What's the typical cost to feed two people for a month?
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Sounds like the Family Dollar here. I don't know why they have dollar in their name, because they don't have much for a dollar.
Dollar Tree is a true dollar store - nothing over a dollar. I had some frozen mixed berries from there earlier that were so delicious I had to run back and buy a few more packages in case they sell out. While I was rummaging thru the freezer section found some Farmer John's sausage 10 oz for a dollar. I haven't tried it yet and I'm not familiar with the FJ brand.
Just had the Farmer John sausage and it's as good as Jimmy Dean. It's the type you buy in a chub and form into patties. Now I'm trying to remember how much sausage costs - I don't buy it often. But I think $1 for 10 oz is pretty good?
Just had the Farmer John sausage and it's as good as Jimmy Dean. It's the type you buy in a chub and form into patties. Now I'm trying to remember how much sausage costs - I don't buy it often. But I think $1 for 10 oz is pretty good?
sounds pretty good to me. The cheapest we even get any of those brands for is about $1.99 for 12 to 16 oz, so a buck for 10 ozs sounds ok.
Lubby: I only buy onion or garlic powder, spices like that when I am making a batch of seasoning salt (about once every 6 months or a year) I generally get them at $ general. As for T Joes, I would gladly drive 35 miles about once a month to shop there. We are 3 hrs away from one. In NM we were about 35 miles away. 2 friends and I would take off about once every couple of months, hit Trader Joe's, Kohls, Sams, have lunch and get the Indian casino for about an hour on our way home. It was a really fun girls day out.
Wow some of you really are doing a great job of economizing. I cut coupons too and use other store ads and take them to Walmart sometimes so they can price match.
I like most things at Aldi's but there are just some things I can't hack. Their pancake mix is one of those things which just doesn't satisfy me. I also think their spices are good, and I really like their Greek yogurt. Produce, milk and eggs at our Aldi's are so much cheaper than the regular stores and especially cheaper than Walmart. Some days when I go there I get bread and containers of strawberries for a quarter and other days I get 10 pounds of potatoes for 50 cents. I just go through them and make sure there are rotten ones before I put them away. To get get this stuff cheap, just depends on the day they are putting out their new stock. Aldi's Oatmeal bread is really good too and their Ritz like crackers are superb!!
I agree relative to why does Family Dollar (and Dollar General) have the word Dollar in their name - both of these places have become so expensive I rarely shop there these days. I'm a creature of habit, so I buy the same stuff each time, so for a couple of months I watched the prices climb by 50 to 75 cents on several small food items at Dollar General. These same items are now much more expensive than Walmart.
I hate buying cleaning supplies due to the high cost. But I have found a certain spray cleaner at Dollar Tree which cleans fairly well, so I now buy that spray cleaner - called awesome orange spray cleaner.
Thanks for all your comments. This is really enlightening to know how people economize.
Produce, milk and eggs at our Aldi's are so much cheaper than the regular stores and especially cheaper than Walmart. Some days when I go there I get bread and containers of strawberries for a quarter and other days I get 10 pounds of potatoes for 50 cents.
I got some great deals on blueberries at our Aldi (.99 cents...wow!) & yes I noticed dairy is really a deal at Aldi.
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I'm trying to spend $120 a week for a family of 4. We eat mostly organic and it's hard.
I'll bet it is! For just me..one guy.... $50/week is tough.
I got some great deals on blueberries at our Aldi (.99 cents...wow!) & yes I noticed dairy is really a deal at Aldi.
I'll bet it is! For just me..one guy.... $50/week is tough.
The fewer the people in the household the more it is per person. I would think $50 a week is about right for 1 person. Yes, Aldi's has much better prices on dairy products. Here a quart of 1/2 and 1/2 which I can rarely use is only about $1.79. at our local grocery store it is that high or higher for a pint. We don't get eggs there because that is the one organic, if you want to call it that, food we get. We get free range eggs for our egg lady.
I'm always trying to cut expenses from our food bill. I try to not spend over $70.00 per week on groceries, but on an average 4 week month, that's around $280 per month.
I go through the newspaper ads and try to find the store with the best ads, plus I buy part of the groceries at Aldi's, and use coupons when I have them.
What would you think is the typical cost to feed two persons for a month? Do you have any shopping hints besides the typical buy in bulk and separate, use less meat, etc.?
Are you including non-grocery items in that price point? Detergent, paper products, shampoo, etc., etc? Seems to me that the non-grocery stuff is what kills my budget.
Just eating some chicken seasoned with Memphis Style BBQ seasoning from Dollar Tree and it's delicious! I've seen the same type seasonings at WinCo for $4 for a smaller bottle.
I usually skip that aisle but looks like I need to go back and try the New Orleans seasoning. I'll try the mustard from there too, I think.
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