If you have NOT found it hard to manage grocery prices, what are you buying where?

[Anonymous]

I don't think your question takes into account that some people on this board are simply so wealthy that the inflation really doesn't affect them.

[Anonymous]

Ugh who is drinking diet Coke in 2025? Mormons? Gross.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Grow 10% of our food - eggs, fruit, vegetables
Make 25% of our food - bread, yogurt, crackers, chips, applesauce, fruit leather
Cook 85% of our meals

Shop at Whole Foods, Trader Joes, Costco and part of a CSA

You aren't very good at math are you?

You aren't very good at reading comprehension, are you?

[Anonymous]

We don’t buy anything with more than 1 ingredient.

[Anonymous]

I only buy what is on special and create menus from there. Stock up on regularly used pantry items when they are on sale.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think your question takes into account that some people on this board are simply so wealthy that the inflation really doesn't affect them.

We would count as wealthy; that we've noticed the cost increases (but not necessarily changed our habits) speaks to the real burden on average consumers.

[Anonymous]

Shop online and do pickup (no extra fees that way, but easier to shop sales)

Rarely eat meat

Stopped buying expensive extras like the pretzel thins the kids love, avocados, mozzarella balls, nuts, sparkling water

Pick up groceries 2-3x a week and buy less at each trip to try and reduce food waste

Get generic brand whenever possible

[Anonymous]

Not noticing much of a crunch. I feed our family of five (myself, husband, 10 year old, 5 year old, 3 year old) on $1,000 per month. We mostly shop at Aldi, Walmart, and BJs. We’ll fill in occasionally from Giant and Harris Teeter. I can not imagine doing my regular grocery shopping there. The prices are astronomical. The $1,000 grocery budget is food only. Doesn’t include things like toilet paper, laundry detergent, paper towels, etc. those are a different line item. Also doesn’t include alcohol, since we don’t drink.

[Anonymous]

My cost control strategy is taking zepbound 10 mg injections like clockwork every week (name brand- none of this compounded or microdosing nonsense).

This keeps my grocery bill super low, sincerely. When kids come home from college, I make them get takeout and charge it to their dad or pay for it themselves, OR buy bulk burritos and potstickers at Costco.

For families who have kids at home and can’t avoid actual grocery shopping and meal prep, I’d still recommend that the grownups get on a GLP-1 drug to at least kill two appetites in the household. The cost savings are dramatic.

[Anonymous]

We are high income but i love projects and challenges. Been feeding our family of 4 on $90/week (excluding dining out one night a week). I am cooking EVERYTHING from scratch. Shopping primarily at the Asian Grocer that’s very close to my house. Have had to cut out all red meat, most dairy, and of course anything processed, including store purchased bread. It’s very time consuming to eat in an extreme budget. I will stop this experiment after this week:

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have a personal chef and they source our groceries from Whole foods/Mclean butcher/TJs/Farmer Markets and Hmart/lotte. If I have to pick something up I usually go to TJ or Safeway.

Satire is pointless on DCUM.

I tell you 😂

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My cost control strategy is taking zepbound 10 mg injections like clockwork every week (name brand- none of this compounded or microdosing nonsense).

This keeps my grocery bill super low, sincerely. When kids come home from college, I make them get takeout and charge it to their dad or pay for it themselves, OR buy bulk burritos and potstickers at Costco.

For families who have kids at home and can’t avoid actual grocery shopping and meal prep, I’d still recommend that the grownups get on a GLP-1 drug to at least kill two appetites in the household. The cost savings are dramatic.

What insurance do you have that actually covers it? AFAIK all the major PBMs have nixed it recently.

[Anonymous]

I only buy what discounted and cook with those ingredients. Stopped buying any special treats or snacks, except whatever fruit is on sale and peanut butter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My cost control strategy is taking zepbound 10 mg injections like clockwork every week (name brand- none of this compounded or microdosing nonsense).

This keeps my grocery bill super low, sincerely. When kids come home from college, I make them get takeout and charge it to their dad or pay for it themselves, OR buy bulk burritos and potstickers at Costco.

For families who have kids at home and can’t avoid actual grocery shopping and meal prep, I’d still recommend that the grownups get on a GLP-1 drug to at least kill two appetites in the household. The cost savings are dramatic.

What insurance do you have that actually covers it? AFAIK all the major PBMs have nixed it recently.

A State Dept option

[Anonymous]

Giant and Safeway are so expensive. I try to get everything I need from Aldi