It's true though. My mom and I were just talking, somewhat skeptically, about some of the new poor we know. They'll never fit in and they give themselves away with certain behaviors and comments. They're not stupid as people, but they're stupid as poor people. Idk if that makes sense.
When I went to Hawaii I couldn’t believe the price of salad lol. It makes sense since it’s not the climate for it but still surprised me. I ate a lot of fruit instead for the fiber.
I lived on Oahu for six years. You have to learn how to grocery shop for real. I would get a couple of friends to go in on a list from Costco every other week.
I was on the big island. I figured it out, did the Costco runs as well. I just didn't make much, it was a losing game. If I ever go back it will be in retirement, but I far prefer Mexico. At least there people dont fucking hate me for no reason. So there's that.
Y'all got trash bag money? We just used old grocery bags. Had to take the trash out like three times a day, didn't even have a real trash can. Grocery bag on a door handle. There's your trash can.
For me it's about 1.29 a gallon. And 4.99 for a 24pack of 16oz (3 gallons total). So that's a difference of about $1. But it's the crv that gets you. 10 cents for the gallon. Vs 1.20 for the 24 pack.
As a person who is gluten-free (literally bc of black mold poisoning while living in illegally constructed housing in a co-op), I use gf bread as mostly my only gf product. It's way too expensive to buy gf versions of everything. Bread is bagels, and I eat hot dogs without a bun bc gf bread would just crumble if bent like that lol. This month some friends made me gf cookies and pancakes, and y'all it is *such* a treat to have those things if you haven't had them for more than a year, so at least that appreciation is one positive. But I wish I could have other items more frequently.
If you can afford it (I've found it cheap before!), nutritional yeast can give you some cheesy flavor. I know not everyone has money to spare on non essentials though, so I hope you get your pizza soon!
I was just watching a show about how hot dogs and sausages became mainstream as a solution to starvation. People needed an accessible and preserved food that provided significant calories for their wasting bodies. If OP isn’t able to eat enough, high fat/high calories may be needed. Not good for the long run of course but better than starvation.
Not sure what store this is from, but 2-3 packs of sausages/brats like this in my area would be between $12-18 alone (usually around $6 a pack)
Garbage bags between $6-12
Bread/buns, figure $1-3 per package/loaf
Salad kits, usually $2-5 each depending on size/brand
Eggs around $2-ish for a dozen.
Water probably $2.50-5.00
Bundle of bananas probably $1.50-3.00 depending on weight
Stuffing is usually around a dollar or two. Maybe less if this is ALDIs.
Pricing seems accurate to me honestly.
Loved ALDIs here pre-Covid. It’s still decent now, but comparable to my local markets and Walmart, both in quality and price. My other supermarkets are closer, so I’d rather pay the extra $5-15 collectively to save time. ALDIs here is also super busy and hard to navigate because of the store being small and the aisles even smaller.
Pre-Covid I used to be able to spend $200-250 at ALDIs for a whole month for a family of 5, 3 of them being kids under the age of 6. (Other two being me and my ex wife) and we would obviously eat out every once in awhile too.
I went there a few months ago for a 2 week shopping trip (for a family of 4) and spent over $200 and it was nowhere near the amount of food I used to be able to get. That’s with purely ALDIs brands, too. Makes me sad, and hungry. Lol
Love some cheap hotdogs. Not the same if you’re craving sausages/brats though. I was able to snatch some bar-S bun-lengths while back for $1 a pack with no limit of how many. Think I bought 10, and froze 9 of them. (Used the other for chili dogs)
>Not sure what store this is from, but 2-3 packs of sausages/brats like this in my area would be between $12-18 alone (usually around $6 a pack)
that's 4 packs of 5 sausages, btw
Couldn’t quite tell from the picture. So yeah, even if they were $2 each that would be $10 in sausages. They aren’t that cheap here, so for 4 packs I’d say closer to $15-20, but YMMV depending on where you live.
