing ever gets wasted and if cooked correctly they are just as good as fresh😋😋

@marroosh9771

Ай бұрын

And the nutrient stay preserved better than in fresh produce.

@FrugalFitMom

Ай бұрын

So true!

@allisonmartin8717

Ай бұрын

True, except I’ve never been able to get frozen Brussel sprouts to cook correctly.

@conniemiller5125

Ай бұрын

My partner expects 3+ meals every day! Plus, every meal must have meat included in it! I am just too exhausted to prepare that many meals and meat all the time! I suffer from depression, so having to slave every day making that many meals then having to wash all those pots and pans and dishes and utensils wears me out totally. And then I end up crying because I feel like Cinderella 😢 I tried meal planning, but gave it up. It's just way too much for me.

@shawneeGoes

Ай бұрын

@@conniemiller5125 your partner can start cooking their own meals. Just stop cooking. Go on strike. I believe in you. Even if you’re a stay at home wife you’re not a slave. Take the kids and go stay with family for a couple weeks if it’s an option.

@Under the Median suggests breaking your food budget into fifths. There are usually four weeks in a month. The fifth portion is for stocking up on those sales that may be outside the weekly budget. It really works!

@jwarnstarsmile

Ай бұрын

Oh I really like that idea!

@CJRewired

Ай бұрын

Great idea. I split my budget in half. Half for the items I have to have, half for the stock up items.

I wouldn't even walk down those aisles if I wanted to save money. Just avoid chips, sodas, snacks, cookies, crackers altogether.

@freeinghumanitynow

Ай бұрын

Agreed. Most of it is trash and will only feed the pharmaceutical industry.

@hello-vs4me

Ай бұрын

Agree

@Saras_place

Ай бұрын

😂agree avoid them lanes

@Beth-zh8fc

Ай бұрын

Truth. Just because it is on sale doesn’t mean I should buy it. Good way to blow the budget.

@monikasea

Ай бұрын

Yes,with teens 😂

I don't really meal plan because I have to eat what I'm in the mood for. But what I DO do (haha) is write down about 14 meals that all have similar ingredients and buy those ingredients. So if my food list says "chili, spaghetti, vegetable soup, goulash" I know I'm going to need vegetables, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and pasta. I find it's pretty helpful for someone who can't stand a meal plan. It's a meal suggestion list 😅

@katorina758

3 күн бұрын

That’s a great advice!

I had $112.83 worth of groceries today and only paid $39.42 for all of it. Clearance shopping is amazing!

@dixiebell7011

28 күн бұрын

Good job!

@MariaSanchez1.

23 күн бұрын

That’s awesome!

@hello-vs4me

12 күн бұрын

Yea yea yea yea 💝

@hello-vs4me

12 күн бұрын

That's the only way to shop

@hello-vs4me

12 күн бұрын

When rite aid wad closing 80 percent spent 78 dollars got all the vitamins we take enough for 6 months

I just recently purchased some of this ground beef, canned some and made burgers for the freezer from the rest. I used the ground beef in soups, burritos, enchiladas, tacos,etc. Kroger had a great price, mine was about 3.00$ a lb, on sale. My daughter says I have an ingredient pantry- I don’t purchase many prepared items like cookies or bakery items, I bake at home. I know that’s not for everyone, but it does save us money.

@freeinghumanitynow

Ай бұрын

Sounds like a great pantry!!

@tamaraliscia3408

Ай бұрын

We are ingredient shoppers, too and shop with a list. We don't meal plan and don't run out of food. I bake, too. If we find a really good sale, we might buy extra. It isn't for everyone but it works for us.

@donnawestbrook8992

Ай бұрын

​@@tamaraliscia3408 how do you make meals without missing ingredients if you don't meal plan? To me, I think many moms know roughly what they are going to make for the week. Like ok pick a protein... what sides go with it: pasta, rice, other grains, mushrooms, salad, roasted veggies, or add it to a stir-fry, soup, quesadillas, burritos, tacos, pasta salad, casserole, etc.

