So interesting. I grew up with money. We weren’t rich but both of my parents were college educated and worked full time so we never struggled money. I think because of that we weren’t taught a lot about money either. We didn’t shop frugally, I took for granted that we always had the money to purchase whatever we needed to. Now as an adult I am college educated with a full time job but decided to adopt and parent a child on my own and it is hard. We can afford what we need, but we live paycheck to paycheck without ever really getting ahead. I always feel so inadequate when I tell my child we can’t afford certain luxuries but in the end maybe I am doing her a favor about teaching her to choose carefully how yo spend her hard earned money.
I grew up below the poverty line and my kids are too. My mom was really good at couponing and stretching her dollar and I've learned that myself. I typically spend $75 a week or less on groceries, but there are no convivence foods. No lunchables, no premade anything, no canned soda or juice pouches (so none of the fun stuff lol); we use the little flavor packets in water and have maybe 1 2 liter of soda a week. I make waffles and pancakes from a mix instead of buying any premade. I shop sales, especially for meats so if it's not on sale then I don't buy it. I stock up when things are on sale.
I always did that when my kids were little too. As a result, they both know how to cook and shop for the basics. They don’t even have a taste for the junk. You are doing them a favor.
I also grew up well below the poverty line, even though my dad worked at least two jobs all the time. To be able to pay my bills, travel, and save for retirement feels like a dream. I put myself through college, which was easier back then. (I graduated with my bachelor’s in 1985.) When my husband and I got married, we had nothing, and everything we have accomplished we have done together. We have made some good financial choices and some not so good ones, but we are now proudly debt free. (Without Dave Ramsey, thankyouverymuch.)
Gosh I feel this! I wasn’t taught about credit cards or how to deal with money. I had such a bad relationship with cards and money and am still trying to improve it. This is one thing my son will know all about!
My parents were never good with money and now being 21 I see what a bad relationship I have with spending/saving, credit, debt, etc. I didn’t grow up with much so this is so very relatable! I watched my parents have to make the decision between putting gas in the car to take us to sports and school events vs. using that money to put food in the house for us to eat. I adopted a lot of their bad money habits but I’m working on improving, thankfully I still have time! Awesome video as always :)
Thanks for sharing this Jen! I grew up poor also. My father was the sole provider and when he passed away at age 50 (I was 11 at the time) we were left broke. He had no pension, 401k, etc. but my mom and dad had a small savings. It certainly was a life lesson about money...I've used now into my adulthood today. Groceries are so outrageous now. Spend $200.00 per week now
Hi Jen! We are a family of 4 ( our 2 kids are 5 and 6 years old). They think eating is an olympic sport and that they are going for gold! We spend $200 a week on groceries and about $300 once a month at Costco. I'm thankful everyday for the blessings that we have and pay it forward by donating to our local food bank, sponsoring a family for Christmas through the Salvation Army Adopt A Family Program and donating supplies to our local schools. I'm doing my very best to make sure our kids know how fortunate they are and to always give back to the community. Kindness & compassion really do go a long way!
We also grew up way under the poverty line as well. It is mind blowing to go back now and imagine the stress my mom was under (she was a single mom with no help) anyway...quite surprising how she stretched things and kept us afloat.
Thanks Jen for another great video. I honestly don’t know how families do it these days with everything continuing to go up. My situation is far different compared to most people with kids. Thank you for sharing you story. I grew up in the 50’s and 60’s so it was a very different time. People didn’t have the variety of food choices there are today. Both my Stepdad and my Dad had good jobs and made a middle class income for that time. I pray for everyone and peace for our world. Love your videos. ❤️
I decided to use what was in my pantry and freezer this month and so far, I've spent $69 on groceries... I need to grab grapes and breakfast meat today, but I have definitely decided to cut back on shopping simply because I end up forgetting what I have and I hate when I can't see everything in my fridge because it's too packed. We have been getting so creative with cooking around here and I just put five one cup servings of chili in the freezer a few days ago, helped me use up some frozen ground turkey and dry kidney beans. I store individual servings in deli containers so I can just grab one if I need a quick meal. Food prices are going crazy and it's important to find ways to cut back. My goal is going to be $100/person per month this year.
Our system for 2022 is to spend $20 per person per week on weekly groceries, but we also usually buy half a cow's worth of meat around January. Buying the meat in bulk makes alllll the difference.
