Costco - worth it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We're a family of four and our (not all Costco) grocery bill is about 1500 a month. If we had 2 more kids to feed I could see that going up maybe not 1K more but more.

Are you joking? $30 of organic chicken lasts several weeks for our family of four (individual packages frozen). How on earth can you possibly spend $2500 a month?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I got dressed yesterday and realized that literally every article of clothing on my body was from Costco (except my shirt): socks, underwear, bra, pants, sweater, and puffy coat.

Our house budget for Costco is $300 a month, so I try to stick with that. But the cheese is way cheaper there than Harris Teeter, but I found the organic chicken at Trader Joe's to be cheaper. We also get the 24-packs of La Croix there for $7.50. I also just picked up a zillion-pack of coffee filters for $2.99, which will last me a good 2 years. Enormous packs of string cheese, which my DH and kids can go through in a week or two, are also essentials.

Love Costco!

I love Costco too. I've been doing Aldi now though for a lot of stuff I used to get at Costco. It isn't in bulk, but OMG, Aldi is so inexpensive! And the meats are hormone free and you can get organic chicken there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks! I'm going to join Costco! I was just thinking about food and supplies like toilet paper I didn't even consider the savings on diapers, glasses, gas and party supplies. We're planning a birthday party for LO in a couple of months so I'm definitely joining before then.

It is totally worth it... but if you have any doubts, there is a free trial (1 month?) you can do.

Actually it's not even one month. If at any time you're dissatisfied you can get your money back.