@danniemcdonald7675

Ай бұрын

​@@donnawestbrook8992You do what is called "shopping your pantry. Whatever you have in the pantry is what you choose from.😊

@danniemcdonald7675

Ай бұрын

I love canning meat that I buy on sale! Last week I bought 80/20 ground chuck ($2.99/lb) ... limit 2, boneless skinless chicken breast BOGO ($2.49/ lb), chicken legs or thighs ($.79/lb), pork butt ($.89/lb ... limit one so I got the biggest one they had LOL I canned all weekend, including corn ($.20/ear) and cherries ($2.99/lb) I canned all weekend, but it was worth it!😊

Those years as a kid I tried to relax my eyes to see dolphins on a 3D poster--that was practice for finding Kroger clearance price tags! 😎

@TinyHouseHomeschoolLife

Ай бұрын

😂

We need a red lentil video on all the things you can make🤗

@mrskimmieg

Ай бұрын

Yes!!

@libbywilson3064

Ай бұрын

Pumpkin curried red lentils. Yummy

@lindabeard488

27 күн бұрын

Great tips and ideas, Christine. Love your videos. Love 💕 and Hugs. 💙💙💙

Mott’s 100% Apple Juice 64 oz. Sale- buy 2 get 3 free = 1.40 each at my store. Lady with young child walked up to the juice and grabbed two. I told her the sale and price per and take 3 more. Her reply, I only need 2. Then walked away. That was a perfect example of the need for home economics at home and school.

@freeinghumanitynow

Ай бұрын

This makes my eye twitch. Lol. Folks who don't know how to shop sales can't be my friends. Seriously, I can't with these people. Thankfully, they'll be the first ones eaten in the zombie apocalypse. 😂😂😂😂😂

@Pajali

Ай бұрын

That’s funny. It’s possible that she was planning on using WIC or something similar, so she wouldn’t have been able to actually use the sale (because WIC is all, “We said you can get X ounces of juice, it doesn’t matter if the rest was free!”), but it’s equally likely that she just wasn’t thinking about anything past this week’s list. Frugal shopping definitely a skill most of us have to learn on our own over time.

@cassandras1688

Ай бұрын

A lot of people don’t want to have excess in their homes and don’t think about giving the excess away.

@jillgott6567

Ай бұрын

I can understand the idea of I don't need more. But, in this case, she could have donated what she did not need to a food bank, her neighbor. Understandably the best move would be to save it in her prepping pantry But UH doubt she has one.

@debanderson9838

Ай бұрын

​@@freeinghumanitynow 😂🤣☠️👻

Just a friendly reminder that the Fourth of July sales will be gearing up over the next few weeks here in America. It's a good time to price pork as in some areas pork may be at its lowest price of the year. Same with condiments; BBQ sauces will be at stock up prices. Happy sales shopping!! 😊

@hihi-nv4kf

Ай бұрын

I can't wait I'm making room in my freezers,extra canning jars,and more room in my prepper pantries.

You can make your own pasta sauce from herbs and crushed tomatoes. Saves a bunch of money and you get more.

Here waiting for the “eating through my freezer for a month” video to drop…. 🙋🏻‍♀️ 😆 Haha love you Christine!!!

I usually cook now 6 days outta the week since we’re now empty nesters. 3 regular meals, 3 repurposed leftovers 1 just leftover in microwave. I’ve been doing a kitchen clean out the last 3 years so I’m usually just buying the produce for salads & some fruits.

@tgayer1

Ай бұрын

Wow! A three-year kitchen clean out! My coworker lives alone and has a chest freezer that is full of Riege and prepared meals she has made. But she keeps buying frozen dinners to bring to work so I keep telling her to eat out of that freezer!

My fave videos of yours are when you make meals out of your pantry. I want to see you using up all the things. Please make more

My ghetto grocery store which I love has a dedicated clearance section for meats/deli meats, produce, wine, and shelved items. I check that out first before I start any of my shopping.