We are a family of 4 with a teenage son and 20 year old son. We spend around $475 per month on grocery which includes pet food but not sundries. With inflation I am challenging myself to stick with this budget. I cook mostly from scratch , shop with coupons, and stock up on things when they’re on sale. These have helped me with lowering my grocery budget.
It's just me and I spend about $300 a month on groceries. I'm overflowing with food and need to stop buying food and use up what I have. You salmon dish sounded good. We were taught how to budget and balance a check book when I was in school. I learned very quickly the down side of credit card debt when I got my first credit card. I don't use credit cards at all now. I only use my debit card. I only write one check a month and that's my rent. I live a very frugal like and I'm in the mood to purge a bunch of stuff that I'm tired of dusting.
I think we had plenty of money when I was a child. But my stepdad was tighter then tight with money and gave my mom very little to shop for anything with. We never went out to eat, and our meals were basic. I think when I moved out, his tightness made me make bad decisions with my money and I racked up debt. Hopefully our children see that we make good decisions and provide a comfortable life for them. I’ve been spending about $150 a week for our groceries for 3 of us.
Hey Jen, thanks for being transparent...we grew up poor too, it was 6 children, mom, and dad. but my mom was good at shopping buying meat in bulk. dad hunted and fish. mom was a great cook all the meals were from scratch... homemade rolls and all that!!! Mom was very frugal. I did had issues with the credit cards, but I pulled myself out of that debt twice!! I made paying off my debts as my second job. My teen grandson says, "do you always have to ask for a discount." lol. No shame in my game. Like my dear mom said, "only the squeaking the wheel gets the oil."
We were spending $50-$100 a week for a family of 4. Two older teen boys who play sports and one early 20’s college student and me mom. With higher costs it’s about $60-$120. We live in so cal. On occasion we might hit $150 but that’s if we do buy convince food. But that’s not household items. Just food.
Things are definitely getting more expensive. My husband said it was announced today that there is a bad case of Avian Influenza in chickens and they are having to cull a bunch of them. So chicken prices are probably going to go up even more over the next couple of weeks. I really hope those that are struggling with food insecurity already are able to find sources of help. Also, I was never taught about credit cards and budgeting and such either. I came out of college with a problem too. Thank you as always for sharing. ❤️
It is a family of 4 here. Hubby and 2 girls, one 20, one 17 and those girls eat like farm hands lol. But we spend $400.00 every 2 weeks at Wal-Mart and Sam's. But I need to check out Aldi. Love you ❤️ and so enjoy watching you.
I totally felt your intro today...I, too was never taught about credit and unfortunately learned the hard way! That is stressed x10 to my child. Now regarding those broiche bagels O.M.G, delicious tried for the 1st time today (got everything flavor) worth every nickle IMO!!
My parents were divorced when I was was 4 years old. I ended up growing up seeing both sides. My dad raised me, my mom left, and I would visit her in another state for years for the typical school holidays. Spring, Summer, and Christmas. My dad has a college education and my mom never went to school. Somehow my Mom ended up wealthy. Thru this experience in my life I found that money does not mean much when it comes to happiness. The man my Mom moved on with..took his life when the economy took a crash. My dad is still a farmer, thriving. Interesting how life works.
I have definitely noticed the increase in prices! Lately I really have to keep us on a budget. We like going to Sam's once a month for the cat food, drinks, some meats, veggies and paper products. That can put us at 100-150 easy! For weekly/ week and a half I stay at 100-130. It's hard. Especially when money is so tight! It is very exhausting worrying about how will I pay for this or that. I always make sure we have food first. 😊
We are also a family of 4 in Northern Indiana and I'd say we spend $200-250 weekly on groceries as well...definitely noticing the price hikes for sure! Really interested in the open face chicken caesar sandwhich you are making!
For me In Canada right now even with freezer cow, and stocked up on pantry stuff for a family of 6, but the four kids are 17 to 23, and I have always been frugal shopping sales but fresh produce and vegetables including potatoes and squash and Fruits are out to lunch and it is important in our life. So we spend 500 dollars at the minimum at this time per week and I am not used to that. I seek sales and go place to place. I was at around 250 per week but everything went crazy a few months ago and not even possible now. If we want to eat properly. I always buy whatever produce etc is on the discounted rack and still do, but these kids eat for two people each at this age. So the reason there is this inflation is man made by the you know who and it is horrid. That haul if that was a Canadian outlet would be over a 1,000 dollars in a heart beat. hugs and yum
Yeah growing up some of our relatives thought we were the "rich family" my parents both worked, however my dad was and is still horrible with charging credit cards. Countless times we had the gas, water, or electric company knocking on our door to pay or get shut off. Always saw my parents go through which bills to pay and which ones to just deal with the late fee. Probably why I'm pretty much cheap with as much as possible. But, they always did what they needed to, my dad worked a lot of OT at the Detention Home he was a supervisor at before he retired and my mom retires end of may/june this year from the hospital she works at. They had good jobs, but 3 kids and a husband that likes to swipe cards was pretty tough I could imagine.
