🛒 Super Savvy Grocery Shopping Hacks to Maximize Savings in 2024

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🌟 Discover the ultimate secrets to maximizing your grocery savings! I'm thrilled to share with you the insider tips and tricks that have transformed my approach to grocery shopping. 🛒 Whether you're feeding a family on a budget or looking to cut down your monthly expenses, these strategies are designed to help you save big without compromising on quality. 💸

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[CTmealplanner]

We did a major overhaul of our meal plan a couple months ago. We cut it down to super simple meals. Monday is pasta night, Tuesday is Mexican, Wednesday is breakfast for dinner, Thursday is sandwiches and Friday is pizza. So we keep the same basic food items in the house and only buy what we need every week. So much easier and we save a lot more now.

[lisakallunki]

I love and use all of these tips.
I know for the most part, the world has switched to digital coupons, but when I have paper coupons, I’m not going to use, I try to go and stick them by the products in the store so someone else can benefit. About a week ago, my local Kroger store had sent me some coupons and one of the best ones, was going to expire within the week. It was a coupon for five dollars off a $15 purchase of meat. I wasn’t need or planning on buying any meat so I made a point to go to the meat department and look for shoppers that I could give it to. (I actually had two of these coupons.)
I found a mom who was looking at discounted meat and asked her if she was planning to buy at least $15 worth of meat. She responded by saying “my freezer is actually completely empty so I am trying to find the best deals to stock up. “
I ended up giving her both of my coupons, and she was more than thrilled!

[melnissen]

I love your channel and the community in the comments! There is no complaining or blaming anyone else just people doing their best and making the most of every day and every situation. Your videos are liberating they are full of great ideas and your community is supportive and a bunch of go-getters who don't complain they just keep going and making meals with the resources that they have! Beating their family great meals and good memories!

[angelag]

When my sister died last year I found myself cooking for one again. I am on a fixed income so meal planning is important. I went through pantry and freezer and put everything I had on a spreadsheet. I am also a list maker. I try to cook meals using what I have and only buying things to supplement a recipe or fresh items. I freeze a lot and I am going to try to do some pressure canning to save freezer space on some items. Since it is difficult to cook for just one person especially for things like casseroles so I have really gotten into freezer meals. I find that I can sometimes get away with only going to the store once per month or so. I will also use a credit card that give me dollars I can use to pay for other things like my cellphone bill. Note: I pay my credit card off fully every month. Even though I don't have a large family to buy for, I have been loving your videos.

[karlaa]

Would you mind doing a video on how to store perishable items. I was intrigued in you mentioning rinsing some with water and vinegar. I would love a whole video dedicated to that. Thanks! 😊

[christinabryant]

When I get your notification, I stop what I am watching and get on your newest video. Thank you for posting ❤

[clareu]

I really appreciate you mentioning not everyone has the space to buy either lots of products on offer, or to bulk buy items. Just on Friday, I found myself choosing a 2LG bag of rice over a larger, better value one because there isn't a place to keep a larger bag, even if it's a better deal. The 2KG was still better than 1KG, so I picked the best item for our budget and space.

[GardeningWarrior]

My girls love your pantry challenge videos because that is who mommy shops and they thought that was normal. They are amazed by their friends who dont like left overs and who only eat "store food". I cook mostly from scratch I just dont make my own bread (yet) or pasta - (the dog ate the first batch as it was drying)we spend only 10% of our $600/month grocery budget on "now" food (fresh but NOT produce, milk) 20% on dairy and bread and all the rest is for foods to go into our pantry "stores". I use videos like your's, she's in her apron and so many others to teach my girls great skills and to explain how and why I do the things I do.

[mariejenkins]

Love the rack in your refrigerator for the eggs.

[daniellecomeau]

There are silicone molds that are sold in 1 and 2 cup sizes, with measurements on the inside for smaller increments, to freeze portions of soup. They come with lids. I use them to freeze everything, soups, stock, vegan shepherd 's pie, casseroles, chili, pasta portions, pasta sauces, leftovers, mashed potatoes, squashes, egg bites, unused dairy products if they are close to expiration dates, anything really. Everything is portioned and consistently sized so it is very space saving and can be wrapped and easily labeled. They are a little pricey but have paid for themselves already by helping reduce food waste and helping save batch cooking and adding variety conveniently.

[weaverwagon]

I know you don’t know me but I just think you are so inspirational. I love how you mix homemade food with some convenience. I use to make EVERYTHING from scratch but it is just not practical for me right now and I am learning to let go of some of that pressure I have put on myself. We are a busy family and I am learning how to be a Mom of two. You are wonderful and I appreciate you!

[melnissen]

My husband and I will soon be empty nesters and we are going through the same kind of thing. We also use a credit card we actually use the prime card from Amazon do you put all of our groceries and gas on plus my medications because I'm quite chronically ill and once in awhile I get a free little gift from Amazon with the points plus I saved them for birthdays and Christmas. I pray your life is full of peace and love from those around you!

[krisheathman]

Love all of your videos. Great helpful tips and strategies! As my papa always said, “It’s not a sale unless you need it.” That seems to sum up part of what you’re addressing in today’s video. Thank you for all the time and effort that goes into making these very informative videos! And thank you for always being so real. That makes it seem like we’re friends❣️

[joyswenson]

Love these videos! Regarding the brand name vs. store brand, most of the time, it’s all in the head. For example, my husband and kids love Life cereal, so one grocery shopping trip I bought 2 knock off boxes (which cost less than one box brand of the same size), quietly filled up our plastic cereal containers, and tossed the tell-tale boxes in the trash. No one noticed the difference. Not one comment from my husband, who is usually pretty good at detecting these differences. 😊

[brontebenoit]

That was a large quantity and an exceptional variety of food for $210! Mindy, your videos are so valuable and “must see” YouTube viewing!

[kimfenimore]

Good afternoon Mandy and Family and Friends. We always look forward to seeing your new vlogs and saving money on groceries. The grocery stores prices are climbing up every day. Hope that everyone is doing well. It's a blessing to listen and learn from our friends here and family's. My family and I also one of our friends Julie said hello 👋. We send our Love and Prayers to our family's and friends. Lots of hugs to our sweet friends. It's been raining here since last night and thunderstorms later today. You always bring us so much good energy and good friendships here Mandy. How's your weather where you live? Blessings to you all. The food looks so delicious 😋. I just made some hard boiled eggs for brunch today. Using what we have in the refrigerator and freezer and cupboards.

[ninajohnson]

This week I found out Albertsons has senior discount days. Here it is 10% off the entire purchase on the first Wednesday of the month. This nice woman told me she figures out her meat for the month and shops that way. She said it has saved her over $1, 000 in the first year. Wow!

[wynnkidsnannylorivance]

I'm very fortunate. I have a Publix, Aldi, and a Walmart all on my street.

[zuzanna]

I recently had to save a bit of money just untill the paychecks come in and challenged myself to only cook from freezer and cupboard for as long as I am able to. I managed to make it another 4 days with my partner without shopping and it really saved us at this time, I was surprised how many good ideas I was able to come up with when I had limited options. It can be liberating in a sense but also makes me super thankful that I had these items in my cupboards and freezer to begin with.

[HeatherAHodnett]

I love the tip to check the pantry first. I like to look through and see what I can make with what I have and then if I only need one ingredient to make that meal, I just grab that one item. I had everything for a chef salad except for lettuce so picked that up today and now I can enjoy chef salads for a few days! Thanks tor your video ❤