I'm in Northern California, USA, and every month, the shops put things on special that reflect that month's holiday. This month is St. Patrick's day on March 17, the shops have carrots $0.50/lb), potatoes ($0.50/lb) corned beef ($1.66/lb) and cabbages $.37/lb) which plays the corned beef and cabbage stereotype of Irish food. I bought cabbages and carrots, stir fried them to make them ready for spring rolls, and I will freeze this. Also, carrots and cabbages keep well when refrigerated so things made with carrots will see my table as will coleslaw and a few other recipes that my family enjoys. As you have shown, the loss leaders and mark-downs are our lifeline here, too.
They do the same in Central NY. I bought a 5 pound bag of potatoes for $1.79 today. Carrots and cabbage prices about the same. But no good sales on corned beef. Cheapest price was $2.99 A pound.
Thank you for another interesting video. I used a grocery app to work out the best prices in my city for the items you purchased from Le Clerc, you paid around $80 NZ, I made some slight changes ( grated grana padano is $10.99 per 100g bag so I substituted with grated "Italian cheese") and my result was $120 NZ ( and I would have had to go to two supermarkets to get it that low). We are a couple same ages as you and Mike, mortgage and debt free, we budget $200 a week for groceries ( including pet food, cleaning products, personal hygiene etc) it's getting harder and harder, and many NZers are trying to feed their family with kids on $200 a week. The supermarkets are making record profits, it feels like squeezing every cent, bartering, growing and foraging are revolutionary acts against the giant corporations! Thank you again for all your great advice.
You are such a great 'refresh' in my day! I scroll past others and find your smiling face and think, "It's Jane, I like all her videos." Thank you. -a Mom in the US
I've just spent quite an amount of money on a grocery shopping haul, but it certainly improves one's wellbeing knowing that the freezer, fridge and pantry is well stocked and that you are able to eat well.
I'm feeling like a frugal queen! 🙃I had some milk that needed to be used and I also had a box of instant chocolate pudding with a use by date of 7/21! So I made the pudding using the milk and then remembered there were some bananas that absolutely needed to be used and a wee bit of peanut butter powder languishing in the pantry. Darling husband had a lovely dessert of chocolate peanut butter banana pudding! It seemed little fancy. lol Thank you!
Last week in my local uk supermarket, a couple of young men had a mammoth two trolley loads of food because they had come over from France to buy not only British things that they really miss, but also quite a lot of things that they can’t afford at French prices. The haul would last them several months, but also there were many things they said they are no longer allowed to take back to France anymore.
Your prices are very low compared to American prices right now. We're struggling, too. It's a great struggle for most people here. I've had to learn to eat less. That's good for me, but not easy to do. I'm thankful, though, because I can still eat fairly well, just less quantity. I always enjoy your videos. Oddly enough, I like "haul" videos less than others, because they let me see how much I could be saving if I lived in another location. But, c'est la vie!!!😊
I am in Southern California, your prices seem a bit cheaper than ours here. Although, we are able to get good quality produce year round. Thanks for the video. I always enjoy the food hauls.
French from Franche-Comté here. Prices in France are depending of the regions, Paris and the touristic one are more expensive, even the area who grows fruit or vegetables, except if you buy directly from the farmer. That because farmers sell to big dispatcher who sell to the shops or transformers and the farmers aren't free to make their prices according their costs ! The gouvernement try to regulate that but not enough. East of my region near the swiss border is more expensive than in my part ( food and mostly accomodation) because of the swiss shopping in France and the french working in Switzerland. Brittany is more expensive than my area too. For decades I don't go shopping with strict recipes in mind, I adjust my recipes with what is cheaper or better that day. I can't tell the price of NZ lamb, because I don't buy it, the Provence one is really tasty for those who like lamb. I shop mostly at Lidl, I can find lots of traditional food of my region there and the fruit and vegetable are raisonnable except 1or 2 weeks, we eat then more frozen or tin fruit and vegetables. Be flexible.