When I was a young adult I always felt like I was literally the only one that was bad with money. It wasn’t until I was in my early 30s that I realized that wasn’t true!
@@Jen-Chapin yeah my mom was so happy literally just 4 years ago when she could afford to buy brand new furniture. My parents definitely spoiled us and went without, always got used furniture/appliances. I had a chance to go to Europe for a summer and travel to different countries and they made it happen for me. That's probably the one thing I learned that they sacrificed a lot for us and they still do. I'm 32 years old and I know they'll still drop whatever to help me, my husband or my son in anyway needed.
I grew up with my father (& 2 siblings) I have relationships or non relationships with certain food because of it, don't eat mayo because of it, she (my mom) said she was going to get mayo and never came back... I have gotten better over the years and realized I don't even like mayo so it's been great for me lol. I didn't really talk about how I felt about my mom passing because I sound like a witch to people... but it isn't their story to tell or their feelings to feel.
Glad you had a good time and safe trip. We spend probably about 250-300 a week. I normally buy groceries once a month with weekly pickups of produce, milk, etc. Great haul. Looking forward to the recipes.
Jen, I think you did a great job. For four people, and kids and a husband, who take their lunch, the amount you spent was reasonable. I shopped today, for just my husband and me and spent $168.00, and since retiring, my husband has breakfast, with friends, out everyday. Like you, I cook dinner every-night except Friday night, when we eat out at a local cafe. I think, with current prices and food shortages, we do okay🤗
I feel like my food spending is so high but I meal plan and shop mostly at Aldi. We are a family of 5 (19, 17, 9 year old boys) and I spent $200 to $250 weekly plus a $250 to 300 montlhy big box run (BJs and Costco).
Aldi prices went up so much. It's still cheapest over all for me, but yikes. Learning about money is really hard especially if you are below the poverty line, there literally is no money to save 💔
Grocery prices are continuing to go up here in Australia too. I use to spend under $150 per week at Aldi but I’m lucky if I get the same amount under $200 now. Takeaway is our bad habit so that’s where I want to reduce costs over the next three months.
Inflation struggle is real. Supposed to go up 7% here by summer. We're already paying €1.90 per litre for diesel here despite the government giving us a 30 cent tax reduction 🤪 I'm a very frugal person, we've been a one income household for over ten years now so I've gotten quite good at shopping and budgeting. We're a family of 5 and I try to stick to roughly €120 a week but some weeks it's been €160 if I need to venture to more expensive shops other than Aldi/Lidl. Crazy crazy
Hi! We're a family of 6 in TN and spend about $300 per week. 3 adults (us plus our oldest is in college and lives at home) 2 teens, and a 6 year old. I want to spend less, but it's hard with prices and most of us usually being home (I'm a WAHM and homeschool the younger 2), plus I pack my husband's lunches, but that saves money on fast food.
Out here in California I get food stamps but believe it or not I still have to come out of pocket for food every month I spend about 650 on food that includes are fast food n restaurant budget and don’t get me started on gas
As usual I always enjoy your grocery halls I did find brioche bagels the last time I was at all day I got a package of six plain and I love them I like the fact that when you toast them they don’t get hard
Family of 3 adults and one 120-pound dog. My son and husband are big eaters, so we spend around $200 a week and that includes all meals and eating out around once a week. A few years ago, we were a family of 5 and spent $100 a week. 😲
So how was your Vacay? Did you guys catch any of the rain days we’ve had? Hopefully everything was great and you had a blast! I’m sure the kids loved it. Did you do the Velocicoaster? Haha that ride had us a bit shook up. So intense. My budget is around $150 a week for our family of 3. I still have my oldest son at home. You could do a video on recreating a better bbq chicken flatbread. My Winn Dixie sells Naan brand flatbreads; 2 per package. They’re great for making quick pizzas and flatbreads.