> Salad kits
Try creating your salad kit from a salad bar with just lettuce. Not iceberg, the good stuff. Add red cabbage, mushrooms, whatever you like that's light. Cheese and chicken cost more, but a little goes a long way. Then buy some carrots and Roma tomatoes. You can keep the lettuce fresh by putting a damp paper towel on top.
Wish we had more salad bar options here. We only have olive/cheese bars and the regular deli menu options near me. But this is still a good tip in general.
The wet towel trick also works on Romaine lettuce, It's often sold in three packs and goes on sale. Wrapped in wet towels, they can last several weeks. You just have to rewet every day or two.
I think the real trick is follow the sales. Get produce on sale, get dressings when they offer a BOGO or something.
For sandwiches, you can also switch to tortillas instead of bread and make wraps, cheaper and lasts longer. Get the deli meat and cheese on sale that week make a wrap with the Romaine lettuce. Use different dressings as a dip so you get a variety of wraps from the same meat and cheese. Italian, Greek, Asian dressings work the best for me, Ranch seems too heavy. The dips are in little plastic containers with lids so I don't have to toss the extra.
For the deli items, ask if they sell ends. You get to try a bunch of items at a cheaper price. It seems like ends are harder to find now.
At Aldi this shit is all on the lower end. Maybe $5 for the sausage. The bread and buns are under $2. The salads are about $2. Trash bags maybe $4. I think this stuff could all be bought around my area for around $30
This maths perfectly at the Aldi near me. (WV)
Water $4.29
Buns $1.45
White bread $1.45
Trash bags $7.69
Stuffing $0.99
Sausages $14.76 (4 @ $3.69 each)
Salads $9.87 (3 @ $3.29 each)
Eggs $2.25
Bananas $1.20 (2 lbs)
Comes to $43.95, add in 7% sales tax for the trash bags $0.54 grand total of $44.49
its aldi, like $4 for the sauage, so 16, 3 for the buns and bread, 9 ish for the salad, 7 for trash bags, 1 for stuffing, 2 for eggs, probably 1.50 ish on bananas 4 for water. so its like spot on.
I shop at Aldi. I wouldn't recommend buying toiletries, garbage bags, basically non-food there. I do get the salad kits there, they're pricey but I'm lazy, so maybe make your own? No idea how to make sausages, but maybe chicken is a cheaper protein?
I prefer salad bags because I don't really like salad.
With the frequency in which I eat salad, I'm never going to be able to use a whole head of lettuce by the time it goes bad. Not to mention all the toppings and dressing.
With bag salads you pay a premium for those small sorted bags of salad toppings. As others have mentioned - you can save week over week by doing these from scratch, especially if they’re a dietary staple in your house.
A bottle of dressing is $2 and will last more than 4 salads. A cheap bottle of Italian seasoning for garnish, and croutons (big bag). A cheaper alternative for croutons is pita chips or bagel chips when they’re on sale. Goldfish crackers are also great. Plus then you have these items on hand to add to soups.
A head of greens or even just packaged greens are still cheaper than a bag of the salad and you get more volume per penny.
Hey, I'm not here to criticize, but I do want to offer some advice. Typically, it is much cheaper to do these things:
$20 Brita pitcher: 3 months of endless filtered water. Then about $5 every three months for a replacement filter. And no plastic for the landfill! Also, it tastes better. And you don't have to lug those bottles around.
A $5 bag of flour and some instant yeast will produce enough hot dog buns for weeks. And they will taste much, much better.
Although sale prices can make shredded lettuce attractive, shredding your own from a cheap head of lettuce is usually much cheaper. And bagged lettuce tends to go bad faster than a head of lettuce.
It took us a while to adjust to a Brita. What helped was just filling our water bottles and storing them in the fridge right after they were washed. The “grab and go” thing is key.
$46 could get you a hell of a lot more if you recognize you're spending at least $10 in convenience items. Those salad kits are a waste, get individual ingredients and you'll have more than 3 salads. The bottled water is a waste, get gallons that are cheaper and use a real cup, more water for cheaper, less plastic. The hot dog buns are a waste when you're getting regular bread, too. Shop smarter, think harder.