Hi Jane and Mike. You always make me feel hungry when I watch these videos. 😆 Regarding food prices, a few of the products do seem more expensive over there in comparison to here in the north of England. Examples being - in Aldi this week, their essentials range of baked beans were on the shelf at 28p for a large tin. They are okay too. Nothing wrong with them. I also picked up a pack of 4 hot cross buns which had been reduced from 65p to 40p and were still fresh. There are quite a few reductions such as this around. On the other hand, the price of butter such as Lurpak, has gone through the roof. One of my go to ones now is the Liddl 500 gram tub of Dairy Manor, which I find similar to Anchor butter and is priced at £2.25. There are cheaper alternatives around, but some are more like spreads which are usually around 99p. Farmfoods also have some good offers. I receive regular email alerts for not only frozen foods but their fresh products also. I often buy their 350 grams block of Colliers cheese for £1.79. Where I live I am surrounded by the main supermarkets and therefore do manage to find some cheaper alternatives, which in many cases, are as good as the originals. Despite some of the prices looking higher over there in France, you obviously get a lot out of what you buy and make some delicious meals. Thanks again to you both for sharing this. 🤗
Debbie-Texas. Prices are comparable to ours. Its getting rough for most here also. We are also retired, debt free. And very cheap/ frugal. But we garden etc and are doing well. Thank you for all you and your husband do.
I think your shopping was quite expensive but probably on par with the UK - and I agree, some prices are coming down for some things. What I find really hard to take is how we're getting less for our money because everything seems to be getting smaller!
The fresh vegetables and fruit look very good quality 😊 Do you fry or roast as cauliflower steaks? Very tasty topped with cheese 🧀 Prices in Australia 🇦🇺 just yo-yo. I shop around and watch prices closely. Thank you Mike and Jane plus doggies for a good Video.👍
Some things, like the frozen berries, are a little pricey most everywhere. But the health benefits are worth it!! We will go pick blueberries in a few months and stock the freezer again. Your yogurt prices are very good. Thanks for sharing
I'm very jealous of your cauliflower! I could only see very small ones in the shops this week, so we'll use frozen instead. It took me a long time to stop buying a bag of 7 bananas then having to make banana bread when there were some left to go brown. I now just buy 4 or 5 to see me over the week, and there's less cake to eat!
I started slicing bananas and freezing to make smoothies. Then, starting just eating a few frozen slices as a dessert after lunch. It’s a unique, delicious way to save the banana w/o having to make bread !!!💜
I'm in the midwest U.S. (we are one of the largest agriculture producing states--cattle, hogs, chickens, corn, wheat and soybeans). Prices are steady on most things but I am seeing eggs and dairy continuing to increase. I wait for butter to be on sale, then buy the maximum allowed (usually 5 lbs.) and freeze it. For reference a good price is $2.99/lb. I am envious of how affordable your individual coffee pods are Jane! Here they can be up to $1each if bought in a small box of 12, depending on brand or variety or down to 45 cents if bought in the large boxes of 50 - 100 from a warehouse club store. I gave them up last year and now buy loose coffee made in a small coffeemaker. I buy all my berries frozen in 4 lb. bags. Strawberries are about $7.50 and blueberries are about $9. These are warehouse club prices. Thanks for another great video!
178 dollars aust is reasonable.. but in saying that we still have to be watchful in our shopping.. meat is very expensive but i have found a supermarket that has steak and beef mince at great prices... rump steak is 3 large slices for 11 dollars and we get 6 meals and our dog love the fatty bits i cut off as i dont. We almost don't buy fresh vegetables because frozen tastes just as nice and a lot cheaper. Thankyou for sharing these hauls. They are interesting .❤❤
I love using store apps to save money on items..sometime I will even buy the limit to stock up. I also love yellow tag meats which go in the freezer. It is possible to save, one simply has to be more diligent. Thankful for your videos and perspectives!