You and your husband were both very smart to pursue a college education. I know that your children should be better off and so on with future generations.
Hi there I am new here. I normally go to Walmart for all my grocery shopping. I have coming to a recent fairly severe financial hardship and I'm trying to save a little bit more money I do have an Aldi in my area but I've never been to it how do they compare price wise to Walmart? Thank you so much
We're a family of 4, my babies are 4y.o. and 8mo, and I usually spend about €110/$121 a week on our groceries. Baby just started eating solids every meal with us, and I use little to no convenience food because that's even more expensive. (We are Dutch FYI) I grew up in a household where money was always a problem, my partner did not. So I have a hard time spending money, and he is allergic to saving or budgetting😂
I buy those stuffed mushrooms to have as a side when we grill steak. They are yummy. I’m surprised you found boneless skinless chicken breasts. We have not had them in our Aldi in weeks maybe a few months. Sam’s and Costco have been the backup plan.
I'm single and spend on average $175 a month on groceries. $20 or less a month on eating out. I have spent more per month a couple times when I bought Built Bars. 😆 I really do try to keep to the $175/month budget though.
I tried the stuffed mushrooms a while ago with my mom (one of our favorite appetizers) we found them to be very bland. A salt, pepper and garlic powder made them a lot better!
We grew up poor. Dirt poor. So poor that at times i choose to not eat so that my siblings would. My husband has a good paying job and I am very frugal with money and how I shop. I find that finances are one thing that truly cripple me. It sound so horrible to say.
This title rings loud for me....it still influences me to this day- over eating, buying cheap food even though l can afford better quality and never going to restaurants. It is just in my 'mind muscle memory'.
I went the opposite direction. I over buy…..everything - food, clothes, house items, wine…..😆. But seriously. Maybe I’m worried I won’t have the money at some point. I find that I’m drowning in stuff, but I can’t get rid of it.
@@CatherineShoresHMN agree. I didn't grow up having much and now that I can "afford" to I over do it. & always "have" to buy stuff for my dad who raised me, and myself that I don't necessarily need.
@@Jen-Chapin I had never heard that term but now after a bit of researching, yep. It's funny how as children we don't always realize our circumstances yet they play into how we still as older people make decisions and choices.
Fam of 4 in the Midwest. Spend $150-$220/week including home items (TP, PT, Ziploc bags, etc). Reducing meat cause it's just not as appealing to me anymore and chicken tits shouldn't be bigger than mine😂.
I spend about 125 a week with 2.5 people. The .5 is a 4 year old 4 days and nights each week.lol maybe a little more for like little debbie cakes and chips for him.lol
I’m mildly panicking about your garlic. I don’t know if you watch FlavCity at all, but Bobby was at Aldi & talked about that exact garlic as a product of China. He talked about how it’s grown - in sewer water 🤢 - and it’s white because they bleach it. I know you’re conscious about organic foods, so…..just an fyi.
So interesting. I grew up with money. We weren’t rich but both of my parents were college educated and worked full time so we never struggled money. I think because of that we weren’t taught a lot about money either. We didn’t shop frugally, I took for granted that we always had the money to purchase whatever we needed to. Now as an adult I am college educated with a full time job but decided to adopt and parent a child on my own and it is hard. We can afford what we need, but we live paycheck to paycheck without ever really getting ahead. I always feel so inadequate when I tell my child we can’t afford certain luxuries but in the end maybe I am doing her a favor about teaching her to choose carefully how yo spend her hard earned money.
I grew up below the poverty line and my kids are too. My mom was really good at couponing and stretching her dollar and I've learned that myself. I typically spend $75 a week or less on groceries, but there are no convivence foods. No lunchables, no premade anything, no canned soda or juice pouches (so none of the fun stuff lol); we use the little flavor packets in water and have maybe 1 2 liter of soda a week. I make waffles and pancakes from a mix instead of buying any premade. I shop sales, especially for meats so if it's not on sale then I don't buy it. I stock up when things are on sale.
I always did that when my kids were little too. As a result, they both know how to cook and shop for the basics. They don’t even have a taste for the junk. You are doing them a favor.
I know I have said this a few million times I truly appreciate you being so real and genuine with us. It's truly appreciated.
I also grew up well below the poverty line, even though my dad worked at least two jobs all the time. To be able to pay my bills, travel, and save for retirement feels like a dream. I put myself through college, which was easier back then. (I graduated with my bachelor’s in 1985.) When my husband and I got married, we had nothing, and everything we have accomplished we have done together. We have made some good financial choices and some not so good ones, but we are now proudly debt free. (Without Dave Ramsey, thankyouverymuch.)
