Hi! My name is Erin... I'm 25, living in Chicago! I started making videos on TikTok, but always wanted to do more long-form vlog content to remember some of my favorite moments. I started this channel to document my 25th year! I hope you enjoy :)
I gasped because I just started this book today! I’ve only heard great things about it (Malibu rising)
@erinrbates13 сағат бұрын
I’m so glad I finally read it, I loveeeddd it
@lil_cakesp317 сағат бұрын
My family of 5 shops at trader Joe's and we spend a total of $190-250 each time
@mscurvy19 сағат бұрын
I love the grapes, they have beef udon and chicken pad Thai that is soooooo 😊
@erinrbates18 сағат бұрын
I’m vegetarian but I’m so excited to go back and try everything!!!
@kiradonofero141619 сағат бұрын
You just sold me on those packing cubes 🙌🏻
@erinrbates18 сағат бұрын
Yep they’re a must
@rachelkmartinez617Күн бұрын
Trader Joe’s is for snacks and frozen stuff yallll 😭. Their meat, produce, and most other products are meh quality and ESPECIALLY their produce which also has so much unnecessary packaging. I got the most disgusting chicken breasts of all time from there before and never again. I guarantee your local grocery chain or Walmart is cheaper…also idk what your issue is with a couple spending a lot on groceries. My husband and I spend a lot on grocery’s but still save A TON compared to eating out every day. You unfortunately have to spend a decent amount of groceries when you cook all your meals and make your coffees at home haha
@socialmite2435Күн бұрын
We’re spending $277 because we’re buying meat 😭
@cuteface88Күн бұрын
😂 so many pesticides mmmmm yummy
@leajohnson102 күн бұрын
Love TJs! Eating their eggplant curry rn. Planets better than Aldi
@linseymcglocklin71932 күн бұрын
I spend $100+ every week… it’s mostly just me. My fiancé is out of town 5 days a week.
@cairoranjbar59732 күн бұрын
Lol in Canada were spend 350 a week for a household of two, on top of eating out a couple times a week 🥲
@mrs.g.353 күн бұрын
Where's your top from?
@Kam_Davis3 күн бұрын
I’m with you on this - a lil family of 3 here (our daughter is 23 but works an overnight shift so it’s usually 2 of us!) but I can’t spend 270.00 a week on groceries no way - nor do I want to!! Thank you for being so real 💟
@firebellybella3 күн бұрын
Trader Joe’s is great for speciality items especially their seasonal stuff but if you have a nearby aldis, definitely always opt to go for their produce and meats. They will also have specialty items similar to Trader Joe’s often for comparable prices.
@pedrobandeira32784 күн бұрын
The fact that you didn't show any footage of the show is wild. MADONNA is performing out of the window and you skip that.. really?? LOVE THE VLOG THO!!! <3
@erinrbates3 күн бұрын
It’s actually criminal that I didn’t show you💀💀💀
@lakissamartin8354 күн бұрын
My budget every week is $40 ❤️
@erinrbates3 күн бұрын
Goalsssss
@user-ts1cm2ft1g4 күн бұрын
I’ve spent $50 at Trader Joe’s and it’s lasted me close to 2 weeks for one person
@erinrbates3 күн бұрын
You get what I’m trying to do lol
@analizajensen54864 күн бұрын
What sizes?
@erinrbates3 күн бұрын
I believe everything is a small
@SavDoesStuff4 күн бұрын
trader joe’s is pricey too so you did good girl
@erinrbates3 күн бұрын
Thank you😭
@laurenfoster66684 күн бұрын
lol yall gonna share that one avocado?
@erinrbates4 күн бұрын
💀💀💀 he doesn’t like them and I had 1-2 leftover at home this week lmaoooo yall won’t let this one go😂🫶🏽
@laurenfoster66684 күн бұрын
@@erinrbates hahahah im an avocado girlie! i buy at least 6 at a time.
@courtneyhernandez51375 күн бұрын
Can you do a hair tuturiol? That kinda looks like a wash and go your hair texture is SUPER close to mine and I hate finger coiling it cuz it’s kinda damaged takes me like 40 minutes just to wear my hair down 😭 I just like slick backk!!
