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Am I the only one who heard a lady at Aldi say she feeds her family of 4 on $50 a week and felt like a total failure?
Honestly I was standing in line at Aldi on Sunday and this woman behind me was chatting with the cashier about how she only spends $50 a week on groceries for her husband and two teenagers. I looked down at my cart, which had maybe $85 worth of stuff in it, and I just felt dumb. She was not bragging either, she was just answering a question the cashier asked her. I wanted to ask her how she does it but I chickened out and just paid and left. That night I actually went through my last three receipts and realized I am spending around $340 a month just for me and my boyfriend. The weird part is I already cook at home most nights, so it is not like I am eating out all the time. I think my problem is I buy whatever looks good instead of planning around what is on sale. Does anyone here actually meal plan around the weekly ads, and does it really save you that much or is it more hassle than it is worth?
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the_sam18d ago
Meal planning around ads sounds good on paper but in practice it falls apart fast. Sales change every week, so you end up chasing deals across three stores and burning gas and time to save maybe twenty bucks. The real reason that lady feeds four on $50 is probably that she buys almost no meat, no snacks, no drinks other than water, and cooks a lot of beans, rice, and eggs. That is not a planning trick, that is just a different way of eating. Your $85 cart is not a failure, it is just what food actually costs when you buy normal things. Cutting your bill in half usually means eating less, not shopping smarter.
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