Gosh I feel this! I wasn’t taught about credit cards or how to deal with money. I had such a bad relationship with cards and money and am still trying to improve it. This is one thing my son will know all about!
My parents were never good with money and now being 21 I see what a bad relationship I have with spending/saving, credit, debt, etc. I didn’t grow up with much so this is so very relatable! I watched my parents have to make the decision between putting gas in the car to take us to sports and school events vs. using that money to put food in the house for us to eat. I adopted a lot of their bad money habits but I’m working on improving, thankfully I still have time! Awesome video as always :)
I'm so sorry to hear about your mom's passing, Jen.
Thanks for sharing this Jen! I grew up poor also. My father was the sole provider and when he passed away at age 50 (I was 11 at the time) we were left broke. He had no pension, 401k, etc. but my mom and dad had a small savings. It certainly was a life lesson about money...I've used now into my adulthood today. Groceries are so outrageous now. Spend $200.00 per week now
Hi Jen! We are a family of 4 ( our 2 kids are 5 and 6 years old). They think eating is an olympic sport and that they are going for gold! We spend $200 a week on groceries and about $300 once a month at Costco. I'm thankful everyday for the blessings that we have and pay it forward by donating to our local food bank, sponsoring a family for Christmas through the Salvation Army Adopt A Family Program and donating supplies to our local schools. I'm doing my very best to make sure our kids know how fortunate they are and to always give back to the community. Kindness & compassion really do go a long way!
We also grew up way under the poverty line as well. It is mind blowing to go back now and imagine the stress my mom was under (she was a single mom with no help) anyway...quite surprising how she stretched things and kept us afloat.
Thanks Jen for another great video. I honestly don’t know how families do it these days with everything continuing to go up. My situation is far different compared to most people with kids. Thank you for sharing you story. I grew up in the 50’s and 60’s so it was a very different time. People didn’t have the variety of food choices there are today. Both my Stepdad and my Dad had good jobs and made a middle class income for that time. I pray for everyone and peace for our world. Love your videos. ❤️
I decided to use what was in my pantry and freezer this month and so far, I've spent $69 on groceries... I need to grab grapes and breakfast meat today, but I have definitely decided to cut back on shopping simply because I end up forgetting what I have and I hate when I can't see everything in my fridge because it's too packed. We have been getting so creative with cooking around here and I just put five one cup servings of chili in the freezer a few days ago, helped me use up some frozen ground turkey and dry kidney beans. I store individual servings in deli containers so I can just grab one if I need a quick meal. Food prices are going crazy and it's important to find ways to cut back. My goal is going to be $100/person per month this year.
Our system for 2022 is to spend $20 per person per week on weekly groceries, but we also usually buy half a cow's worth of meat around January. Buying the meat in bulk makes alllll the difference.
We are a family of 4 with a teenage son and 20 year old son. We spend around $475 per month on grocery which includes pet food but not sundries. With inflation I am challenging myself to stick with this budget. I cook mostly from scratch , shop with coupons, and stock up on things when they’re on sale. These have helped me with lowering my grocery budget.
It's just me and I spend about $300 a month on groceries. I'm overflowing with food and need to stop buying food and use up what I have. You salmon dish sounded good.
We were taught how to budget and balance a check book when I was in school. I learned very quickly the down side of credit card debt when I got my first credit card. I don't use credit cards at all now. I only use my debit card. I only write one check a month and that's my rent. I live a very frugal like and I'm in the mood to purge a bunch of stuff that I'm tired of dusting.
I think we had plenty of money when I was a child. But my stepdad was tighter then tight with money and gave my mom very little to shop for anything with. We never went out to eat, and our meals were basic. I think when I moved out, his tightness made me make bad decisions with my money and I racked up debt. Hopefully our children see that we make good decisions and provide a comfortable life for them. I’ve been spending about $150 a week for our groceries for 3 of us.
Hey Jen, thanks for being transparent...we grew up poor too, it was 6 children, mom, and dad. but my mom was good at shopping buying meat in bulk. dad hunted and fish. mom was a great cook all the meals were from scratch... homemade rolls and all that!!! Mom was very frugal. I did had issues with the credit cards, but I pulled myself out of that debt twice!! I made paying off my debts as my second job. My teen grandson says, "do you always have to ask for a discount." lol. No shame in my game. Like my dear mom said, "only the squeaking the wheel gets the oil."
