Planning is definitely key to staying in budget! Our nearest Walmart is 25 miles away... nearest Aldi is 30 miles away... nearest grocery store is 4 blocks. I shop seasonally and majorly take advantage of sales. Thanks for sharing. ❤️
Love this video. I was just telling my husband we gotta do better. We spend so much at Walmart each week and it’s mostly impulse buy. I need to start planning.
I was under the impression that Instacart charges a higher price than the items would cost if you went in and bought them in the store (more than just the $2 fee you mentioned) so I have never used it. I do take advantage of Walmart pickup, however. Thanks for all the great tips!
I found your videos about month ago and used everything you talked about about in one of your other videos on budgeting..Meal planning has been a life saver for my budget. I REALLY enjoy all your videos and keep sharing them. They easy to follow very informative. Thank you
Great budgeting and shopping. We don’t have Aldi in SA so my go to grocery store is H‑E‑B which is always a bit more expensive. But I definitely shop their meal deals and combo loco. Tyfs
Hi Abby! I love your channel 🥰 I made your recipe for fried rice with the eggs, soy sauce & mixed vegetables. It is really teally good 😃 Sybil is old enough to say "bye" to us 💞 where did that time go? And, we're all very excited that we are going to meet your new baby soon. 🥳 Your overall budget guidance and grocery shopping regiments have helped me tremendously ❤❤
Thank you so much for sharing!! We have a United in our small town which is awesome!! The biggest town with aldi and Walmart is 50 miles. We've been debating is it cheaper with gas to buy local or drive! Praying everything goes well for you and baby!
These are such great tips! I’ve been getting caught up with buying things I don’t need. Mainly when I see things on sale at Kroger for a really good price, I buy them even when I don’t need it. Trying to do majority of my shopping at aldi and just get a few essentials at Kroger each week. Thanks for your tips and motivation!
We would have sandwich 🥪 on our kids game night or crock pot meal anything easy.. i would meal plan frozen meals for after baby days.. great job meal plans
How do you include house hold essentials in the budget. Do you set a different budget with that or does it get included with the grocery budget? like toilet paper, shampoo, soap..laundry soap????
What do you like to do for baby food? When my baby started eating solids I struggled trying to plan/make different kinds of purées and also hated having to buy it. I found it to be so expensive and frustrating for me! Would love to hear your thoughts🥰
Hi Abby, I was wondering if you have considered selling just the meal planning part from your budget kit. I currently have a yearly financial budget binder from the Budget mom that Im using, but I dont have all the meal planning sheets in it, I really like yours alot. And I would absolutely love to buy just the meal planning sheets to use, I really like the ones you made that you used & showed in this video. Please let me know if that ever comes available and I will buy it! Thanks, also loved this video, so helpful!
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I love grocery pickup however I'm not sure if my Aldi does it, I'll have to check. I was using Walmart pickup and loved it especially because I felt like it saved money. However, I have recently stopped using Walmart pickup because every time I put in an order they would take out the amount of the groceries ordered from our checking account and then when I pick up the groceries that amount taken out will then be put back into our account and then days later another total taken out, this totally messed my checking account up. I know they have rollbacks, substitutes, etc. but they need to learn how to do it like Instacart I never have this problem. Anyway, I hope everything goes well with the new baby! Thanks for the tips!
Random question, is this budget strictly for food only. Or does it include household items that you would get at the grocery store such as dishsoap, paper towels, etc.?
I'm wondering how the $100/person/month works with a one-person household. I spend about $50-60 a week for myself, and that's making 2-3 dinners per week plus breakfast, lunch, and snacks. My baby is on formula so he's definitely over $100/month LOL
Hi Abby! I purchased the Planner on Wednesday and am really excited to use it. I am curious though if I will receive an email with a PDF to download? I've only received an order confirmation letting me know i would get another email once my order shipped. I was under the impression I would be able to print it almost immediately as I opted to download it, not have it mailed to me. I also sent you and email, just haven't heard back. I know things take time but I'm a little confused as to what the next step is. TIA!