I enjoy them also. It helps to compare what prices are around our countries. I stock up whenever I find a deal. For example, packets of jasmine rice were sold at 1.00 until now and now they are 2.00. Found that at one of their stores they had not increased the price yet. 10 packets were left and I bought them all. Those packets are convenient as they are pre cooked but I still prefer to make a weekly batch of rice. Cheaper and once done, convenient also. I have several bags in storage and I will continue to buy to put in reserve as they say the price of rice will continue to increase.
Here in the US the average family is spending 11 thousand dollars more a year than we did just 4 years ago. Our economy is not sustainable and most of us are preparing for it to crash. Hopefully we will get new leadership this coming November. We are all cutting corners and saving whatever we can where we can. Thank you for sharing your frugal ideas with us!
Hi Jane! Love the shopping haul videos! I'm in Connecticut in the US and our produce prices are high, as well as beef and dairy. Your butter is a bit more expensive there. We can get it cheaper on sale at Aldi or Coscto, about $3.00 per pound. All in all, your prices are much cheaper than here and your produce is so much nicer!
I must add, I live in a remote area in Montana , USA, One grocery store is 45 miles, and a bigger city is 100 miles, more stores to chose from but the drive, and winter driving can be quite snowy, windy and not fun. So I am limited in my little store, the prices are close to the same on some items, and then much lower on others, fresh produce is very expensive here, as we are pretty far away to begin wit(. Our little store one red pepper $3.65, you can get them cheaper if you travel in to the bigger city. I go into the bigger city and stock up on all my staples, and at times I have friends pick up an item or 2 for me. It’s just me so I keep my menu very simple.
Thank you, once again, enjoyed. Your are absolutely right about looking at your prices and saying your food is much cheaper than ours. The prices are what they are where ever you live. You just have to look for the best bargains that you can find in your area. Your hauls make me rethink about trying something different. Example, frozen gr beans, did not like, tried a different brand, much better. I now also meal plan for the whole week, was doing it haphazardly before but this is much better. Again thanks.
I always enjoy your grocery hauls. I did one myself here today! Trying to be as frugal with groceries as possible. Beef here for me in Ohio is almost non-existent now!
I love watching your videos always helpful and informative. I’ve just started helping my nephew and his family start on their own frugal lifestyle. I want to pass on a couple of tips save the net bags fruit and vegetables come in they can be used as scrubbing pads . Also there are some veg bags you can buy called stay fresh longer bags we can get them in the UK they are great for extending the life of your fruit and vegetables. You can rinse them out and keep using them! My nephew and his wife have started watching you too take care
Jane! I loved watching you then realised I hadn’t seen you for a while. Searched for you and saw you’re still making videos, the algorithm just hadn’t shown your videos to me for 6 months. I’m back and glad to see you’re well.. keep it up.
Thank you so much for sharing. We’re in Jersey and the prices here are through the roof!! Sadly no Lidl or Aldi and no apps for the supermarkets that we do have (as far as I’m aware) but will put on my to-do list right now to research if any of the Jersey supermarkets have money saving apps x
I did a Lidl shop today, here in the UK - and your pack of 5 yeast sachets which cost you 27 cents, about 23p in sterling, was priced at 65p. My bargain was the dried porcini mushrooms they had on offer £1.29 - on my app that checks the other supermarkets, the porcini was priced from £3- £3.75 - used my 10% off today at Lidl, so stocked up on some regular staples
I’m in suburban Chicago, so a high COL area. Aldi US is based here so many locations. Fresh milk is standard in the US. I just paid USD 2.65 for a gallon of. 2% milk fat milk. A quart of UHT milk at the dollar store is USD 1.25. I keep some on hand in the winter if weather is bad and I’m out of fresh milk. A dozen eggs at Aldi were 2.65. Cucumbers were 79 cents. 8oz cups of Greek yogurt (flavored, which I take for lunch at work) were 63 cents each. A pound of butter was on sale for 3.29 each, limit 6. I have plenty of butter so I just got one.
I’m cooking a lot more from scratch - made yoghurt for the first time this week. Cooking from scratch generally works out a lot cheaper but also doesn’t include all the additives of shop bought. Thanks for showing your haul Jane. Food in France doesn’t seem any higher than here in the UK but I guess it’s swings and roundabouts so we need to keep an eye open for the offers.