We were spending $50-$100 a week for a family of 4. Two older teen boys who play sports and one early 20’s college student and me mom. With higher costs it’s about $60-$120. We live in so cal. On occasion we might hit $150 but that’s if we do buy convince food. But that’s not household items. Just food.
Things are definitely getting more expensive. My husband said it was announced today that there is a bad case of Avian Influenza in chickens and they are having to cull a bunch of them. So chicken prices are probably going to go up even more over the next couple of weeks. I really hope those that are struggling with food insecurity already are able to find sources of help.
Also, I was never taught about credit cards and budgeting and such either. I came out of college with a problem too. Thank you as always for sharing. ❤️
It is a family of 4 here. Hubby and 2 girls, one 20, one 17 and those girls eat like farm hands lol. But we spend $400.00 every 2 weeks at Wal-Mart and Sam's. But I need to check out Aldi. Love you ❤️ and so enjoy watching you.
Those car vent clips are awesome. I put one on my sons fan in his bedroom & it's been working really well (teenage boys 😂).
I totally felt your intro today...I, too was never taught about credit and unfortunately learned the hard way! That is stressed x10 to my child. Now regarding those broiche bagels O.M.G, delicious tried for the 1st time today (got everything flavor) worth every nickle IMO!!
My parents were divorced when I was was 4 years old. I ended up growing up seeing both sides. My dad raised me, my mom left, and I would visit her in another state for years for the typical school holidays. Spring, Summer, and Christmas. My dad has a college education and my mom never went to school. Somehow my Mom ended up wealthy. Thru this experience in my life I found that money does not mean much when it comes to happiness. The man my Mom moved on with..took his life when the economy took a crash. My dad is still a farmer, thriving. Interesting how life works.
Are you going to grow any veggies or herbs in your indoor garden stand?
I have definitely noticed the increase in prices!
Lately I really have to keep us on a budget. We like going to Sam's once a month for the cat food, drinks, some meats, veggies and paper products. That can put us at 100-150 easy!
For weekly/ week and a half I stay at 100-130. It's hard. Especially when money is so tight! It is very exhausting worrying about how will I pay for this or that. I always make sure we have food first. 😊
We are also a family of 4 in Northern Indiana and I'd say we spend $200-250 weekly on groceries as well...definitely noticing the price hikes for sure! Really interested in the open face chicken caesar sandwhich you are making!
For me In Canada right now even with freezer cow, and stocked up on pantry stuff for a family of 6, but the four kids are 17 to 23, and I have always been frugal shopping sales but fresh produce and vegetables including potatoes and squash and Fruits are out to lunch and it is important in our life. So we spend 500 dollars at the minimum at this time per week and I am not used to that. I seek sales and go place to place. I was at around 250 per week but everything went crazy a few months ago and not even possible now. If we want to eat properly. I always buy whatever produce etc is on the discounted rack and still do, but these kids eat for two people each at this age. So the reason there is this inflation is man made by the you know who and it is horrid. That haul if that was a Canadian outlet would be over a 1,000 dollars in a heart beat. hugs and yum
Yeah growing up some of our relatives thought we were the "rich family" my parents both worked, however my dad was and is still horrible with charging credit cards. Countless times we had the gas, water, or electric company knocking on our door to pay or get shut off. Always saw my parents go through which bills to pay and which ones to just deal with the late fee. Probably why I'm pretty much cheap with as much as possible. But, they always did what they needed to, my dad worked a lot of OT at the Detention Home he was a supervisor at before he retired and my mom retires end of may/june this year from the hospital she works at. They had good jobs, but 3 kids and a husband that likes to swipe cards was pretty tough I could imagine.
When I was a young adult I always felt like I was literally the only one that was bad with money. It wasn’t until I was in my early 30s that I realized that wasn’t true!
@@Jen-Chapin yeah my mom was so happy literally just 4 years ago when she could afford to buy brand new furniture. My parents definitely spoiled us and went without, always got used furniture/appliances. I had a chance to go to Europe for a summer and travel to different countries and they made it happen for me. That's probably the one thing I learned that they sacrificed a lot for us and they still do. I'm 32 years old and I know they'll still drop whatever to help me, my husband or my son in anyway needed.