I LOVE your budget videos. I meal plan while I shop, based upon the clearance, markdown, sale items I find. My Kroger is 30 miles away (and is the closest, I live in the mountains), so I only visit about 2 times a month. I'm 76, on a very limited budget, and eat well with a well stocked freezer. I'm so glad you are spreading the word on how to shop smart. I watch people shop and by-pass the very same item and buy at full price because they don't understand clearance and what to do with it. My (obviously) adult children used to laugh at my yellow-sticker pantry and freezer and now they get it!

Amen ! So many people don’t realize meal plans work ! I don’t do lunch / breakfast BUT meal plan every dinner still ! ( sometimes weekend breakfast / lunch ) it takes me not long at all and I do it with my two week shopping / pantry check ! Done it for years ! And I don’t veer off my grocery list UNLESS it’s a stock up meat sale ! Glenda

See the sales you were able to get!? I prefer to pick my own items. Plus if you don’t go INTO the stores you’re missing out on sales and freebies! I know at 71 I won’t be driving forever and I may need to do pickup or delivery and that’s ok. But I will shop for myself as long as I can.

@carmarasmussen8118

Ай бұрын

I did pickup during Covid but I actually love grocery shopping and would much rather be in the store. Plus I want to be able to pick my own produce. 😉

@joannevans8278

Ай бұрын

Plus some items I like are in store only

@traceycurtis1005

Ай бұрын

Same I find what's on sale then look up recipes that those items make with what I have at home for the most part.

@grannyprepper1181

Ай бұрын

@@carmarasmussen8118 yes picking my own product is huge for me. The only thing did different during Covid was shop early in the morning.

Just sliced part of my thumb off yesterday. I’m totally feeling you on your finger. Mandoline slicers are freaking dangerous!!!

@grannyprepper1181

Ай бұрын

😱 OMG. That sucks. It’s been a looong time since I cut myself like that. Take care.

@src7210

Ай бұрын

@@grannyprepper1181 I realize now how much um I took my thumb for granted! Thank you!

@sandymyers1182

Ай бұрын

Getting a finger caught in a food grater while pushing through peppers ranks right up there also. I have a kinda cute serrated scar on my index finger.

@FrugalFitMom

Ай бұрын

Ouch!!! 😢

@src7210

Ай бұрын

@@sandymyers1182 each scar tells a story!

If I buy things that aren’t on my list, it is typically deals I find on produce. Today I bought strawberries for $.98, a huge thing of raspberries for $2.98 corn on the cob for $.32 each and avocados for $.94.

I work in a business center that has a supermarket. Almost every morning, I get off the bus and do a quick check for meat, dairy & clearance rack items- before heading up into the office. I'm addicted looking for those stickers.

@kimattaway6626

Ай бұрын

Every Saturday morning I go to Tom thumb and sprouts and check the discount meat and dairy.

@jennifermoisan9914

Ай бұрын

I have the same addiction LOL. Yesterday I had to stop myself from picking up the reduced meats, we don’t need it, we have enough in the freezer lol. But I refuse to leave a good cut of steak behind lol. I grabbed two T-bone steaks last week, $10 off each. Still not the cheapest but a nice treat at $16 each. On sale and an extra $10 off each

@susiex6669

29 күн бұрын

Me too. And I will walk around the store and browse for 15 minutes if I spot the woman with the roll of stickers but she hasnt finished her work.

@einat1622

29 күн бұрын

@@susiex6669 😂 that happened to me with the employee in the chilled meat section (a lot of people were storming it, poor guy could barely keep up).

Have been cooking off stock pile for months

@CJRewired

Ай бұрын

Good job

I save money by going to my grocer’s website, loading up my list on the online ordering tab, then print off my list and go to the store. That way, I know exactly how much my order should cost, and can make adjustments until my order meets my target budget for the trip. When I was first learning to budget, I would only bring enough cash with me to cover the “cart total” so I’d make sure not to overspend.

