I've watched Extreme Couponing on TV, and if you notice, they buy mostly stuff that isn't edible. Or if it is, it's usually some kind of junk food. Or sugary drink. You don't see milk, bread, eggs, meat, vegetables, etc. being bought on the shows.You don't see much in sales on those items to buy in bulk and save a lot of money.
I didn't go to culinary school, but I know from cooking foods like lasagna, that after you take it out of the oven, the food is still cooking somewhat until it starts to cool down. The cheese still has a chance to melt more than that.
its because she bought pre shredded cheese. When you buy pre shredded they use potato starch even saw dust to keep the cheese from coagulating, which also stops the cheese from melting into one homogenous consistency.
Mr Mommas Asshole here ⬆⬆ called you an "idiot" yet this fool doesn't know the difference between YOUR & YOU'RE 😂😭😂😭😂😭 These YT troll bums are fucking hilarious. Anyways I noticed that too. I instantly said OK SHE USED THE CHEAP SH!T IN/ON HER LASAGNA 😷
Hippopotamus Anonymous Me too! I am from Holland and when somebody eats like that we say; “He/she is eating with long teeth”....! That was funny to see.... 😂😂🤮
Julie Sprik yea. My ma used to spend like 25-30 dollars a week (technically 5-6 days, it depends on what type of food she wants to cook) idk most asian moms r like master of cheap cooking for some reasons
Right. Here in USA we bag our own for a lot of stores. They make the real US look so bad in videos. Not all of us are what you see. Not all of us tolerate the BS.
@Yeah Itsme charging for bags is for the environment and wtf kind of customer service do u need in a supper market? Often stores have self check outs which oh no we have to do it ourselves. We aren't as lazy as Americans so we don't all have obesity :)
@@Josh-uq9un yall got like a 29% obesity rate yall gonna be higher than the US in the next few years since the obesity rate here is goin down yalls keeps climbing
Prices will also vary by region and availability - rural areas may charge more for products that have to be shipped in but less for local dairy produce, and cities may charge extremely high amounts for refrigerated items that are trucked in, like dairy and produce.
Crazy Crooker Milk is fine to drink after it used by date. It turns into a yogurt type thing and its really good for you. It just tastes bad because it doesn’t have the added sugar. (Regular milk)
@@tombullard123 Ok but that is fish... Say it's something like a canned item or untampered boxed item, that wont likely poison you? Fish kinda should be an obvious or any type of bacteria carrying, uncooked food.
A jar of skippy where I live runs about $5.99 for a medium sized jar. It's spendy but pb&j is what is for breakfast every morning so I'm willing to spend it.
You can get a 20$ jacket and put the Nike logo on it and suddenly it costs 160$, this type of Americans don't know how to just deal with brands they have never heard of. It can save tons of money.
I'm really struggling to see why they did a segment on this lady. Millions of people have stretched a dollar to feed their families over the years out of necessity. None of what she shared was new information, just common sense for those of us who actually have to shop this way to survive. Edit to add that I don't drive around to different grocery stores looking for a bargain. I don't have enough time or gas money. Just work the sales, clip your coupons, price match, etc.
haute03 Me and my mom don’t go to those bargain stores and don’t use coupons, nor any program to pay for the items we buy . We buy our food sometimes at Target or Publix’s . We rarely go grocery shopping because we do it online . We also go to restaurants a lot
Probably not. I have 4-5 stores just next to each other’s. I buy a lot of organic and healthy stuff. I save buy going to multiple stores. The difference can be a lot even in one item.