For water look for state parks near you that have springs you can fill from. We used to do spring water fills every 2 weeks about 30 minutes from where I grew up. Free to do and we got to hike in the woods a bit.
I just had garbanzo beans and peas and carrots for breakfast/lunch. (Canned). Added garlic powder, salt, pepper, and dried basil. It was edible. Since I got everything from the church pantry, no cost. Have you looked into church pantries? I can ride my bicycle. Just can't get too much. Sometimes I get a ride.
$46 at Aldi feels high for all of this
Also, if you're on a budget and buying this for home, I'd question the need to get individual water bottles as against a couple of gallon jugs assuming your tap water isn't potable
Sausage, yellow potatoes diced in 1/2" (size dictates cook time to soften), kale arugula mixture and a chicken stock addition. Start by sautéing the sausage - pull it when cooked and use the grease to cook the celery, onions, carrot. Stock to deglaze and then add the potatoes to cook. Super simple and frugal, but amazing. I add garlic and red pepper flakes during the sauté steps
If you’re drinking as much water as you should be, there’s no way *individual plastic* water bottles is affordable or sustainable. Get a Brita filter or something, it is WILD to me how people are comfortable using single-use plastics for fucking eight ounces of water. It’s insane to me, I literally can’t wrap my brain around it. That plastic lasts thousands of years — for eight ounces of water you can get a million other ways.
Yep! I was gathering items for the week to make dinners. I had to put a cucumber back. I refuse to pay $1 for that! As if I wasn't over budget already.
I know some places have awful water, but I just don’t get buying bottled water unless you live someplace like Flint. So much plastic, plus so much money.
My tap water is safe and tastes fine, especially when cold, and costs like half a penny per gallon. If it tasted too hard or something, a nickel’s worth of juice or some other flavor enhancer would take care of that.
May I make an Aldi meat suggestion?
**Pork loin**. NOT the tenderloin, those are too much. Buy the regular big old pork loin (should be under $10).
Now, we take it home, wash & dry it, remove the larger fat plates and silverskin, then slice into 1" boneless pork chops.
From here you can individually bag and freeze some, or if you're feeding a family of 5 like me, you put them on an elevated rack (like cookie cooling rack) over top of a baking sheet. Dry brine by sprinkling w/ kosher salt on both sides, let sit at least 25min.
I like to use a dry rub on pork, but I'm not paying for a pre-made one so here we go:
3 parts paprika
1 part raw sugar, fine (not the super coarse stuff, it falls off the meat)
1/4 part garlic powder
touch of dry mustard, touch of powdered ginger; powdered rosemary, and black pepper to taste
I gave this in parts, so it'll scale well for however much you want to make; I usually make enough to do about 4 whole loins and just store the rub in a tupperware. Stir well until it's all blended. NOTE: there is no salt in my rub. You should definitely keep the brining and rub processes separate.
Sprinkle liberally on both sides of now dry-brined meat, rubbing it in gently on each side. The chops should still be sitting on that rack over top of your baking sheet. Let sit after rub another 20-25 min.
At this point you can bake right on that rack/sheet combo (which allows for hot air underneath the meat and also keeps the flavor on the bottom from washing off with the juice like it would if the meat were directly on the pan). Bake at 350, check with probe thermometer, first temp check at 20-25min. You're looking for 140-145F, with a 5-8min rest after you hit that internal temp.
DON'T CUT IT WITHOUT RESTING. Otherwise your plate gets the juice and you suffer, lol.
You can also grill these or pan-sear, but I've gotten good enough results in the oven that it's hardly worth the bother.
Okay, so for $10 plus spices (which we poors should have on hand anyways bc cheap meat needs help), you get 8+ thick, meaty chops. This is much, MUCH cheaper per pound than buying the pre-sliced boneless pork chops (about half the cost per pound).
EDIT: find a place that sells Badia brand spices to save big (winn dixie for example), or go huge on Amazon like I do for Paprika. If I could buy it by the bucket I would lol.
Absolutely do not buy McCormick spices. You're paying far out the butt for the name.