@courtneyhernandez51375 күн бұрын
Bro I totally butchered tutorial LOL but yk ;))😂😂
@erinrbates4 күн бұрын
Lmaoooo why did I not even notice💀 but I have some on TikTok pretty far down… maybe I can try to include a hair routine in a future vlog!🫶🏽
@RagingRaven885 күн бұрын
As someone who worked there for 3 years, stay away from produce 😬
@reddbabyy955 күн бұрын
Itll get more expensive as soon as everyone starts going there... happens to all stores sadly.
@shainajenkins75155 күн бұрын
Bc you got no meat, ofc its gonna be cheaper 😂
@Ambereigh5 күн бұрын
There was barely anything to make a meal. Let alone three meals a day for 7 days. That might last 3 days if that.
@HollysShenanigans5 күн бұрын
Ok I’m a Dunkin girlie I will be trying this tomorrow!
@erinrbates3 күн бұрын
It’s sooooo good!
@candicechikanma92855 күн бұрын
You look like ariel fitz
@bellalouise51265 күн бұрын
I love the roasted garlic pizza from Trader Joe’s!!
@erinrbates3 күн бұрын
It’s my fave! I can’t believe I just found out about it this summer!
@judithzoe2045 күн бұрын
there’s no meat or actual meals in this haul besides the frozen bags. no breakfast no snacks no kitchen products. this is 50$ because you barely bought anything
@jennymanker64785 күн бұрын
I’m still so impressed! I shop weekly at TJ and getting a week of food for 2 people usually is $120-$150 for me. I normally have to grab a few things at another store. My goal is to whittle this down to under $100 and it is so hard.
@elenalaoriginal5 күн бұрын
If you have access to target it’s a great option. Their market pantry and good and gather staples are so cheap. Dozen eggs and loaf of bread under $2. Tub of Greek yogurt is $3
@funeralgrl5 күн бұрын
I love shopping at Aldi for almost everything. Produce is definitely not their strong suit though, most of the produce I’ve gotten from there goes bad in a few days before I can even use it :( love shopping the bulk there and then getting anything else I can’t find or am picky about somewhere else!
@JenelAmelliee5 күн бұрын
Same! I thought I was the only one whose produce went bad so quickly. Idk if it means it’s more natural or just bad quality 🤷🏾♀️
@funeralgrl5 күн бұрын
@@JenelAmelliee I never know girl 😭😭😭 the strawberries are always the first to go bad (and I go through them quick I’m a berry girl) and it pisses me off so bad 😭 also sometimes I feel like some of their produce is priced HIGHER than other stores which to me is like ??? (I live in CT, so essentially everything is marked up) I will never stop loving aldi but some stuff is a gamble to me there 🥲
@JenelAmelliee5 күн бұрын
@@funeralgrl I can agree I’m in DMV if it’s not on sale it def seems higher. I also think Aldi’s prices change often. I shop Aldi’s first than Kroger for produce or Publix if I’m fancy 😂
@juanmaturana46236 күн бұрын
Pointless get a life
@erinrbates5 күн бұрын
Grocery shopping is a part of adult life
@CrystalDiaz-et6fm6 күн бұрын
Always check the weekly ads! Last week strawberries were $1.49 and this week the blueberries are 1.99
@erinrbates6 күн бұрын
Love this!
@justmetori46456 күн бұрын
Well when I saw you didn’t grab any meat I said okay. That could definitely come to $50 but ig not 😭😂
@erinrbates6 күн бұрын
It’s a struggle even for the vegetarians😭😂
@user-dz4kl5so7j6 күн бұрын
Keep making videos I subscribe and question have you every use the trader Joe cards before if so are they nice
@erinrbates6 күн бұрын
Thank you! & if you mean the greeting cards then yes! They have the best cards and they’re cheap!
@user-dz4kl5so7j6 күн бұрын
@@erinrbates thank you so munch I will go to get some tomorrow
@gastoncruz48856 күн бұрын
How long that last you? That food would last me like 1.5 days. How you only buy one avocado. I’m sure you eat out a lot
@erinrbates6 күн бұрын
I don’t eat out a lot… maybe 2 meals a week (out of 3 meals a day X 7 days a week). I eat a lot of leftovers! And I only grabbed 1 avocado cuz I had 1-2 left at home and my bf doesn’t eat them. I don’t need an avocado for every meal hehe just half an avocado for toast usually
@_laurenator276 күн бұрын
but for real, when you have to buy ANY non food item (ie laundry soap, shampoo, deoderant, sun tan lotion, etc) itll add on $50-$100 easy
@erinrbates6 күн бұрын
So true!
