trying to keep groceries under 300 a month for two people…
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trying to keep groceries under 300 a month for two people and its way harder than expected
been trying to keep my grocery spending under 300 a month for two people and its honestly harder than i thought
what keeps happening is i go to the store with a list but then i see stuff on sale and think oh thats a good deal and next thing i know im 80 over budget. or i buy ingredients for some recipe i saw online and then half of it goes bad before i use it
things that actually helped me so far:
- shopping once a week instead of multiple trips. every extra trip adds like 20-30 bucks somehow
- buying the store brand for basically everything. tastes the same 90% of the time
- stopped buying pre-cut fruit and veggies. the markup is insane for something that takes 5 min to do yourself
- rice and beans are boring but they stretch so far its not even funny
the hardest part is produce honestly. i want to eat healthy but fresh stuff goes bad so fast. been thinking about frozen veggies more but idk it feels like giving up lol
what actually works for you guys? feel like everyone says meal prep but i wanna know the real tricks that save money week to week
#finance
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been trying to keep my grocery spending under 300 a month for two people and its honestly harder than i thought
what keeps happening is i go to the store with a list but then i see stuff on sale and think oh thats a good deal and next thing i know im 80 over budget. or i buy ingredients for some recipe i saw online and then half of it goes bad before i use it
things that actually helped me so far:
- shopping once a week instead of multiple trips. every extra trip adds like 20-30 bucks somehow
- buying the store brand for basically everything. tastes the same 90% of the time
- stopped buying pre-cut fruit and veggies. the markup is insane for something that takes 5 min to do yourself
- rice and beans are boring but they stretch so far its not even funny
the hardest part is produce honestly. i want to eat healthy but fresh stuff goes bad so fast. been thinking about frozen veggies more but idk it feels like giving up lol
what actually works for you guys? feel like everyone says meal prep but i wanna know the real tricks that save money week to week
#finance
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