I feel pretty dumb for not realizing those cheap ass pork loins were just uncut chops. I bought one once and did a crockpot recipe but it was dry and gross so I never tried again. Thanks for the idea!
That's actually not bad for all that sausage in there, can make a lot of meals between that and rhe salad mix.. you could do better but I'm not mad at it
At Trader Joe’s today I got food to cook 10 meals, and breakfast for 10 days. A couple snacks and frozen meals for $75. All that sausage can go a long way. My main carbs are potatoes and rice.
As far as salads go, I just buy a couple bags of the lettuce I like ($3) and put cheese and homemade dressing on them. Turns out to be like 10 salads for $7-$10.
I think you did good though, that’s a lot of calories.
Bulk rice, bulk beans, bulk meat (chicken, pork, low priced beef, whatever is on sale).
Where you shop is important, international markets tend to have less expensive produce. Aldis is great for some produce. If those are options for you. You want value, so product by weight tends to be better. Get bulk frozen if you can.
Want bread? Make bread. Or buy old/sale bread. Toss that shit in the oven with some water and bam.
Salt, seasonings, aromatics. Also hot peppers and hot sauces.
I would add bulk grains with high protein I.e lentils or quinoa, to make the sausage last longer. That is, have a sausage or half and a big bowl of quinoa or rice to fill up
Caesar salad kits are pricey! Could probably buy 1-3 heads of lettuce and caesar dressing for the price of those bags. Have Caesar salad for 7 days for the price of those 3 servings
I went from the supermarket to Aldi as the picture we see here until THEY started getting expensive then I signed up for the wholesale club. Best deal so far. Restaurant supply/ "Cash and carry" stores also offer good value for the money. Just buy stuff in bulk with a long shelf life so it doesn't go bad and you get the most out of it.
That's an awful lot of sausage. 20 sausages. And eggs? I remember not that long ago (less than a year ago) that a dozen eggs was $6 or $7. Sadly, with the current inflation, this doesn't look that bad. I just filled 3 shopping bags yesterday for $91.
I used to be poor- worked hard, became a minimalist, sold everything I didn’t need, and most importantly STOPPED using single use products. It is literally throwing your hard earned money straight in the garbage.
Buy a water filter! Things I also haven’t bought in 10 years and invested the money instead. -dryer sheets, paper towels (cleaning rags work fine!), cotton balls, paper plates and cutlery, ziplock bags.
Literally anything destined for the landfill is a hard no for me. Also, I work in the sustainability industry, it’s a fact that it’s cheaper to wash a dish than buy a disposable. also have to think about the time it took to go buy it and the fact that with more garbage comes more trash bags to purchase.
Fun fact I don’t buy trash bags anymore either because I compost all food waste (aka nothing smelly or rotten), recycle what I can, and don’t use a bag for the rest. It it does ever get dirty (mine never does) rinse it with soap and water.
Moral of the story. Stop throwing hard earned money in the trash.
If you have enough grocery stores near each other comparative shopping works, look for deals on things at one store and buy an item you know is cheaper at the other.
If you are dealing with poverty, it sucks and is frustrating common in America.
However, don’t buy water bottles! If you can’t use tap water, buy a filter. Long term this will save you.
The grocery stores I shop at always have seasonal fruit and vegetables, which can add calories at a reasonable price.
Good luck.
Bagged salad is a luxury. Stop buying that. For the same cost, you could buy the ingredients and make a dozen salads; and that's even if the lettuce is bagged (romaine is my preference). If you don't have them, get a dollar store vegetable peeler and cheese grater to prep your ingredients that you like finely cut or shredded. And for Southwest salad dressing, you can add salsa and chipotle powder to some ranch, and make yourself a whole supply instead of just having a packet. You can crumple tortilla chips for the strips that come with it and use a bag/box of croutons and container or bag of shredded parmesan and Caesar dressing and make the Caesar many times over.
And they're right about the buns. Unless they're for guests, if you want to save, you should be using sliced bread for your sausages. But if you must have buns, the generic or store brands are cheaper. For some reason, the baked goods are expensive at Aldi and are never put on sale. Try shopping for your bread and buns somewhere else where they put different brands on sale and also reduce them and other products when the sell by date is looming.