The white berries for the win!! We have those here in Japan and they are incredible
I grew up with my father (& 2 siblings) I have relationships or non relationships with certain food because of it, don't eat mayo because of it, she (my mom) said she was going to get mayo and never came back... I have gotten better over the years and realized I don't even like mayo so it's been great for me lol. I didn't really talk about how I felt about my mom passing because I sound like a witch to people... but it isn't their story to tell or their feelings to feel.
Glad you had a good time and safe trip. We spend probably about 250-300 a week. I normally buy groceries once a month with weekly pickups of produce, milk, etc. Great haul. Looking forward to the recipes.
Jen, I think you did a great job. For four people, and kids and a husband, who take their lunch, the amount you spent was reasonable. I shopped today, for just my husband and me and spent $168.00, and since retiring, my husband has breakfast, with friends, out everyday. Like you, I cook dinner every-night except Friday night, when we eat out at a local cafe. I think, with current prices and food shortages, we do okay🤗
I feel like my food spending is so high but I meal plan and shop mostly at Aldi. We are a family of 5 (19, 17, 9 year old boys) and I spent $200 to $250 weekly plus a $250 to 300 montlhy big box run (BJs and Costco).
I just used my crescent dough around a hillshire cajun andouiue sausage( cut 8 chunks)makes hogs in a sleeping bag instead of pigs in blankets😉
Aldi prices went up so much. It's still cheapest over all for me, but yikes. Learning about money is really hard especially if you are below the poverty line, there literally is no money to save 💔
Invest that’s what I did
Grocery prices are continuing to go up here in Australia too. I use to spend under $150 per week at Aldi but I’m lucky if I get the same amount under $200 now. Takeaway is our bad habit so that’s where I want to reduce costs over the next three months.
Inflation struggle is real. Supposed to go up 7% here by summer. We're already paying €1.90 per litre for diesel here despite the government giving us a 30 cent tax reduction 🤪 I'm a very frugal person, we've been a one income household for over ten years now so I've gotten quite good at shopping and budgeting. We're a family of 5 and I try to stick to roughly €120 a week but some weeks it's been €160 if I need to venture to more expensive shops other than Aldi/Lidl. Crazy crazy
Hi! We're a family of 6 in TN and spend about $300 per week. 3 adults (us plus our oldest is in college and lives at home) 2 teens, and a 6 year old. I want to spend less, but it's hard with prices and most of us usually being home (I'm a WAHM and homeschool the younger 2), plus I pack my husband's lunches, but that saves money on fast food.
Out here in California I get food stamps but believe it or not I still have to come out of pocket for food every month I spend about 650 on food that includes are fast food n restaurant budget and don’t get me started on gas
As usual I always enjoy your grocery halls
I did find brioche bagels the last time I was at all day I got a package of six plain and I love them I like the fact that when you toast them they don’t get hard
Jenn i watch you all the time and I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your mom. My Condolences I missed that. Peace & Blessings
Family of 3 adults and one 120-pound dog. My son and husband are big eaters, so we spend around $200 a week and that includes all meals and eating out around once a week. A few years ago, we were a family of 5 and spent $100 a week. 😲
So how was your Vacay? Did you guys catch any of the rain days we’ve had? Hopefully everything was great and you had a blast! I’m sure the kids loved it. Did you do the Velocicoaster? Haha that ride had us a bit shook up. So intense.
My budget is around $150 a week for our family of 3. I still have my oldest son at home.
You could do a video on recreating a better bbq chicken flatbread. My Winn Dixie sells Naan brand flatbreads; 2 per package. They’re great for making quick pizzas and flatbreads.
It was good but I feel like it went by way too fast! We didn’t get rained on at the park so that was good!
You and your husband were both very smart to pursue a college education. I know that your children should be better off and so on with future generations.
How’d you find nectarines so early in season? They are my fave and I’m in Iowa too and can’t find until closer to summer.
Hi there I am new here. I normally go to Walmart for all my grocery shopping. I have coming to a recent fairly severe financial hardship and I'm trying to save a little bit more money I do have an Aldi in my area but I've never been to it how do they compare price wise to Walmart? Thank you so much
Those stuffed mushrooms are so amazing
We're a family of 4, my babies are 4y.o. and 8mo, and I usually spend about €110/$121 a week on our groceries.