@_laurenator276 күн бұрын
but what is the fun in that?!? 😂 I need me some snacks to get me through the inflation crisis!
@erinrbates6 күн бұрын
Hahaha
@allthingsKio6 күн бұрын
The chips there are good too and they don’t use food dyes. They have protein waffles, I get the protein shakes from their to elevate is the brand
@erinrbates6 күн бұрын
Ooooo I gotta try the protein waffles!
@naturallyaziz6 күн бұрын
Your selling me with this pizza you always grab lol
@erinrbates6 күн бұрын
🤭
@MrsBreezybaby6 күн бұрын
This is why i shop at Aldi. I can shop a full house of 4 every two weeks for under $200. 2/4 people have huge appetites.
@erinrbates6 күн бұрын
Wowww $200 every 2 weeks for 4 people is so good!!
@MrsBreezybaby6 күн бұрын
@@erinrbates what I did was go to my notes on my phone and planned out meals for 2 weeks. Cooking 3-4 times a week. And the days In-between leftovers. It helped us a LOT vs just going and thinking you'll get enough for a week and realized you didn't and have to spend more money. I cook dinner every other night. Breakfast is cooked kind of when I feel like it. Lunch is simple and quick. sandwich and chips, noodles, pb&j things like that. I also get seasonings, coffee, sugar all of that. It'll help out trying this method
@erinrbates6 күн бұрын
This is similar to what I’ve been trying and going up to $75 ish a week has made it work!
@kornigiri7 күн бұрын
ooo love those prices too bad the nearest aldis to me is like 47 minutes away 😂 and I live in a major city but even then the nearest grocery is 26 mins away rip
@erinrbates6 күн бұрын
Oh wow that’s crazy!
@kornigiri6 күн бұрын
@@erinrbates I live in a food desert it's so sad since there's a large community here 😭😭 also love ur videos 💚💚💚
@erinrbates6 күн бұрын
Thank you!🤎 and ugh that sucks it’s so crazy that there are some places with endless grocery options and other places with very few :(
@jocelynvaldez46417 күн бұрын
277$! I do that for a family of 5 in Cali for a week and a half
@erinrbates6 күн бұрын
That’s what I was thinking!
@Amanda-iz9vi7 күн бұрын
Your trip was a repeat of mine!! 😂 I did the exact same thing. WM is 2 minutes away and Aldi’s is across town, but I will make that trip! 😁 I’ve been eating way more fruits and cooking more!! I love it! 🙌🏼
@erinrbates6 күн бұрын
Yep I’ll be back LOL!
@serendipity94857 күн бұрын
Aldi has terrible produce. Good for everything except produce.
@erinrbates6 күн бұрын
😭😭😭
@KylaMejorada7 күн бұрын
wait thats the trader joes i go to lol
@erinrbates6 күн бұрын
Omgggg
@sabinelamar61937 күн бұрын
My favorite store! Many organic products now. And German imports!
@erinrbates7 күн бұрын
I’ll be back next week!
@srichey4447 күн бұрын
I love myself some Aldi's and their Lactose free milk is delicious (but doesn't smell great like all Lactose free things). Their Breads, fresh Tortillas, and Muffins are SOOOO GOOD! I just did a $70 Instacart order from there yesterday.
@erinrbates7 күн бұрын
I need to spend more time looking around next week! So many things I missed
@Kay2be2mr7 күн бұрын
You can't survive on salad alone and it seems like that's most of what you got. You could've switched the frozen foods for some actual meat and eggs. And the lone tiny avocado? That's just one serving of avocado for me.
@erinrbates7 күн бұрын
@@Kay2be2mr salad, pasta, rice, beans, tofu… that’s mostly what I eat as a vegetarian. I usually eat half an avocado per serving and I think I had 1-2 leftover at home this week so I really only needed one! But every week is different depending on what’s left in my kitchen :)
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I gasped because I just started this book today! I’ve only heard great things about it (Malibu rising)
I’m so glad I finally read it, I loveeeddd it
My family of 5 shops at trader Joe's and we spend a total of $190-250 each time
I love the grapes, they have beef udon and chicken pad Thai that is soooooo 😊
I’m vegetarian but I’m so excited to go back and try everything!!!
