LIFE ON A BUDGET Episode 1: Grocery Planning on an $80 Budget, Shopping, Cooking Swamp Soup
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
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I’m loving this adventure! Not sure if you’re looking for feedback but I’d love to see a layover of your notion while you’re planning at some point (like a screen recording that you just stick in the corner) and a fridge/pantry walkthrough where you look for what you have in stock already. No worries if this doesn’t interest you, just wanted to say what this gal would like to see 💗 Proud of you for making time to do this!
@@dyannatilson5939 absolutely looking for feedback!! I will definitely add the Notion screenshots next time, and I’m writing down that fridge/pantry walkthrough, because that’s a great video idea! Thank you 🥹💗
You can peel the ginger and put it in a small freezer bag in the freezer. It's easy to grate as a frozen chunk. You could peel it frozen, too. I just find it easier to peel first, doesn't really matter, though.
This video is so inspiring. I feel like my grocery shopping is so all over the place and I don’t know how to shop smart. Thank you for all the tips! I hope you keep putting out more videos like this
Leave your ginger out and then if it starts to sprout (usually will last out for about a month), place it in a pot with potting soil and you can grow your own. It is really easy to grow and when you harvest, just break off what you need and put back in the potting soil. So simple.
I don’t know if Aldi’s has an Asian food aisle, but that is where I normally find coconut milk in a can. I really enjoyed watching, I love how thorough the video is!
Been channeling my inner Jackie the last few weeks and have been astounded at how drastically I have shrunk my grocery budget so quickly. Thanks for sharing!
@@kerikae I love that!! 🥹💗
This was soo helpful and satisfying to watch! Looking forward to more of this type of content!😊
I am not a daily cooker , normally every other day and have enough leftovers for 1 more meal, but I really can appreciate your game plan and execution.
Love the extended TT version.
I just chuck my whole ginger in freezer in a freezer bag and you can just take out and grate what you need. I am a rebel and don't even peel it 😮
The cats !!! That’s me all day long some days lol I have 6 cats. And 6 kids. It’s noisy here lol love your menu plan !
You’re awesome!! 👏 would love an in depth tutorial on your meal planning notion setup!
Love that you’ve started making videos on RUclips! I like the longer format
Great video, and great start... Keep them coming! Thanks for the info and entertainment.
Yay!! I’ve been following you for more than a year! So excited for this new chapter
When you freeze ginger, don't bother peeling the ginger first because it is easier to peel ginger after it is frozen. Just cut the ginger root into approximately 1-inch chunks. Freeze the chunks in a single layer on a plate or cookie sheet, uncovered, for 1 to 2 hours. Transfer the frozen chunks to freezer containers or bags. The initial single lay...
Was an avid follower of yours on tiktok, loved you there. Grateful to have found you here!
here from tiktok and so excited for long videos!! this was so helpful
So happy you’re making long form content ❤️
Absolutely loved your TikTok and since I deleted it I’m so glad you are posting on RUclips! You seriously are my favorite creator, thanks for all these helpful tips!
you are so sweet, thank YOU for the support!!
How often do you plan on sharing meal plan videos? I enjoyed this and I made both of the meals you shopped for.
Welcome to RUclips! I really like your first longform video and I look forward to seeing more because I think everybody could use the help on saving money but also making really healthy meal.
New follower! We're emoty nesters, just the two of us and I don't work so we live on my husband's income only. We meal plan and shop at Aldi once a week but its usually about $50 more than you're spending so I'm looking forward to seeing how you do it!
@@kyranwilson3919 that’s still a GREAT budget for two!! Happy to have you here 💗
So happy to see you over here! I've been watching your stuff for at least a year and never noticed that you are cooking gluten free!
@@NanLovesFood yes! I have some gut issues so I did low FODMAP a while back and found out gluten was the thing I was most reacting to 🫠
Jackie, I get fresh ginger at Sam’s club and throw it in the freezer. It lasts quite a while and it shreds better when it is frozen. I also go to the Aldi website and price out items I am looking for, as if I am going to have them delivered, the prices are about 10 cents higher than in store. I can price out my grocery shopping and have a bit of a cushion.
Do you prep the ginger in anyway before you freeze it?
@ no. I just throw it in a freezer bag and take out what I need as I use it.
Same!! Also at most Indian or Asian stores they also have jarred preserved ginger paste which lasts for a good long time in the fridge too!
I notice a lot of books scrap the cutting boards with the sharp end of a knife. I was taught to use the blunt end so as not to blunt the knife.
So happy you are on RUclips. Do you plan on showing the meals you made ? Definitely need to see Swamp soup.
Yes! The swamp soup was shown in this video -- and the recipe is linked in the description
I like spicy but my that has a lot of jalapeños and ginger! 👍🏻
I loved your videos on TikTok and I love the long form content even more! Can't wait to watch more of your videos!
Freeze ginger whole them it grates beautifully
Welcome to RUclips! Excited to follow your journey and am excited to em race budgeting hardcore for myself as well
This was so helpful! I struggle with staying on a grocery budget and meal planning.
I made that meatball tagine recipe after seeing it in your newsletter and it was a hit! Next time I will blend the sauce a little bc my kiddo prefers less onion chunks but flavor wise we all loved it! I served it with breadsticks I made from leftover pizza dough.
I would watch more videos of this topic. Would be nice to see the meal plan on screen. And perhaps some photos of the cooked meals. Surprised you have no leftover day!
It was very interesting to see how you meal plan. You have a new subscriber !
Im so hyped for this RUclips era omg
New subscriber yes I love you. Building out your menu plan and then showing us cooking one more content like this is very comforting and helpful. I love to see you do it on a budget. Fantastic job new subscriber yay.❤
Loved everything about this vlog ❤
I just found this on my RUclips fyp and have been looking for content like this!! Love!!