Baby just started eating solids every meal with us, and I use little to no convenience food because that's even more expensive. (We are Dutch FYI)
I grew up in a household where money was always a problem, my partner did not. So I have a hard time spending money, and he is allergic to saving or budgetting😂
I buy those stuffed mushrooms to have as a side when we grill steak. They are yummy. I’m surprised you found boneless skinless chicken breasts. We have not had them in our Aldi in weeks maybe a few months. Sam’s and Costco have been the backup plan.
My dog eats pumpkin with his food, I went to get it again on Amazon and it was $15 more for 12 cans.. $2 to $3.50 a can
I’m ordering from Target also for dog 1.29 per can
We really liked those little donut ice cream bars! I hear the strawberry are the best. I need to get more
Would love the chicken ceaser sandwich recipe! Will it be in a meal prep at some point?
So sorry to hear about your mom 🙏
Great haul! We spend about $150 a week for a family of 3 + a pup
I love this Aldi haul ❤️ try bucatini with ground beef meat sauce then top with ricotta cheese a scoop it is sooo delicious 😋
I'm single and spend on average $175 a month on groceries. $20 or less a month on eating out. I have spent more per month a couple times when I bought Built Bars. 😆 I really do try to keep to the $175/month budget though.
Wonderful Food Haul and Healthy as well 😊
I got the pine berries too! They are tasty!
I have not been able to find chicken tenders anywhere for months
Yes Bucatini it's such a fun pasta
I tried the stuffed mushrooms a while ago with my mom (one of our favorite appetizers) we found them to be very bland. A salt, pepper and garlic powder made them a lot better!
Yes, my grocery bill has been crazy. It’s only me and husband, but our bill has increased significantly! 🥴
We grew up poor. Dirt poor. So poor that at times i choose to not eat so that my siblings would. My husband has a good paying job and I am very frugal with money and how I shop. I find that finances are one thing that truly cripple me. It sound so horrible to say.
Groceries have gotten outrageously expensive lately. I have a family of 4 adults. We’re all big eaters. I spend about $150 a week.
I also love that Aldi has parsley now but it usually goes bad before I use it all. 😂
This title rings loud for me....it still influences me to this day- over eating, buying cheap food even though l can afford better quality and never going to restaurants. It is just in my 'mind muscle memory'.
I just learned there is such a thing called poverty trauma. It is fascinating what we carry with us!
I went the opposite direction. I over buy…..everything - food, clothes, house items, wine…..😆. But seriously. Maybe I’m worried I won’t have the money at some point. I find that I’m drowning in stuff, but I can’t get rid of it.
@@CatherineShoresHMN agree. I didn't grow up having much and now that I can "afford" to I over do it. & always "have" to buy stuff for my dad who raised me, and myself that I don't necessarily need.
@@Jen-Chapin I had never heard that term but now after a bit of researching, yep. It's funny how as children we don't always realize our circumstances yet they play into how we still as older people make decisions and choices.
The LBD is adorable! And looks great on you.
For our family of 4 I try to keep groceries and household items around $100 a week
New subscriber I enjoyed your video thanks for sharing
Blessing
Someone told me those berries are suppose to be strawberry and pineapple mixed
That’s what I was told too. I bought them last week and they didn’t have any pineapple flavor. It was fun to try them. Something a little different.
Yum!
I have been shopping Aldi ever since the prices have increased. There hasn’t been anything yet the we don’t like from there. 👍🏻
I love costco personally
Family of 5. We spend around $250/$300 weekly on groceries.
I love Aldi
Fam of 4 in the Midwest. Spend $150-$220/week including home items (TP, PT, Ziploc bags, etc). Reducing meat cause it's just not as appealing to me anymore and chicken tits shouldn't be bigger than mine😂.
Thanks♥💌💎🎄
I spend about 125 a week with 2.5 people. The .5 is a 4 year old 4 days and nights each week.lol maybe a little more for like little debbie cakes and chips for him.lol
I watch a RUclips channel- The Money Guy Show. Brian and Beau have great financial advice for people at any stage in their financial journey.
I’m mildly panicking about your garlic. I don’t know if you watch FlavCity at all, but Bobby was at Aldi & talked about that exact garlic as a product of China. He talked about how it’s grown - in sewer water 🤢 - and it’s white because they bleach it. I know you’re conscious about organic foods, so…..just an fyi.
You buy all the convenience items that you want!!
No wonder it was $300 you bought everything and anything your family wanted!
If your children asked for filet mignon would you get it?
My daughter doesn’t like steak, and yes, except we have plenty of steak in the freezer so I don’t buy it at the store.