Not true, you won't find any Aldi branded products elsewhere in any European stores as they are specifically made for Aldi. The same goes for stores like Lidl. (I live in England)
@@mrshotspothot the us aldi are different i drive a truck and haul products for them and for example Clancy's potato chips come right out of the frito lays factory
Anna Gemesi--I agree. Here in CA, the 99 cent stores sell Seneca brand canned vegetables. The company is headquartered in Marion, New York, so CA residents think it's an off-brand. It's not. www.senecafoods.com/products/brands en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_Foods
My hubby was raised on Jif and he considers himself a peanut butter snob. I bought Aldi peanut butter without telling him, and served it to him on his English muffin one Sunday morning. He never mentioned it. Next day it was on his bagel. He ate it. Third day I set out the jar for him to use it at breakfast. He said," What the H is that? Where is my Jif?" I told him he ate it the last two days. Now he won't let me bring Jif in the house, or any other peanut butter other than Aldi brand.
when she said the Pretzels expired 2/13/14 I really thought she was gonna be in shock how old they were. Then I realized I’m here when this videos 6 years old. 😂😂😂
If you use pantry items most people have on hand (peanut butter, sugar, graham crackers, margarine/butter, milk, etc) it's appx $1. Initial purchase of everything at a discount grocery would be more, but you could make many pies, which still is a bargain. (Disclaimer: I hardly use measurements,unless I am baking. This pie is refrigerated.) Crust: Graham crackers, pretzels, or ritz crackers(crushed finely) Sugar Melted Butter Combine ingredients, press in to pie pan (8 or 9 in), place crust in fridge. (Ruler Foods also sells prepared crusts for 75 - 85 cents) After crust has set, spread with peanut butter (I use the honey roasted creamy peanut butter from Ruler Foods at $1.34 for a 16 oz jar. It is devine!) Place crust back in fridge while preparing filling. Filling: 1 pkg instant chocolate pudding (Ruler Foods 45 cents) 1 3/4 cups of milk (measurement is on pudding box) (Ruler foods $1.65/gallon) Spread filling over peanut butter and put back in fridge (1-2) hours while filling sets. Feel free to top with whipped cream or cool whip. I make my whipped cream. Whipping cream is a little expensive, but it's yeild makes it worth the price. You can make so much whipped cream with an 8 oz. carton. I buy everything at Ruler Foods, because where I live, Aldi is more expensive and their selection is 'meh'. However, all of these items can be purchased at any discount grocery.
I didn't notice how far away they were, if they said. Where i live most stores are in clusters on main streets or in strip malls. If you bother to go to one store it's usually worth it financially to go to a couple others if you know the deals and have time
They definitely should’ve included the distance between store or the gas total because sometimes they are close by and in bigger towns they can be all over. Definitely plays into how much money was actually saved
You're assuming they're far apart. I sometimes go to 4 or 5 stores. I have in one cluster a Family Dollar, Dollar Tree, Piggly Wiggly, Dollar General, Save A Lot, Walgreens, & CVS Pharmacy all are about 1.4 miles from my house. Some are in one shopping center & the rest are in the shopping center across the street. If I need gas I have 2 on 1 side of the street I use to go there to choose from (1 gives fuel discounts from Piggly Wiggly & Pick N Save) & 3 on the other side of the same street going home if I'm going straight home. If I want to go to Pick N Save it's only a mile from Piggly Wiggly if I'm going there afterward & my bank is on the way if I need to stop. If I'm only going to Pick N Save (about 1.6 miles from my house). There's a Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, Hobby Lobby, Harbor Freight Tools, Office Depot, Bed Bath & Beyond, TJ Maxx right before Pick N Save. If you plan your trips in advance you don't use much gas. Most people don't though. I go once a week I make my rounds if I'm going to different places. You have to plan. Sometimes I go to 1 store, sometimes I go to 2, sometimes I go to 3 to 5 stores. It's about what we need or how good the sales are.
