Usually, I shop at Aldi because they have cheap off-brand food. But I'm beginning to wonder if this is the best way to do the shopping. I tend to like to do my grocery shopping every 2 to 3 weeks. And even with shopping at Aldi, I easily spend $100 for just Nathan and I for those 2 weeks.
We have a Jewel card because we lived really close to one in Tinley Park and it was easy to run to Jewel for small things. I only shopped there once or twice, because, while they are my favorite place to shop, they are much more expensive. I have never been a coupon-shopper but I'm starting to think if I maintain a list and take coupons and use our prefered card Jewel might be cheaper. Or even Wal-Mart.
Any thoughts?
First, I would say that $25 to feed a person for a week is not bad at all, although I do think you could spend less.
ReplyDeleteI find that the things I buy are cheaper when I shop at Kroger (comparable to Jewel in price I think). I use my Kroger card and coupons and my weekly savings are between $10-$25. I tend to spend more at Wal-Mart, but again that's based on what I buy.
Lastly, do you do meal planning and shop with a list? Those two things are also very helpful for me staying on budget.
Make menus and shop with a list! I would think that shopping with those things would be worth a try at Jewel.
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