Talked to a cashier at Aldi who feeds her family of 4 on $60 a week

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Troykim you make a good point about how much work that really takes. I know a mom who does something similar and she spends hours every weekend cooking dried beans from scratch and making her own bread to keep costs that low. The key is she buys in bulk at places like restaurant supply stores and plans every single meal around what's on sale, not what sounds good. Anybody who pulls off $60 a week is basically running a tiny meal prep operation out of their own kitchen, not just throwing things in a cart.

troykim14d ago

I'm a little skeptical when I hear "feeds her family of 4 on $60 a week." I mean, sure, you can buy rice, beans, and maybe some frozen veggies for that price, but calling that "feeding" a family feels like a stretch. Unless you're talking about feeding them lunch meat sandwiches and ramen every single day, that money runs out fast. People act like it's some kind of hack, but honestly it sounds like a recipe for bland meals and grumpy kids. I've done the math at my own grocery store and even with coupons you'd be scraping the bottom of the barrel. Maybe it works if you have a huge garden and already stocked pantry, but for most people that's just not realistic.

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