You just sold me on those packing cubes 🙌🏻
Yep they’re a must
Trader Joe’s is for snacks and frozen stuff yallll 😭. Their meat, produce, and most other products are meh quality and ESPECIALLY their produce which also has so much unnecessary packaging. I got the most disgusting chicken breasts of all time from there before and never again. I guarantee your local grocery chain or Walmart is cheaper…also idk what your issue is with a couple spending a lot on groceries. My husband and I spend a lot on grocery’s but still save A TON compared to eating out every day. You unfortunately have to spend a decent amount of groceries when you cook all your meals and make your coffees at home haha
We’re spending $277 because we’re buying meat 😭
😂 so many pesticides mmmmm yummy
Love TJs! Eating their eggplant curry rn. Planets better than Aldi
I spend $100+ every week… it’s mostly just me. My fiancé is out of town 5 days a week.
Lol in Canada were spend 350 a week for a household of two, on top of eating out a couple times a week 🥲
Where's your top from?
I’m with you on this - a lil family of 3 here (our daughter is 23 but works an overnight shift so it’s usually 2 of us!) but I can’t spend 270.00 a week on groceries no way - nor do I want to!! Thank you for being so real 💟
Trader Joe’s is great for speciality items especially their seasonal stuff but if you have a nearby aldis, definitely always opt to go for their produce and meats. They will also have specialty items similar to Trader Joe’s often for comparable prices.
The fact that you didn't show any footage of the show is wild. MADONNA is performing out of the window and you skip that.. really?? LOVE THE VLOG THO!!! <3
It’s actually criminal that I didn’t show you💀💀💀
My budget every week is $40 ❤️
Goalsssss
I’ve spent $50 at Trader Joe’s and it’s lasted me close to 2 weeks for one person
You get what I’m trying to do lol
What sizes?
I believe everything is a small
trader joe’s is pricey too so you did good girl
Thank you😭
lol yall gonna share that one avocado?
💀💀💀 he doesn’t like them and I had 1-2 leftover at home this week lmaoooo yall won’t let this one go😂🫶🏽
@@erinrbates hahahah im an avocado girlie! i buy at least 6 at a time.
Can you do a hair tuturiol? That kinda looks like a wash and go your hair texture is SUPER close to mine and I hate finger coiling it cuz it’s kinda damaged takes me like 40 minutes just to wear my hair down 😭 I just like slick backk!!
Bro I totally butchered tutorial LOL but yk ;))😂😂
Lmaoooo why did I not even notice💀 but I have some on TikTok pretty far down… maybe I can try to include a hair routine in a future vlog!🫶🏽
As someone who worked there for 3 years, stay away from produce 😬
Itll get more expensive as soon as everyone starts going there... happens to all stores sadly.
Bc you got no meat, ofc its gonna be cheaper 😂
There was barely anything to make a meal. Let alone three meals a day for 7 days. That might last 3 days if that.
Ok I’m a Dunkin girlie I will be trying this tomorrow!
It’s sooooo good!
You look like ariel fitz
I love the roasted garlic pizza from Trader Joe’s!!
It’s my fave! I can’t believe I just found out about it this summer!
there’s no meat or actual meals in this haul besides the frozen bags. no breakfast no snacks no kitchen products. this is 50$ because you barely bought anything
I’m still so impressed! I shop weekly at TJ and getting a week of food for 2 people usually is $120-$150 for me. I normally have to grab a few things at another store. My goal is to whittle this down to under $100 and it is so hard.
If you have access to target it’s a great option. Their market pantry and good and gather staples are so cheap. Dozen eggs and loaf of bread under $2. Tub of Greek yogurt is $3
I love shopping at Aldi for almost everything. Produce is definitely not their strong suit though, most of the produce I’ve gotten from there goes bad in a few days before I can even use it :( love shopping the bulk there and then getting anything else I can’t find or am picky about somewhere else!
