My sister's grocery receipt in Phoenix made me rethink my whole food budget

I was visiting her last month and saw she spent only $85 for a full week of meals for her family of four. She showed me her phone with an app that tracks store sales and plans meals around them, saying 'I stopped buying what I want and started buying what's cheap.' I've been using it for three weeks now and cut my own bill by almost 40%. Has anyone else tried meal planning based purely on weekly flyers?

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paulw871mo ago

That method seemed like too much work before, but it really does save money.

charlienelson1mo ago

Totally get what you mean about it seeming like a lot of work at first. The setup is the hardest part, but once you get the system going it basically runs itself. It's one of those things where the upfront effort pays off for months or years. Honestly, the savings add up way faster than you'd think, which makes all that initial hassle worth it.

ray1891mo ago

How much did you end up saving?