I live in rural Washington. It has been worth it for my family and 90% of people in the area to drive the 40 miles (one way) to Olympia (capital) for groceries. Even back in 80’s when my dad was a single twenty something, he would drive to Oly for his groceries but he would also pick up groceries for his best friends mother. He got a Costco card for that reason in 1987 when Costco was only 5 years old. Anyway, every couple weeks, we drive to Olympia. We start at Costco. We get what we can there and then 3 miles away is Winco. I’ve never been in an Aldi but it’s kind of the same thing. They don’t accept credit cards and you have to bag your own groceries but there are cart getters and paper bags (that you have to pay 5 cents to the state to use in Thurston county) as well all the name brand stuff (there generic brand is amazing though). We get the rest of our grocery items there. Then for our cat and dog food (we have 5 cats and 2 dogs) as well as personal items (shampoo, feminine products, soap, toothpaste, and sometimes clothes, etc.) we drive about 6 miles to Target. We use our red card to get 5% off as well as the Cartwheel app (in about 2 years I have saved over $120 using cartwheels at checkout). Because my family has so many prescriptions (dad is diabetic, has meniere’s disease and my mom has chronic pain) we are stuck with the Walmart that is about 15 miles in the opposite direction of our home. As long as I can remember that’s how my family has done grocery shopping. Before there was a Winco, we’d go to the Walmart that’s located a few blocks away from Costco. Even with paying for the Costco membership and the gas it is WAY cheaper than buying locally.
So today I went to gas station, 2 supermarkets, the bank, & Dollar Tree all in just about 2 hours. Unless there's a really great sale next week on something that's on our list I probably won't need to go to any stores. Bank done, probably won't need gas for a couple of weeks or longer, bought enough milk to last 2 weeks, will work on meat & bread from the freezer. If a person plans what they're doing in advance & pays attention to how much they use in a week then they can usually buy enough to last 2 weeks. I try for 2 weeks at a time, because milk usually has about a 2 week date on it. I know we use about a gallon a week unless we use it for something like bread or rice pudding. I planned which way to go for the best time and ease. Gas first. Then we have a branch of our bank, one of the supermarkets, & Dollar Tree across the street. Then I used the heavy duty soft sided freezer bags with ice packs & then went to the other supermarket & then home. I write out what's the best deals of the types of things I buy & anything else that we really need in advance. A half hour while watching the news is what it takes me. I have bought a paper for coupons in something like 4 or 5 months & our printer is broken & we can't afford a new one right now. I clip coupons to my loyalty card or app while I'm waiting in line sometimes, but mostly while watching the news. There are so many ways to save time, gas, & money, but most people are too lazy to figure it out. I spend maybe an hour going through apps (including rebate apps), online clipping (why waste space on my phone when I can go to Dollar General's & Family Dollar's website. I rarely shop there anyway. So I spend 1 hour less watching You Tube, going on other social media, or other activities that usually aren't important.
She's not THAT frugal, because if she was, she'd meal plan and make things from scratch which would cut out the costs of prepackaged food products. The freezer is your best friend for reserving veggies, fruits, breads, and dairy products.
Cooking from scratch is the only way to do it. I've lowered our budget by several hundred dollars. I shop once a month cause we live 30 min to the nearest town. We do have a local store but it is crazy expensive. I stock up on meat and dairy and canned goods at aldis, snacks at Sam's club, and any other specialty items I need plus vegetables for 2 weeks at Walmart. If I need anything else I will go to my local store but in doing this I can feed my family of 5 breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner healthy food for $300 to $450 per month depending on what I need.
I don't know if you are talking to me or Maria but I promise you it can be done. I work full time, have a special needs child, and go to school part-time. My husband also works 12 hours per day. I'm not talking about making gourmet meals. I'm talking opening a 59 cent can of corn. It does not take a ton time to chop vegetables, cook off some meat, and dump in a can of sloppy joe sauce. Tonight I was in the kitchen a total of 20 min and I made baked chicken from frozen, pasta salad, and steamed broccoli. I put the frozen chicken on a pan salt and peppered it and stuck it in the oven for an hour while I helped my son with his project. 30 min later I chopped the broccoli and put it in my steamer. Then I boiled the pasta from a box, not in a giant pot, and not with a gallon of salted water. I know, Itailians are rolling over in their graves. LOL By the time dinner was done my husband was home and we enjoyed a nice dinner that wasn't take out. Don't get me wrong I do buy convience food cause sometimes even 20min is too long to be in the kitchen and we do eat out about 2-3 times per month. But it is doable and sometimes you gotta suck it up.
@@svc221 lol, I'm laughing at your comment about the gallon of water to cook pasta! It's so true! Doesn't take all that much water. And cooking from scratch isn't that hard either as people think.