I love the Wed….spent $182.82 today and saved $134.61 with store sales and store app coupons!

Dr. Pepper and Cream Soda?! Ummm..yes! Absolutely! They can fight me too! 😂 Love your videos. 💕

Flour tortilla, spread some refired beans on it, then a crunchy taco shell inside that. The beans hold the shells together. I recommend a tortilla bigger than the taco shell so that you have less fall out and leakage lol!

@CJRewired

Ай бұрын

My sweetie places a softshell taco, empty underneath to catch the fallen tacos, makes another taco this way.

I loved your running away and saying Noooo!! to meal planning. That's how i feel every time😂. I'm hoping to really love planning and cooking one day!

Great suggestions and tips. I got a $400 juicer at the Goodwill for $16!

I do the delivery from Kroger they occasionally run a deal for free delivery subscription that runs 20 per year. Has been such a blessing for working mom with elderly parents

@texasskygirl7890

Ай бұрын

I love Kroger. I find the best specials and also clearance products.

Team Tortillia here 😊

My kids eat so much fruit and vegs! I feel like I have to shop just for those things twice a week!

Looking back i'm very thankful that i experienced those hard times as a single mom of 1. Because i know that nomatter what happens, i can do it. We have it good right now (about the same spending amount monthly as you do) and i feel so rich when i get to take home a good amount of sale/discounted products and seeing how much money i saved. I get sooo happy every time. Best of luck with saving moneyyy🍀

Potato salad is a summer staple for many so you may see potatoes be dirt cheap at some stores. Please remember that potatoes can be canned! You may not need that 60 pound bag but what you dont use now can be canned and added to your pantry!!

My new favourite hobby is hunting the grocery stores for clearance stickers (because of you). You are definitely the maven of how to shop. However, I still wasn't lowering my bill. I love grocery shopping and have finally accepted i can't stick to a list, so what I've done is NOT look at the flyers every week and NOT go to the stores. They just give me ideas. If I don't really need food, I focus on making what I have and remind myself there will still be clearance stickers and great deals the next time I go to the store.

The best advice! I went to my local “expensive store” and got a few Buy1 get 1 free items, and other sale items. My son wanted Life Cereal, so I checked. It was $7.49 for a large box- what!? I passed. I saw in your video it was on sale for 99 cents😢. I was a big couponed back in the day- I miss those shopping days. Thanks for the great content!

I make meal plans by the month. I shop my freezer and pantry and have a detailed inventory of what needs to be used first. I buy only what’s needed and what is in season. Mostly all the sales. I do have junk foods in my lists. I do a lot of home canning and freezing and baking. I make about 4 meals a week, cooking double several night to freeze for another week. There is usually a soup/salad/sandwich night and leftovers. Although I’m not keto, I try to have lower carbs and more proteins. It is a skill that comes with practice, trial and error. But it helps!

Last week got a great deal on Lays chips at Dollar General.. If you bought 4 you got them for $1.95 each...

@debiwillis9045

Ай бұрын

My Smiths had them for 1.97 each, buy 2 get 1 free! The only reason I buy chips is when my grandkids come to town.

I try not to grocery shop on an empty stomach! The temptation is REAL! 😀

I went to Aldi on the way to work this morning and scored 50% off chicken tenders. I usually buy breasts but wasn't passing up on that deal!

I wish you'd been around on KZread when I was raising a family adn spending $1000 per month. I'm in Canada, but most of your tips are still usefull. Now that I'm only feeding myself (and an extremely picky person) I buy exactly what I want and only what I want with almost no regard for the price.

I live alone and I live off of on average 35 dollars a week. I spend 200 every 3 months at Sams Club, restocking up on food and cat supplies.

@FlowerGemsGirl

23 күн бұрын

I use Sam’s club too for my cat food and treats and I live alone too. I like buying my meats at Sam’s, total savings!

