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<blockquote data-quote="Lil" data-source="post: 707376" data-attributes="member: 17309"><p>Love Aldi's. I'm eating a bowl of their Greek yogurt as I type this. In fact, theirs is the only one Jabber and I like. I buy a LOT of staples at Aldi. Canned and frozen veggies, instant potatoes and rice, pasta, pasta sauce, peanut butter, crackers, ketchup, even Almond Milk. Really, most of their products. The only thing iffy is some of their produce. It's usually right at the tip top of ripeness, so you need to use it quickly when you buy it. You do find some amazing prices on it though. I got a 10 lb bag of potatoes for $1.99 the other day and a 99 cent box of Blackberries - those are like $4 in other stores! </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>We do the same thing, only a black board and chalk in the kitchen...right down to taking a photo to go shopping. I think planning ahead and making lists is really key. </p><p></p><p>As for what we spend...we're trying to cut down. We realized on January 5th or so, when I pointed out we'd already spent over $100 eating out, that had to end. </p><p></p><p>According to our Mint app...in January we spent $368 on groceries (which includes little things like toothpaste and shampoo too), $189 on restaurants and $34 on fast food. In the last 10 days we've spent $284 on groceries - which I KNOW has a lot of things like laundry detergent and bathroom items on it but I still don't know what's going on there!!! - $92 on restaurants and $21 on fast food. </p><p></p><p>I feel our food budget is too high but to figure it out, I need to find a way to separate out the non-food "grocery" items like toothpaste. It's just Jabber and I and I would like to get us down to $300 in groceries (everything included) and $150 total eating out, monthly. </p><p></p><p>Thanks to Jabber's hunting prowess this past fall, we won't be needing to buy meat for a good long while. We have plenty of venison to use in place of beef. Bonus! It's healthier too!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lil, post: 707376, member: 17309"] Love Aldi's. I'm eating a bowl of their Greek yogurt as I type this. In fact, theirs is the only one Jabber and I like. I buy a LOT of staples at Aldi. Canned and frozen veggies, instant potatoes and rice, pasta, pasta sauce, peanut butter, crackers, ketchup, even Almond Milk. Really, most of their products. The only thing iffy is some of their produce. It's usually right at the tip top of ripeness, so you need to use it quickly when you buy it. You do find some amazing prices on it though. I got a 10 lb bag of potatoes for $1.99 the other day and a 99 cent box of Blackberries - those are like $4 in other stores! We do the same thing, only a black board and chalk in the kitchen...right down to taking a photo to go shopping. I think planning ahead and making lists is really key. As for what we spend...we're trying to cut down. We realized on January 5th or so, when I pointed out we'd already spent over $100 eating out, that had to end. According to our Mint app...in January we spent $368 on groceries (which includes little things like toothpaste and shampoo too), $189 on restaurants and $34 on fast food. In the last 10 days we've spent $284 on groceries - which I KNOW has a lot of things like laundry detergent and bathroom items on it but I still don't know what's going on there!!! - $92 on restaurants and $21 on fast food. I feel our food budget is too high but to figure it out, I need to find a way to separate out the non-food "grocery" items like toothpaste. It's just Jabber and I and I would like to get us down to $300 in groceries (everything included) and $150 total eating out, monthly. Thanks to Jabber's hunting prowess this past fall, we won't be needing to buy meat for a good long while. We have plenty of venison to use in place of beef. Bonus! It's healthier too! [/QUOTE]
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