A lot moms wouldn't have the time to go to three different grocery stores and spend multiple hours just to get some savings, it's not really worth the time and gas.
You don't have to do all the stores in one daybif you're suuuper stressed though. If you do a weekly shop type of thing you only have to go to each store once a week which means you can do one a day and save the same amount of money but shop three days a week in stead of every day or four hours in one day. I'm lucky all my four stores are within a mile of each other so with a good list I go through them all in an hour or two max for my weekly shop.
Depending on where you live, 4 dollars could be a good price for milk. I know in Hawaii or Alaska milk is really expensive because they have to fly it there
why be offended? we don't know what else was served nor how many vegetables were in the casserole why should it bother someone if the daughter ate in her shirt unless the person offended is the one doing the laundry. I believe people get offended too easily.
+Linda McNeil oh I wasn't sarcastic when I said he is cute and nice... it was genuine reaction that he is cute and nice with no tantrums or etc. but I don't think it won't matter with ur reaction or opinion.
+Cassandra That reply wasn't for you... it was for the two other replies that were nested under you (that it looks like they were deleted) who stated how offended they were regarding how many veggies they thought were being served and the shirt the child was wearing... they were sad comments... your comment is good. :-)
Sims Series there’s really nothing wrong with expired foods though? It’s only bad if they end up being bad. Look up on how expired labels are ruining America
SimpleLettuce Yeah, I’ve eaten things brand and then the off brand alternative and usually they taste the same. Only difference is off brand has less ingredients which is, in my opinion, usually better.
"Went to culinary school" Buys lot o' cheap crap, very little fresh produce, still wound up spending $170 for a week, which, honestly.....what savings? If this is "saving" her family "thousands of dollars per year", what in sam hell were they eating before?! I have a feeling her "culinary school" was an open basement class at the local community college and "Culinary" was misspelled on the syllabus.
Aldi’s is my family’s go to store. Yes we go to other stores for certain things (like fresh produce) because sometimes Aldi’s doesn’t have it but Aldi’s has literally taken up like 75% of the pantry in my house. Before my mom would shop at Walmart Market all the time thinking it had affordable groceries but after discovering Aldi’s, she rarely goes to Walmart Market anymore (except for dog treats, sodas and Doritos). Hell even my dad, a man who doesn’t really go grocery shopping, will often come home with bags full of goods from Aldi’s and he’ll be super happy to show us what he got. They got pretty dang good stuff there too. They have something for everyone and every budget.
Bonnie I agree with you. It's stunning how much junk food she puts in there like process cereals and white breads and white pastas. This all turns to sugar quickly in your body and raises your glycemic index. And most of the foods were chemically filled. Brand name peanut butter! Who cares, just get no name natural peanut butter. I wonder if she knows that type is full of salt bad fats and sugar. Also stunning how little fresh fruit and vegetable she gets.
Instead of looking for high end dining deals, maybe we should be more outraged that fast food and processed junk is more affordable than actual fresh and nutritious food
It's not. a big mac meal costs like $10, and prob. $15 in the city. FOR ONE MEAL. Go to a discount grocery store or lesser brand name store and you'd eat for two days on that money.
I had to read the reviews cause I thought I might be hating but I agree with everyone not impressed at all. $168 for a week groceries is normal. I thought it would be $50 or $60. Lady get of TV.
This lady is so stupid. She's spending more than the average amount on groceries (The average American spends $150 on food each week) and most of those said groceries are processed, expired or overpriced. Some are all 3. She's also spending the gas and time driving to 3 grocery stores for 5 hours. She's not frugal, and she's certainly not a foodie
A week?! I thought it was a Month! I spend about $100 A month give/take. I only have me and a child but still. We eat healthier though,I try not to do a lot of pre-packaged foods,but it still happens until I can learn more about making my own.
Gemini Rule it’s insane to say that $150 a week is cheap . We go on about $100 in our house of 4 if not less and that covers all of our meals except Sunday Dinner .We cook everything as healthy as possible from scratch and avoid a lot of processed food. I just shop sales and use coupons. Plus this year we plan on growing a small garden to grow some of the vegetables my kids love .