The only chain grocery store we have is Sprouts, Walmart and Target. We do have Sam's and Costco but I don't use them. We have HEB all over Texas and it's family owned. They run good ads weekly like buy store brand chip and get 2 liter store brand soda free. Buy 2 of one item and get 5-6 items free. Their store brand is usually better than the national brand.

I love all dried beans except black eye peas. I am constantly looking for those WooHoo! yellow & red tags. Every Tuesday morning & the 99c produce bags. Due to current events our new budget is $60 a week for two.

Hey Frugal Fit Mom, so good to see you again! I have a simple solution~ I call it CROWS. Okay, the letters stand for Cornmeal, Rice, Oats, Wheat flour, Soy (and other) beans. Okay, rice, oats, soy can be made into flour, milk, cheese, sour cream, most dairy products. Wheat four can be made into seitan, bread, cakes, muffins, noodles/pasta. Cornmeal is for muffins, and pancakes. Okay, then we grow our fruits and veggies, get meats/fish/fowl and luxury goods like chocolate, baking supplies, vinegar, oil, etc., in bulk/on sale. For two people, we get along on 100 a month for NW Georgia. That's $12.5 per week. Dunno if that helps anyone. Love your channel. Liked, subbed long ago.

@momstheword11

Ай бұрын

There is always dumpster diving. Don't knock it if you haven't tried it! :D

I was at Walmart in the store doing my grocery shopping, and I noticed that, at least in my area, things are cheaper online. So it is actually cheaper to do a pickup order now.

"Cheaper than really expensive is still expensive." I love that, and I see so many people fall for it.

I happily crossed a great buy at my expensive store. Specialty ground beef for less than half of the regular price. It was actually cheaper per pound than any other ground beef from any store around me. I got 4 lbs. Love the deals! The cashier told me that it wasn't marked down on her lunch because she would have picked it up.

You're so wise grasshopper. Very good advice like always.

Love your grocery videos!! I have learned so much on how to save on groceries!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You are a breath of fresh air ! Keeping it real all the time ! You always inspire me to do better ! Thank you

I love this channel. Emmy reminds me a lot of my mom. She was from Hudson, NY. She loved to cook for people. I get great tips and inspiration from you guys.

Christine, not only do I love your content, but you never fail to crack me up with your comical delivery. ❤❤

My budget tight my kids are picky and we have food allergies 😂 but we make it work and your videos help thanks 👍🎉

Yay a Christine clearance video!!!!!

Meal planning is definitely they key. Also knowing what you already have and planning around that makes a world of difference. Also, have a running list for the “oops we’re out of that” moments. It’ll save you time and energy.

I wanted to thank you Christine! I found your channel exactly when I needed to. I have learned so much from you over the years and implementing some of your tips. I'm now trying to figure out which is more of deal- grocery pick up ( no impulse buying) or in store purchasing to buy all the discounted deals😃

I'm so jealous of your bigger grocery stores! 😅 My little small town grocery store hardly ever has clearance but I still look! Last weekend we had some business in a bigger city about an hour away and it was worth it to shop there. We got a week of stuff for just over $100! Thank you so much for all your tips. They have been helping a lot. ❤️

Your "it was free and I bet it's delicious" makes me laugh. My 70 year old mother was given 3 bags of vegan cheese at Jewel (Albertsons). She hates wasting anything. My poor father called me to tell me to have a talk with my mom about putting fake cheese on his food cause it's so bad and ruining everything 😂. Called my mom, she even said she hated the cheese too. Took about 15 minutes to convince her it was ok to pitch it. They crack me up!

I've stopped buying pasta sauce. I buy plain passata instead (tomato pure) at about 1/4 the price of pasta sauce. I sauté onion and garlic, add the tomatoes then 1 tbsp of sugar and Italian seasoning. We actually prefer it and it only takes an extra min or so to make. If I have a jar of pesto or fresh basil from my garden, I add a tbsp of that too.

