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Why does nobody talk about the cashier who told me my grocery budget was lying to me
I keep a little notebook where I write down what I spend on food each trip, and I thought I was doing great at around $85 a week for two people. Last month the cashier at the Kroger on Lamar, Maria, watched me pile coupons on the belt and said flat out, "Honey, you're saving on the wrong stuff." I asked what she meant and she pointed out I was clipping $1 off chips and cookies while buying the pre-cut fruit and bagged salad that run me $6 or $7 a pop. I went home and actually added up the convenience items for one month and it was $212. That hurt to see. So instead of chasing coupons on snacks, I started buying whole fruit and heads of lettuce and chopping them myself on Sunday. The coupon pile got smaller but the bill went down about $40 a week. Has anyone else had a stranger point out the obvious hole in their budget like that?
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susan_wright3416d ago
My sister did the same thing to me at Aldi about two years ago. She grabbed a bag of pre-shredded cheese out of my cart and said I was paying two bucks extra for somebody else to run it over a grater. I started buying blocks of cheese and a rotisserie chicken instead of the lunch meat packs, and those two swaps alone saved me close to $30 a month. The chicken lasts us three days in wraps and soups, and the cheese actually melts better too. Chopping my own veggies on Sunday took some getting used to but now it's just part of my routine. It's funny how the stuff that feels like it's saving you time ends up costing the most.
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