Comments on: How I Shop Smart and Save Money on Groceries https://mydebtepiphany.com/how-i-shop-smart-and-save-money-on-groceries/ A blog about getting out of debt and getting on the right track financially Wed, 02 Jan 2019 19:40:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.3 By: Kim https://mydebtepiphany.com/how-i-shop-smart-and-save-money-on-groceries/#comment-4565 Wed, 02 Jan 2019 19:40:41 +0000 http://www.mydebtepiphany.com/?p=1525#comment-4565 I’ve slowly but surely wittled down my grocery budget. We’re sitting at around $400 a month (it used to be $650 lol). I think what’s helped us is recreating our fave dishes at home, eliminating food waste, and focusing more on plant-based and whole foods that we can buy in bulk. I can’t wait to cut down our budget to around $350!

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By: DC @ Young Adult Money https://mydebtepiphany.com/how-i-shop-smart-and-save-money-on-groceries/#comment-2405 Mon, 18 Jan 2016 23:31:44 +0000 http://www.mydebtepiphany.com/?p=1525#comment-2405 My wife and I have meal-planned for a couple years now and it’s helped us save money and eat better. It also helps us plan lunches because typically we either have leftovers or know that our dinner won’t have leftovers so we plan what we’ll bring instead. So basically we have two weeks planned and it makes our weekly grocery trips much easier.

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By: Latoya https://mydebtepiphany.com/how-i-shop-smart-and-save-money-on-groceries/#comment-2404 Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:41:48 +0000 http://www.mydebtepiphany.com/?p=1525#comment-2404 In reply to Choncé.

Ha, that definitely describes my kid! One week all she eats is popcorn chicken or grilled cheese sandwiches. The next week she hates cheese and prefers chicken nuggets. Yes, it certainly keeps you on your toes!

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By: Choncé https://mydebtepiphany.com/how-i-shop-smart-and-save-money-on-groceries/#comment-2394 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 14:29:08 +0000 http://www.mydebtepiphany.com/?p=1525#comment-2394 Yeah I hate winging it when I’m in the store, but if food is low at the house and I didn’t make a list, that’s what I have to put up with.

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By: Choncé https://mydebtepiphany.com/how-i-shop-smart-and-save-money-on-groceries/#comment-2393 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 14:27:53 +0000 http://www.mydebtepiphany.com/?p=1525#comment-2393 In reply to Jess @ Best Credit Cards Canada.

Yeah, it seems like I’m the opposite from you. I don’t mind cooking, but my family likes a ton of variety and sometimes I just don’t have the creativity. We also have very limited time during the weekdays so I prefer to cook nutritional and tasty meals that don’t take that much time to prepare. eMeals has a shopping list for 30 minute meals that does the trick for me.

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By: Choncé https://mydebtepiphany.com/how-i-shop-smart-and-save-money-on-groceries/#comment-2392 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 14:26:01 +0000 http://www.mydebtepiphany.com/?p=1525#comment-2392 In reply to Latoya.

He is a bit of a picky eater and doesn’t like to eat much but always wonders why he’s so skinny 🙂 When we were getting ready to take him to school earlier this week he told me at the last minute he wanted cold lunch so I had to scramble around in the kitchen to put something together. Luckily, he insisted on having a cheese sandwich, haha. I would just get some variety going with your daughter because kids seem to love one thing then get tired of it and look for something else to eat. It definitely keeps you on your toes.

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By: Choncé https://mydebtepiphany.com/how-i-shop-smart-and-save-money-on-groceries/#comment-2391 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 14:23:36 +0000 http://www.mydebtepiphany.com/?p=1525#comment-2391 In reply to Michelle.

I enjoy cooking for the most part, but I feel burnt out when it comes to meal planning and grocery shopping. I plan the meals in my household 98% of the time and I started running out of ideas.

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By: Jess @ Best Credit Cards Canada https://mydebtepiphany.com/how-i-shop-smart-and-save-money-on-groceries/#comment-2389 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 00:59:02 +0000 http://www.mydebtepiphany.com/?p=1525#comment-2389 I take a detailed shopping list with me to the grocery store each week and find that it really helps me stay on budget. I don’t mind doing the shopping but I don’t like making the meal plan and cooking! haha! Coming up with dinner ideas just about kills me each week. Have you found that the recipes are easy to follow and quick to make? That would be my other concern. Otherwise I do really like this idea.

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By: Latoya https://mydebtepiphany.com/how-i-shop-smart-and-save-money-on-groceries/#comment-2388 Thu, 14 Jan 2016 18:46:01 +0000 http://www.mydebtepiphany.com/?p=1525#comment-2388 Seriously may consider this. I used to shop using $50 for every week, but it has climbed to $100! Your son and my daughter are about the same age…is he a picky eater like my little one? I think this is what caused mine to spiral out of control. My kid barely eats meat, hates hot dogs, spaghetti, burgers..I seriously don’t know what to feed her. Okay, sorry, my rant is over now. Lol!

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By: Michelle https://mydebtepiphany.com/how-i-shop-smart-and-save-money-on-groceries/#comment-2381 Thu, 14 Jan 2016 14:14:31 +0000 http://www.mydebtepiphany.com/?p=1525#comment-2381 I like the idea of e-meals for people who like to cook…but would rather spend time on other things than meal planning. I am a food and cooking obsessive so I really enjoy the process of planning for the week, blah, blah, etc. But, I could see how incredibly helpful using this service would be. Sometimes planning a meal when you have only so much mental energy is not worth it. Thanks for sharing this service!

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