I used to get by with about $50 a month on food. Rice, beans, ramen, eggs, and green onion that you can regrow in a cup of water (cause you need vegetables)
I was looking for a comment about how many meals she was making, I must’ve missed it. But yeah $168 for a week for five people seems a bit high. Granted she did buy flank steak and the fancy tortellini. I really good way to save would’ve been to buy frozen tortellini and a cheaper steak. Could’ve saved a few dollars there. As a household of 1, I spend 50-100 a week. It just depends on when/if any cosmetic items, hygiene items or cleaning supplies need to be replenished. Those items tend to last me a month or more but I normally have something to replenish lol hey atleast it’s not all at one time
Who the crap has time to drive around to 3 different stores for stuff? Not to mention--how much are you spending in gas hauling that van everywhere? I understand saving money for food, but how much are you really saving if you're having to spend a stupid amount of money on gas prices to drive all over to get those "savings"?
The report says she saved $60 on her food budget. It probably only took an extra hour to drive to each store, but let's just say it took an additional 2 hours... That's still $30 an hour. Tremendous savings. It isn't so much about your hourly wage, it's more about how you manage the money that you earn...
I go to 2-3 stores one day a week to feed my family of 5. Walmart, Aldi and sometimes Costco. In my area, those 3 stores are within a 1/2 mile of each other. It isn't very hard and saves our family money. It doesn't take us 4 hours to shop either!
Love watching frugal and minimalist and less harm to environment kind of vidoes. I dont buy anything close to expiry, but i buy in bulk when i see they are at lowest at its price, means i buy whats cheap and i stock up so when i need it i already got it. Cos price may go up and down but i take note on their prices when or what is at its lowest
I don't serve my lasagna with any vegetables as I fill mine with mashroomes, peas, and other vegetables. I use less meat. Usually less than 1 pound of ground meat with all the other vegetables to make huge tray of lasagna. I just serve some salad with mine though to add fresh touch.
Sirena82 yes! now that's what I'm talking about bulk it up with something healthy. respect! (plus if the kids are fussy like mun precook and squish it) 😆
I don't understand why people have to buy name brand food. As long as it's not expired and in good condition, why buy the name brand if it's the same thing as another one? Not to mention, the name brand is also more expensive than what is not name brand. I honestly don't care what brand it is. As long as it's okay to eat, what's the problem?
Hasti Fattah | Honestly I agree but some not name brand foods don’t taste the same as name brand foods. I know because I remember going to Aldi’s and getting that cookie cereal with the wolf on the box but It was completely different and It tasted horrible, The real name brand actually tasted good. So there Is ups and downs to name brands and not name brands but either way In the end at least you can eat It, whatever brand It Is.
ColorfulBlaze yes! One time I got this cereal that was supposed to be fruit loops but it tasted a lot different. So yeah, there are you and downs like you said
I would much rather buy aldis products than a name brand thats expired or about to! Also we believe a healthy diet should consist of mostly (like 90%) of FRESH and WHOLE foods. Veggies, fruits, meats, eggs. Plus dry staples like beans and rice... and only a few packaged goods. Shopping this way makes you eat more unhealthy, and isn't good for the earth either. Quality over quantity! Buy good whole foods, eat beans and rice and potatoes and minor amounts of meat and cheese and you will save money!
Hi Amanda! The Amelia's store looks exactly the same, from the price tags, to the decor, of a store called Grocery Outlet where I live, and let me tell you, it's awesome! My family often buys yogurts there and things like that for less than a dollar that we consume within a few days. What happens is that if a normal store is almost out of stock and need the space, they'll sell it to these people. If they're "close" to expiration, which is usually 2 - 4 months out for packaged foods, a few weeks for refrigerated foods, and usually 3 - 6 months for freezer foods, they'll buy it. Me and my family have never had a problem with quality or anything like that, and it's super close to where we live. Not only that, but we often find foods that were "limited edition" a few weeks or months after they supposedly left stands, which is always a treat! They also sell discount alcohol, which I don't drink, but is very high quality I've heard and obviously, isn't close to expiry, as alcohol can't (really) be.