I’m in Norway which is an expensive country but your frozen berries cost waaaay more than they do here. Everything else apart from the bread (which is expensive here) is comparable. Still much cheaper in the U.K. Whenever I visit my son I’m blown away by how much more you can get if you are a savvy shopper
Thank you again for all the work you put into these videos, so interesting. Im in Ireland and some of the prices are very similar but the BUTTER - yikes. Its 2.99 here for the Lidl version and I find that expensive. And the other thing that surprised me was the price of your mince! wow! But lots of other things are more expensive in Ireland like the fruit and veg. I love watching your channel. Thank you Jane and Mike.
Have you ever tried making your own deodorant? It is very cheap and easy to make, works well and saves lots of money. You just have to try different recipes until you find one that you like. A small pot can last a few months. I am enjoying your channel and motivation to be more frugal. Thank you!🏡🏡🙏🙏🌸🌸
I appreciate the breakdown. I'm in SW Georgia...USA So your prices are very similar to ours. I am so glad you explained what was sour cream to us in the...United States😊 I am going to try your homemade cheese sauce for broccoli and cauliflower.
I love watching the food hauls, I love seeing the prices. When I saw your cauliflower such a big beautiful white head for $1.99 I thought boy if we could just get a head that beautiful here. Ours are very small and $2.99 a head. Terrible.
We shop at a grocery store called Aldi occasionally when we go about an hour away to a much bigger town, or city so to speak, and because of my 4 small kids, I generally try to do pick up so I don't go overboard with the kids asking for extras. That store uses instacart. Well, I haven't used it since probably December, and I got a notification that they added an $80 off coupon, you just had to use before March 16, and only got $40 each order, buying a minimum of $80 with each. I bought $80 two weeks in a row, and ended up with stock up groceries and fresh produce, spending $80 of our food budget on $160 of groceries this month.
It’s always fun to see your hauls and prices. The fruit and veg quality you get looks amazing! I really appreciate the time you take to do these videos ❤I’m in Canada so prices here are pretty high. For example a bag of those peppers would be $6 to $7 here and the cheeses, milk and cream double the price. Pasta sauce at least $3 - $4 on sale sometimes for $1.99. Deodorants are pricey here too even the store brand would be double your price.
People moan about the prices in the UK but it’s cheaper here than in France. So many think it’s some sort of conspiracy by the supermarkets but not realising that energy has gone up so much for businesses, as have raw ingredients and wages. I saw a video with someone complaining about the price of olive oil accusing the supermarket of putting up the price for no reason. It’s because the olive harvest in Europe has been dramatically reduced due to drought.
@@FrugalQueeninFrance if you make minimum wage in Toronto you take home $1700 after tax. If you make $50000 you take home $3000. I would say most people are somewhere in between. 1 bedroom rental apartment $3,000 a month. If you want to buy a home it's 1.6 million average. There is a lot of multi-generational living. It's the only way to afford housing. Mortgage and debt free as well but property tax is close to $6000 a year. Everyone needs to watch their pennies and your content helps! Enjoy your day 💕
Ifs interesting to hear the prices from different countries. I managed to get 1kg peppers £1.87, onions 2kg £1.49 and a cauli for 89p from lidls my best deal was 60% off organic mushrooms 48p for 300g. So cooked mushroom stroganoff for 2 for under £1.00. Aldis and lidl do have some fab deals. Thanks for the video, i like you convert to different currencies.
I am able to buy a "baguette" for $1.00 CDN, although it isn't artisan quality. I add ingredients to elevate it for numerous meals...pumpkin seeds, any cheese, tomato...anything I have on hand. It elevates the taste..
I think your dairy products are a bit cheaper than here in the southern US. I do love your haul videos with all the info. I keep thinking if i ever get a chance to visit France, I'll know where to shop and what items to look for!😊
I am always surprised by the difference in prices between our countries. In my Aldi in Birmingham, Alabama eggs are $2.58/dozen for the cheapest kind. That seems similar in price to your better free range eggs. Shelf stable milk here is more expensive than the fresh. Thanks for sharing!
