Anonymous
10/30/2025 14:28
Subject: If you have NOT found it hard to manage grocery prices, what are you buying where?
Giant and Safeway are so expensive. I try to get everything I need from Aldi
Anonymous
10/30/2025 13:53
Subject: If you have NOT found it hard to manage grocery prices, what are you buying where?
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
10/30/2025 13:37
Subject: If you have NOT found it hard to manage grocery prices, what are you buying where?
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
10/30/2025 13:24
Subject: If you have NOT found it hard to manage grocery prices, what are you buying where?
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
10/29/2025 12:26
Subject: If you have NOT found it hard to manage grocery prices, what are you buying where?
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
10/28/2025 23:13
Subject: If you have NOT found it hard to manage grocery prices, what are you buying where?
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
10/28/2025 19:59
Subject: If you have NOT found it hard to manage grocery prices, what are you buying where?
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.
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
10/28/2025 19:38
Subject: If you have NOT found it hard to manage grocery prices, what are you buying where?
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
10/28/2025 14:59
Subject: If you have NOT found it hard to manage grocery prices, what are you buying where?
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
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
10/28/2025 12:32
Subject: If you have NOT found it hard to manage grocery prices, what are you buying where?
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
10/28/2025 12:11
Subject: If you have NOT found it hard to manage grocery prices, what are you buying where?
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
10/28/2025 11:54
Subject: If you have NOT found it hard to manage grocery prices, what are you buying where?
We don’t buy anything with more than 1 ingredient.
Anonymous
10/28/2025 11:52
Subject: If you have NOT found it hard to manage grocery prices, what are you buying where?
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
10/28/2025 11:50
Subject: If you have NOT found it hard to manage grocery prices, what are you buying where?
Ugh who is drinking diet Coke in 2025? Mormons? Gross.
Anonymous
10/28/2025 11:49
Subject: If you have NOT found it hard to manage grocery prices, what are you buying where?
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.