Oh thank you so much. Some days I see you, yay it's Christine!!!!❤❤❤🎉 it's a good day, like seeing a happy friendly face. You're so stinkin cute😊❤ my kids are raised, it's nice to see you finishing with yours. Beautiful

You don't need a ninja creami. Get you a ninja express chop(you probably have one). Freeze the homemade ice cream in ice cube trays and then add them to the ninja express and pulse a few times. Add milk or protein shake or whatever until creamy. Way quicker and it's the same.

I never special pack my freezer items and have not had any problems for 35 years! Thanks for your wonderful tips because we all know groceries are really going up!

Hi Christine. Your advices are applicable in other countries (European) too! I am all out of debt and on savings spree thanks to you. My eyes are all on stickers! Thank you AGAIN for helping me save a lot and keep my household stressless! 🤗

I started watching you when I first moved out. It was nice to have a "parent" giving advice on how they keep their household afloat, while still being somewhat of a child myself. I made hundreds of thousands of dollars in the years to come, which are now tied up in real estate and I am back on a tight budget as my husband and I live off of one income now. These tips, and everything else I have learned from you and other similar creators, have been enough to keep us afloat. Seriously. Thank you for making budgeting and being frugal a "cool" thing. It's sort of like playing a game with yourself because when you "score a deal" you really do feel like a winner!

There are savings to be found in buying less expensive brands, but some of those products can be noticeably different in flavor or ingredient quality. Shopping sales and/or buying in bulk often allows you to purchase higher quality products at a price comparable to the store brand without sacrificing flavor/quality ingredients. Another option would be making many of those things from scratch to reduce cost and use pantry ingredients that can be purchased in bulk at a reduced price.

2 things: 1) buy freezer off brand ziplock bags at walgreens when they go on sale for buy 1 get 2 or 3 free. I stack it with their other spend boosters abd get a years worth for under 50 buckets. 2) be flexible and keep a list of ingredients you already have at home. That way if you font have a big freezer but you see something at a must buy, you can know if you can use it right away.

There's not much I hate more than cooking (mostly the cutting up of foods, but I hate it all). But it is the easiest way to save on the household budget ... and we just bought new living room furniture, so guess who has to tighten up the budget for a while?! I loved this episode Christine!

Just wanted to say Thank you, I don't have an issue with grocery shopping, but it's always good to be reminded how to save money on things I buy. ❤❤

Thanks Christina always helpful tips.

Same I am on the hunt for a creamy too . I want recipe videos when you get one lol

I agree...the zero sugar Dr pepper cream soda is the BEST!!! Thanks for the tips!

Love to meal plan; it’s so satisfying!

What I love about your channel is you and Paul and your positive energy. I’m not sure what to say about what is most helpful. We live frugally and I pick up some new ideas from you here and there. I’m afraid I’m not real helpful with future ideas. Congrats on your subscriber mile marker

Rogue and Speedy for president!!! Team Corn Tortilla!!

LOVE GINGER BEER! Aldi's is really good too. ;-)

Flour tortilla! I buy 10lb flour every week make my own tortillas and bread, hqmburger/hotdog buns and sweets like muffins, pancakes which saves me a tun ❤ for pricing on flour compared all those things individually pre made its fraction cost if your already stocked on basics egg, butter, salt, sugar, yeast.

Definitely tortillas for tacos because leftover ones can be used for homemade chips or freezer burritos or quesadillas. I always try to buy things for meals that can be turned into snack items during the week or go into more than one dinner!

The creami is awesome my husband got me one for Mother’s Day😊

My budget for me for several years I try to stay at 20 to 25 every week. Since it’s just me I plan 100 each month. Recently I’ve been between 25 to 35 or even 40 a week.

@CJRewired

Ай бұрын

I have had to do that too. Plus doing a freezer restock due to power outage. All my careful portion sized treats gone.

I buy plain canned tomato sauce & doctor it with spices, it doesn’t have preservatives & it’s what my 3 Italian exchange students showed me to do. I buy plain sauce at Costco

@debiwillis9045

Ай бұрын

I have to have chunks of tomatoes in mine, tastes fresher than just tomato sauce

The grocery haul as promiseed! 🤩

I make a weekly soup and freeze half for another time.