Same! I thought I was the only one whose produce went bad so quickly. Idk if it means it’s more natural or just bad quality 🤷🏾♀️
@@JenelAmelliee I never know girl 😭😭😭 the strawberries are always the first to go bad (and I go through them quick I’m a berry girl) and it pisses me off so bad 😭 also sometimes I feel like some of their produce is priced HIGHER than other stores which to me is like ??? (I live in CT, so essentially everything is marked up) I will never stop loving aldi but some stuff is a gamble to me there 🥲
@@funeralgrl I can agree I’m in DMV if it’s not on sale it def seems higher. I also think Aldi’s prices change often. I shop Aldi’s first than Kroger for produce or Publix if I’m fancy 😂
Pointless get a life
Grocery shopping is a part of adult life
Always check the weekly ads! Last week strawberries were $1.49 and this week the blueberries are 1.99
Love this!
Well when I saw you didn’t grab any meat I said okay. That could definitely come to $50 but ig not 😭😂
It’s a struggle even for the vegetarians😭😂
Keep making videos I subscribe and question have you every use the trader Joe cards before if so are they nice
Thank you! & if you mean the greeting cards then yes! They have the best cards and they’re cheap!
@@erinrbates thank you so munch I will go to get some tomorrow
How long that last you? That food would last me like 1.5 days. How you only buy one avocado. I’m sure you eat out a lot
I don’t eat out a lot… maybe 2 meals a week (out of 3 meals a day X 7 days a week). I eat a lot of leftovers! And I only grabbed 1 avocado cuz I had 1-2 left at home and my bf doesn’t eat them. I don’t need an avocado for every meal hehe just half an avocado for toast usually
but for real, when you have to buy ANY non food item (ie laundry soap, shampoo, deoderant, sun tan lotion, etc) itll add on $50-$100 easy
So true!
but what is the fun in that?!? 😂 I need me some snacks to get me through the inflation crisis!
Hahaha
The chips there are good too and they don’t use food dyes. They have protein waffles, I get the protein shakes from their to elevate is the brand
Ooooo I gotta try the protein waffles!
Your selling me with this pizza you always grab lol
🤭
This is why i shop at Aldi. I can shop a full house of 4 every two weeks for under $200. 2/4 people have huge appetites.
Wowww $200 every 2 weeks for 4 people is so good!!
@@erinrbates what I did was go to my notes on my phone and planned out meals for 2 weeks. Cooking 3-4 times a week. And the days In-between leftovers. It helped us a LOT vs just going and thinking you'll get enough for a week and realized you didn't and have to spend more money. I cook dinner every other night. Breakfast is cooked kind of when I feel like it. Lunch is simple and quick. sandwich and chips, noodles, pb&j things like that. I also get seasonings, coffee, sugar all of that. It'll help out trying this method
This is similar to what I’ve been trying and going up to $75 ish a week has made it work!
ooo love those prices too bad the nearest aldis to me is like 47 minutes away 😂 and I live in a major city but even then the nearest grocery is 26 mins away rip
Oh wow that’s crazy!
@@erinrbates I live in a food desert it's so sad since there's a large community here 😭😭 also love ur videos 💚💚💚
Thank you!🤎 and ugh that sucks it’s so crazy that there are some places with endless grocery options and other places with very few :(
277$! I do that for a family of 5 in Cali for a week and a half
That’s what I was thinking!
Your trip was a repeat of mine!! 😂 I did the exact same thing. WM is 2 minutes away and Aldi’s is across town, but I will make that trip! 😁 I’ve been eating way more fruits and cooking more!! I love it! 🙌🏼
Yep I’ll be back LOL!
Aldi has terrible produce. Good for everything except produce.
😭😭😭
wait thats the trader joes i go to lol
Omgggg
My favorite store! Many organic products now. And German imports!
I’ll be back next week!
I love myself some Aldi's and their Lactose free milk is delicious (but doesn't smell great like all Lactose free things). Their Breads, fresh Tortillas, and Muffins are SOOOO GOOD! I just did a $70 Instacart order from there yesterday.
I need to spend more time looking around next week! So many things I missed
You can't survive on salad alone and it seems like that's most of what you got. You could've switched the frozen foods for some actual meat and eggs. And the lone tiny avocado? That's just one serving of avocado for me.
@@Kay2be2mr salad, pasta, rice, beans, tofu… that’s mostly what I eat as a vegetarian. I usually eat half an avocado per serving and I think I had 1-2 leftover at home this week so I really only needed one! But every week is different depending on what’s left in my kitchen :)
How frequent do you grocery shop?
Once a week!