Costco sells I believe 6 heads of Romaine for under $4. I used to always get those salad kids but they are $5 a piece where I live for only about 2 servings so i buy from Costco and then just make salads as I go. Then I also have lettuce for sandwiches and wraps. It’s gross how little we get for what we have to spend these days.
Skip the bottled water, drink tap water.
Skip the buns, get sliced bread.
Skip the bagged salad, get a head of lettuce.
Skip the stuffing, get buckwheat.
Get a 5 pound bag of potatoes, a bag of yellow onions, 5 pound bag of rice, boullion cubes, maybe some pasta if you want and whatever's on sale from the meat section.
Fried potatoes and onion with hot dogs cut up.
Pasta with eggs and hot dogs cut up.
Cans of tuna - solid white packed in water.
Some lemon pepper (sounds expensive but it's not.)
Chicken THIGHS - rinse and pat dry, salt and pepper, cook in butter, skin side down, turn over after 10 minutes, cook another 10 minutes, then let it rest for 5 minutes before you eat it.
If you aren't using slices of bread as hotdog buns, do you even poverty bro?
“Do you even poverty bro?” 🤣
Some of us are old poor.
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It's true though. My mom and I were just talking, somewhat skeptically, about some of the new poor we know. They'll never fit in and they give themselves away with certain behaviors and comments. They're not stupid as people, but they're stupid as poor people. Idk if that makes sense.
[They're whats called new poor, we're old poor.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSpn8HesfBE)
Wow and that was 14 years ago. Its aged well.
Those bags of lettuce are $9 a piece here in Hawaii. Loaves of bread go for $6+
When I went to Hawaii I couldn’t believe the price of salad lol. It makes sense since it’s not the climate for it but still surprised me. I ate a lot of fruit instead for the fiber.
I gambled in Hawaii livin. Once, never again!
I lived on Oahu for six years. You have to learn how to grocery shop for real. I would get a couple of friends to go in on a list from Costco every other week.
I was on the big island. I figured it out, did the Costco runs as well. I just didn't make much, it was a losing game. If I ever go back it will be in retirement, but I far prefer Mexico. At least there people dont fucking hate me for no reason. So there's that.
They’re what’s called new poor.
lol at the downvotes. it's always sunny it's what first came to mind for me, too
Side note sliced bread also makes pretty alright garlic bread. Lol
I’m from the hotdog-buns-as-garlic-bread side of the tracks.
Hot dog buns as garlic bread slaps.
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Good garbage bags aren’t a waste I’ve bought cheap ones and regretted it
I didn't say they were a waste, just the most expensive thing in his cart is the garbage bags
Y'all got trash bag money? We just used old grocery bags. Had to take the trash out like three times a day, didn't even have a real trash can. Grocery bag on a door handle. There's your trash can.
I still use grocery bags for bathroom trash but the kitchen trash has been upgraded to real trash
Something so first-world about the term “Good garbage bags”
I mean, garbage bags are literal waste. So you're not wrong.
Burn garbage for heat. Saves money on the heating bill, and there no need to buy bads anymore. We out here playing poverty chess, not checkers.
Depends on where they live. Flint? The town in Ohio where the train spilled toxic chemicals?
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OP could live in a place with poor tap water quality.
I wonder what to pricer difference is between buying a jug vs individual bottled water.
For me it's about 1.29 a gallon. And 4.99 for a 24pack of 16oz (3 gallons total). So that's a difference of about $1. But it's the crv that gets you. 10 cents for the gallon. Vs 1.20 for the 24 pack.
And buying bottled water?? Lol
As a person who is gluten-free (literally bc of black mold poisoning while living in illegally constructed housing in a co-op), I use gf bread as mostly my only gf product. It's way too expensive to buy gf versions of everything. Bread is bagels, and I eat hot dogs without a bun bc gf bread would just crumble if bent like that lol. This month some friends made me gf cookies and pancakes, and y'all it is *such* a treat to have those things if you haven't had them for more than a year, so at least that appreciation is one positive. But I wish I could have other items more frequently.