The dates that they put on some foods aren't even expiration dates. They're just sell by dates, when stores take that product off the shelf. It's still good after the date.
mrscupcake76, buy a big tray of chicken breast with bone, in a bowl mix a jar of apricot preservative, one bag of dry onion lipton soup, and about half of Russian salad dressing, pour on the chicken, put the chicken on the oven for one hour at 350 degree, and voila serve with mashed potatoes or rice and a green salad, another one put a roast beef on a crockpot with a bag of dry onion lipton soup and about two cups of h2o, let it cook for about 8hrs on low, cut sweet potatoes in 1/4s one onion, carrots season it with salt, pepper, garlic powder and dry oregano with a two tablespoons of olive oil bake at 350 for 45minutes, and voila you have an excellent dinner, it looks pretty and it is healthy for your family. Good luck
From Sarah’s blog - “While Sarah is a trained Chef she is not a certified Chef and does not call herself one. This stems from her deep love and respect for those who who have taken all the steps to take certification exams and pass the rigorous process. She has the skills, just not the paperwork.” So I guess she’s not a certified chef?
I mean... Really?. This is how we shop in Europe for decades, no brands but good quality, also you take your reusable bag or pay for the plastic one. What she's been shopping for, which is most of it processed food, it is cheap. Fresh veggies, meat and fish it is the expensive stuff and she mostly bought can food. And on top of that, you have to drive there, waste 5h shopping in 3 different places???. Hello petrol??
Petrol is cheap in America though, maybe she likes shopping. But jeah sometimes I see prices there and 'm like: Brah, if we had thsoe prices here it would be cheaper too.
Fresh is actually really affordable in the USA, this lady just didn't go to the right places. If you handed me $100 and told me to buy enough food for a family of 3 to eat for a week I could with ease so long as I had coupons for the meat or hit a sale. I just picked up 3lbs of Delmonico steak for $38 which isn't bad for such a high quality cut. They also had a deal on T-bones. Ground beef is always super cheap and I could make a lot of burgers out of the 5lb that I bought. Any the veggies were cheap, I got 10lbs of potatoes for $4 and 20lbs of rice for $7.
$170 for a weeks worth of groceries?? And she went to 3 different stores. That's not saving money. I spent around $400 for a whole months worth of groceries and I only go to 1 store.
Clint R I can't speak for the original commenter, but I can speak for myself. Family of 5 here, and my kids are preteens. The lowest I can get my groceries(food alone) is $300/m. On average, we can spend $400-500(including toiletries and cleaning supplies). I only spend my max, $700, when I find a sale on meats,etc. and stock up several weeks/months worth. We don't buy a lot of processed foods. I make a LOT from scratch. I rarely coupon. Not bragging, just saying...out of necessity(or just to free up more money for other things)it CAN be done.
I agree, that sounds pretty high I have a family of four and I only spend around $70-$80 a week. I don't have to get meat because we raise cattle, and I do have a garden in the summer so I realize not everyone can do that but still I agree $170 is still pretty high!
😁 Yeah. I wanted to see the good stuff, like the meats. I saw her pick up a measly pack of what sounded like "flank steak" for her whole family but they didn't mention the price, either. Some dairy was shown, like the milk as it can be pricey too and it was. Here in California, it's possible to find a gallon of whole milk under three dollars.
Goofy indeed. Not to mention the amount of time and gas she is wasting just to save those extra $$$. So basically it kinda evens out a little just for the junk she's buying.
Yes ... it's ridiculous. She's infatuated with name brands and processed crap. Nothing at all to do with frugality and health. It's probably all just gimmick for the blog.
Jacob Labbe exactly what I what thinking. It's Pennsylvania I don't think markets are very close by one and another. Markets would be in different city's, miles apart
She has a successful blog with national exposure. She probably makes more in a month than most Americans make in a year. Some people are just cheap. And why not? Why throw money away? No matter how much you have, that's stupid.