I love that!! Glad you're here :)
Congratulations! Great Job❤
Yes please to thrifting content! A girl after my own heart!
I’m liking your video, one thing I’d like to see are recipes in the part when you hit more, because the recipes sound so good!
I don’t do tik tok so it sounds like I’m going to miss out on a lot of your recipes
Hey there! Love the video ❤. I would love it if you could link the recipe/recipes. I’m looking forward to seeing more! I would also be here for thrifting❤
I rly enjoyed your video! Never seen a meal prep like this and such great ideas
Just subbed! The soup looks delicious and healthy and I need help budgeting for grocery shopping and meal ideas so thank you😊 and also I love long form content
Ginger freezes well. I peel mine (just scrape it with a spoon), cut it up into the shapes I will need, and store in a small jar in the freezer. Lasts a long time.
You can freeze the ginger as it is. Break off a bit to use when you need it .
Headed right over here to subscribe! 😊
You could of made your own Alfredo sauce with the whipping cream and butter and a white cheese and save some money.
If you have a Trader Joe’s near you, they have coconut milk and coconut cream and it’s cheap!!
I can’t menu plan. I have tried it but it’s not me. I know what I have in my fridge, freezer and pantry. Deciding what we are going to each for a whole week just doesn’t cut it with me. Each night after we eaten I just get out whatever I feel like for the next day. I defrost in the fridge and cook for that night. Our meals are basic usually meat, chicken or salmon with veggies or salad. In winter I cook up casseroles and soup in my slow cooker. I freeze in containers and take out the night before what we will eat the next day. It works for me.
Ginger freezes great. I just pull it out, grate off what I need and toss it back in the freezer.
Can you explain a little more (maybe you have a video about it) in how you organize your meals with the colored bullet points? Is that in Pinterest or somewhere else? Loved this video!!
@@andreacarlson2222 it’s in Notion! I posted a “Notion tour” on TikTok, but I’ll repost it as a short on here, that’s a great idea!!
You could plant the ginger and grow your own . Look it up . Easy
Can you please post a link to the pinterest recipes mentioned in this video--I would love to try them especially the swamp soup.. thank you . loved this video!
Just updated the description to include the swamp soup! I send out all of the weekly recipes I use in my free weekly newsletter every Tuesday -- if you missed this past week's, the web view is linked in my bio on TikTok and Insta!
I just came upon your vlog and had to do a double take…you look so much like the actress Maia Mitchell!!
@@liznunya8013 literally such a compliment!!! Thank you haha
I freeze my ginger whole. Lasts forever!!!!!
For applesauce, should have gotten the fresh apples and make the applesauce at home. And for tortillas, they can be made at home too
So jealous your Aldi has self checkout! Although, mine has coconut milk. So I guess you win some you lose some. 😂
Can you do a pantry tour?
So excited for your first video over here! I’ve been wondering about how you organize your Pinterest. You mention you have a dessert board, do you have other recipes separated by meal type, protein type, or cuisine type?
I have a baking board and a "dinners" board, but it's actually surprisingly otherwise unorganized. I have my pinterest public, it should be linked in my bio on TikTok or Instagram if you ever want to take a look!
Hey which sheet pan lattkes recipe are you using ?
First time watching. Wondering if you always talk that fast? Great information what I could catch 😂
yep!
Just freeze the ginger you can shred it as you need
The cats might need more cat trees haha
@@twistitbopit they love to climb anything but the things we buy specifically for them lol
I just found you on here! Love your content 😊 What is the meal plan app you use? Thank you ☺️
Thank you!! It's called Notion, I use it for literally EVERYTHING in my life lol
Eggs at Costco way cheaper! 💜
Great video! Thanks! How can we sign up for your newsletter?
Thank you!! I will add the link to the description of this video (I was unable to add links for the first two days haha)
Awesome! Thanks!!
Thank you for not throwing or tossing your friut and veggies in the cart. I see so many people throwing them in. Its very irritating to me. Lol at least im not eating it i guess.
Do you have a link to your meal plan template?
yes! it should be linked in my bio on TikTok and Insta!
Is it possible to link here? I don't do inst or tiktok
@@kathleenbasista5612 I just added it to the description of this video as well!!
Thank you!
Hi! I’m new and I love these videos! Are you gluten free by chance 🥹💗
Hi, and thank you!! I am! everything I make us is either GF or has a GF-modification :)
@ I am newly GF and this is so helpful! I cannot wait to see all the other things you create!
You had cream, garlic and seasoning you really didn’t need to buy Alfredo sauce. Just info for next time.
Zucchini is a winter vegetable
Please don't hate me
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Your budget is not a budget for many, 1/2 the amount would be more of a budget cause that is more like a budget amount for most people. The foods you choose as in recipes are more exotic than most people would try. Nothing wrong with what you did but if you really want to do budget meals please do some research. You can still have Morroccon meals but do meals that true natives would eat. Please don't be discouraged by my words but maybe put a little more down to earth with your so call budget meals. I mean other bloggers are feeding more than 2 people on $30.00 a week and making great meals that cover more than 1 sitting per meal. Good luck and keep going strong
I watch a ton of budget grocery and budget meal plan videos and I haven't seen ANYONE with a $30 a week budget except when they're doing a special (short term) challenge.
Also, she's cooking within the budget of her family - there is not some magical budget number that makes something an officially RUclips approved budget meal plan.
Girl... learn vegetables' seasons if you're going to put out food content
@@EmilyBlevins-l9h thank you for the feedback Emily Blevins