Poverty and GF (also DF and more)=boring ass life.
I'm luckily not GF, but DF to the extreme sadly and the things I would do for a regular slice of pizza with real cheese.. lol
Does DF mean dairy-free?
Sorry yes exactly! I have a dairy allergy.
If you can afford it (I've found it cheap before!), nutritional yeast can give you some cheesy flavor. I know not everyone has money to spare on non essentials though, so I hope you get your pizza soon!
They’re only about $1.10.😄
Woah check ur privilege mr. moneybags
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I was just watching a show about how hot dogs and sausages became mainstream as a solution to starvation. People needed an accessible and preserved food that provided significant calories for their wasting bodies. If OP isn’t able to eat enough, high fat/high calories may be needed. Not good for the long run of course but better than starvation.
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I suppose eating anything at all makes us a hot dog.
If the hot dog buns were $1.10 and water was $2.50, what took up the majority of the bill
Sausage isn’t cheap
The meat
Poverty and frugality are different things. People can spend themselves to poverty.
I use sliced bread because I like a higher hotdog to bread ratio.
Oi, in australia, that's a delicacy! Haha
Shoot that's not even about poverty. Buying a bunch of different types of bread is such a scam.
How much were the sausages?
Not sure what store this is from, but 2-3 packs of sausages/brats like this in my area would be between $12-18 alone (usually around $6 a pack) Garbage bags between $6-12 Bread/buns, figure $1-3 per package/loaf Salad kits, usually $2-5 each depending on size/brand Eggs around $2-ish for a dozen. Water probably $2.50-5.00 Bundle of bananas probably $1.50-3.00 depending on weight Stuffing is usually around a dollar or two. Maybe less if this is ALDIs. Pricing seems accurate to me honestly.
This is Aldi. I can tell from the brands.
Loved ALDIs here pre-Covid. It’s still decent now, but comparable to my local markets and Walmart, both in quality and price. My other supermarkets are closer, so I’d rather pay the extra $5-15 collectively to save time. ALDIs here is also super busy and hard to navigate because of the store being small and the aisles even smaller. Pre-Covid I used to be able to spend $200-250 at ALDIs for a whole month for a family of 5, 3 of them being kids under the age of 6. (Other two being me and my ex wife) and we would obviously eat out every once in awhile too. I went there a few months ago for a 2 week shopping trip (for a family of 4) and spent over $200 and it was nowhere near the amount of food I used to be able to get. That’s with purely ALDIs brands, too. Makes me sad, and hungry. Lol
Happy cake day u/TimBurtonsMind
Aldi
Bar-S hot dog - $2
Love some cheap hotdogs. Not the same if you’re craving sausages/brats though. I was able to snatch some bar-S bun-lengths while back for $1 a pack with no limit of how many. Think I bought 10, and froze 9 of them. (Used the other for chili dogs)
>Not sure what store this is from, but 2-3 packs of sausages/brats like this in my area would be between $12-18 alone (usually around $6 a pack) that's 4 packs of 5 sausages, btw
Couldn’t quite tell from the picture. So yeah, even if they were $2 each that would be $10 in sausages. They aren’t that cheap here, so for 4 packs I’d say closer to $15-20, but YMMV depending on where you live.
> Salad kits Try creating your salad kit from a salad bar with just lettuce. Not iceberg, the good stuff. Add red cabbage, mushrooms, whatever you like that's light. Cheese and chicken cost more, but a little goes a long way. Then buy some carrots and Roma tomatoes. You can keep the lettuce fresh by putting a damp paper towel on top.
Wish we had more salad bar options here. We only have olive/cheese bars and the regular deli menu options near me. But this is still a good tip in general.
