Has anyone else noticed how grocery prices keep creeping up even on store brands? I’m curious what little tricks you’re using lately to keep the food bill under control.
Go to Aldi? I would if there was one where I live.
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Don’t be “brand loyal”. Bacon here runs about $7 but there are brands that are on sale for as low as $3. I don’t think I’ve bought the same brand of bacon two times in a row. If a store has a “sale display”, don’t buy from that bin….go to the regular area and see if a competing brand might be less.
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Shop WinCo if there’s a store in your area. Otherwise, consider using Aldi for some food items and purchase paper goods and non-food items at Walmart. My favorite granola was $7.98 per box at Kroger this morning but $4.98 at Walmart for the identical item. Consider avoiding red meat purchases and go with chicken and wild-caught fish, i.e. frozen salmon at Aldi. Avoid chips, cookies, and “junk food”. Is there a vegetable market in your area? Grocery store prices are off-the-chart. I don’t know how families do it.
We buy whole bean Don Pablo coffee from Costco, and the price has jumped over the past few months. I started very slightly reducing the amount of beans used for our morning pot of joe a week ago and found that we don’t need as much to still have a satisfying brew. I’m estimating I’ll get 3 more pots of coffee out of the 2 pound bags. It’s not much, but it will add up.