@FurBabyGrandma

Ай бұрын

I do that as well. Would you mind sharing some of the soups that you make? I’m kinda in a rut making veggie soup, taco soup/chili, and potato soups like potato kale or baked potato soup. Thanks in advance.

@gladyschandler6724

Ай бұрын

@angelabrown30 I make Ina's Tomato & Eggplant soup.

@user-uj6fy5fw2n

Ай бұрын

Just this week I made a “waste not” soup - basically things that were left over in small quantities and produce that was on its last legs. I sautéed a diced up old onion in a little bacon fat, peeled and cubed up and added three potatoes that were starting to get soft, poured in a quart of homemade chicken stock thawed from the freezer, chopped up a few slices of leftover ham and sliced the kernels off of two leftover pieces of corn and put them in the pot when the potatoes were tender and finished it off with a can of evaporated milk that was close to expiring. It was really good - I served it with some refrigerated biscuits that were near their end date and some fresh fruit and pretty much cleaned my fridge of the leftovers that I had!

I live in South Florida, and between the 2 grocery stores in my area, they rarely reduce anything.

I dont really meal plan, mark down meats dictate my meals... really good buys go into the canner for meals when I dont have time to cook all day long... building a pantry from what you can get on sale should be top on the list of things to do...

The Budget of the Beast!

I was at Goodwill this morning....there were two rice cookers! Bread machines are a great one to get there too. Make your own bread and save a bunch.

I’m one person and couldn’t shop and eat for $100/month where I live - my 3 local stores don’t carry the kind of sales I see on your channel; once in awhile I find a deal at Target but even those times are rare (and I don’t live near enough to a Walmart to make shopping there an option). I also cannot figure out the whole digital coupon thing so there’s that against me. I just try and meal plan and eat simply and do the best I can for where I live. Interesting what you said about the times of day stores may do mark-downs; I work an 8-5 job so that limits when I would be able to go to local stores for markdown deals.

@CJRewired

Ай бұрын

I have gotten marked down meat at 9 pm. and other items at 730 am. You don't know unless you ask or find something. I have a fridge at work so if I found a great deal, I would keep it in the fridge for the day.

I used that store’s canned organic lentils as our meat a lot of the times or as a pantry staple. I drain and toast them with spices a little bit in the skillet, then just add them to whatever I am making as the meat.

I LOVE ❤ CLEARANCE

My Adult loves rice and we do have a rice cooker. I also have can beans and also the bag ones.

Biggest hack for saving money for me: grocery run snack! I grab something off the shelf at the store (like protein bar, chips etc) and munch on it when I shop. Really helps with impulse spending, and even if it’s technically a want and not a need it saves more money on the overall shopping trip. Just remember to keep the wrapper so you can scan it on you way out 😂

@dianeeyestone2040

Ай бұрын

You would do better if you paid for the protein bar before you consumed it.

I do a 2 week menu for my family. I do my big shopping trip. This week, I'll have a few crock pot meals. Then I'll have 10 extra meals in our freezer. I have cash do do grocery shopping and do a walmart grocery pickup as well.

I try to meal plan but with my job by the time I'm done working I don't feel like cooking and I'm very limited on space. I'm an over the road truck driver and I'm expected to work all the hours that I'm allowed to work. I have 14 hours to drive 11 hours. Sometimes it takes all 4 hours to do that. Long days mean most of my dinners is just a yogurt cup or a cold sandwich. Gets old very quickly

@EvelynSaungikar

Ай бұрын

Can you batch cook on a day off?

Hi! Christine, Thank You The Rocket Money Information, So It's Just Me @ Home So I Will Give Some Thought To What You've Said, However I 'm Real Great @ Sticking With A List & Plus I'm Diabetic!! Thanks! Marcia Dove

We got two of those clearance street taco kit and it was delicious