Prices are comparable to NZ, your overall spend in kiwi dollars is about what I would spend for 3 weeks of shopping for hubby and myself but your butter is more expensive. I have been paying NZD $4.39 for 500g for the past couple of months. It has finally come down as it was up to about $9 at one stage so I would only buy it when it was on special.
Prices look pretty good. Butter seemed high. Aldi had butter on sale for 1.99lb at Thanksgiving and I did a major stock up. Last year they had a sale at Easter. Keeping my eyes peeled to see if we get that sale again. I will stock up again!
I love seeing your great grocery hauls. Definitely better deals than I get in WA. Question? As someone working full time, I can’t always take advantage of sales. Do you have any suggestions for that? Thank you
Click and collect or shop,online, get the deals as soon as they’re available. Or go to the store before work and keep a cool box in the car with Ice packs.
Hi I'm in NZ I feel your food is reasonably priced compared to NZ. Lots of families are doing without fresh fruit and veg and not eating as much meat to get by. I love watching your videos, tks for sharing. I also like to watch content on showing how to stretch ingredients.
Great video as always ! Would love to know about the brands that you purchase. Are they the cheaper brand, middle or higher end? Do the stores their sell store brand food? This week in AZ , bananas were 27¢ a lb. You could only buy 6lbs and I bought the six ( 2 of us here) but if we don't eat them all I will freeze for bread later on. One particular store gives you reward points and you can turn around and use them to get something free. This week I chose a case of bottled water! 2 weeks ago it was a 10lb bag of potatoes.
I went a bit nuts when I saw corned beef marked down to 3.99 a pound, I ended up with 7 in total. They went straight into the freezer, I can't ever find beef that low. They had cabbage on sale for .41 cents a pound I got 5 they will go into the freezer also once I get them blanched. I take advantage of all the really good sales while I can.
Hi Jayne I’m not quite sure when you last did a shop in the uk but where I live the prices are pretty comparable to your in France. You get cheese super cheap where as ours your looking at £4 for a smaller piece or £5 for the Aldi mature cheep block. we get other produce slightly cheaper. I went into our village Asda and they had absolutely no chicken legs, breast or birds other than 6 roast in the bag chickens I bought one it was £6.95 and not even that big. No beef other than steaks and only sausages which I don’t eat. I’ve just seen someone comment on Sainsbury’s and a leg of lamb at £12 but it’s quite a drive from us 35 mins one way but may go and get a few. We are not struggling financially at all but I am careful however in a position where if we want it we do buy it. I’m still not sure why the meat fridges were all but empty though 😂
It's all expensive for you as your currency is weak. We have strong currency and still pay loads on very low incomes. What's the average take home salary in Canada?
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I live im the Republic of Panama and most things are imported so are very expensive. Local milk is very expensive but at least the local coffee is chesap and good.
I heard that France has a value added tax. Does that apply to food and if so, what is the rate? Do your totals include any tax? In Oklahoma we pay state and local sales tax on food, but state tax on food may be eliminated soon. Your produce usually seems cheap compared to here.
@@FrugalQueeninFrance wow!! That does make it nearly impossible to keep up with the food cost! We live in the US and our prices are high but seen much more reasonable as a percentage of our income
Just bought a whole leg of lamb for £12 (Nectar price) from Sainsbury’s, last week they had extra large chickens for £2.75. It’s great to see those offers and stock up x
The majority of your produce is half the price that I pay in the U.S. Your large bag of multicolored peppers for examples would be about $7 USD for non-organic. The cheeses you shared are also much less than what I would pay in the U.S. From previous videos, I know we pay less for meat (pork, chicken and beef) than you and Mike.
As I live in the french part of Switzerland my husband and I do a big haul in France every 3 or 4 month. Most products are still cheaper than in Switzerland but I remember a time when the difference was much bigger. Some products are even on the same price level now 😢 No wonder a lot of people struggle. Wages are far from the same level.