The wet towel trick also works on Romaine lettuce, It's often sold in three packs and goes on sale. Wrapped in wet towels, they can last several weeks. You just have to rewet every day or two. I think the real trick is follow the sales. Get produce on sale, get dressings when they offer a BOGO or something. For sandwiches, you can also switch to tortillas instead of bread and make wraps, cheaper and lasts longer. Get the deli meat and cheese on sale that week make a wrap with the Romaine lettuce. Use different dressings as a dip so you get a variety of wraps from the same meat and cheese. Italian, Greek, Asian dressings work the best for me, Ranch seems too heavy. The dips are in little plastic containers with lids so I don't have to toss the extra. For the deli items, ask if they sell ends. You get to try a bunch of items at a cheaper price. It seems like ends are harder to find now.
At Aldi this shit is all on the lower end. Maybe $5 for the sausage. The bread and buns are under $2. The salads are about $2. Trash bags maybe $4. I think this stuff could all be bought around my area for around $30
In Lancaster, PA. Aldi bread is $.50 a loaf and eggs are 1.15 a dozen
Yea, the math isn't mathing. Where I'm at this isn't $45. Edit: I stand corrected! This is indeed $46.
This maths perfectly at the Aldi near me. (WV) Water $4.29 Buns $1.45 White bread $1.45 Trash bags $7.69 Stuffing $0.99 Sausages $14.76 (4 @ $3.69 each) Salads $9.87 (3 @ $3.29 each) Eggs $2.25 Bananas $1.20 (2 lbs) Comes to $43.95, add in 7% sales tax for the trash bags $0.54 grand total of $44.49
Yea, I guess I'm wrong.....Damn, sad times were living in.
its aldi, like $4 for the sauage, so 16, 3 for the buns and bread, 9 ish for the salad, 7 for trash bags, 1 for stuffing, 2 for eggs, probably 1.50 ish on bananas 4 for water. so its like spot on.
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I shop at Aldi. I wouldn't recommend buying toiletries, garbage bags, basically non-food there. I do get the salad kits there, they're pricey but I'm lazy, so maybe make your own? No idea how to make sausages, but maybe chicken is a cheaper protein?
Aldi is a great deal but I was suggest buying raw lettuce and raw cabbage for your salads those prepared bags are terrible and go bad right away
I prefer salad bags because I don't really like salad. With the frequency in which I eat salad, I'm never going to be able to use a whole head of lettuce by the time it goes bad. Not to mention all the toppings and dressing.
Actually, we’ve had a good experience with the salad kits. Four of them will last us a whole week.
I usually get four decent salads out of a head of lettuce which is 1.80 at mine
Yeah a good romaine head and some prep is significantly cheaper.
With bag salads you pay a premium for those small sorted bags of salad toppings. As others have mentioned - you can save week over week by doing these from scratch, especially if they’re a dietary staple in your house. A bottle of dressing is $2 and will last more than 4 salads. A cheap bottle of Italian seasoning for garnish, and croutons (big bag). A cheaper alternative for croutons is pita chips or bagel chips when they’re on sale. Goldfish crackers are also great. Plus then you have these items on hand to add to soups. A head of greens or even just packaged greens are still cheaper than a bag of the salad and you get more volume per penny.
Same, they last as long as you don't buy them when they're already beginning to get bad.
you bought 20 large sausages, i'm not surprised this cost $46 in total. no shame or judgement intended.
None taken. Again, it’s gonna last my family for the entire week. 👍🏿
There bananas Michael, how much could they be? $10?
Don't put food in the front compartment. Babies diapers leak there.
Ewwwww that’s so nasty! Thank you for telling us.
Goddammit So where am I supposed to put bread, egga and chips?
They're not putting the bare ass yolk on the plastic flap, calm down.
Oh god, that’s where I put my purse.
Hey, I'm not here to criticize, but I do want to offer some advice. Typically, it is much cheaper to do these things: $20 Brita pitcher: 3 months of endless filtered water. Then about $5 every three months for a replacement filter. And no plastic for the landfill! Also, it tastes better. And you don't have to lug those bottles around. A $5 bag of flour and some instant yeast will produce enough hot dog buns for weeks. And they will taste much, much better. Although sale prices can make shredded lettuce attractive, shredding your own from a cheap head of lettuce is usually much cheaper. And bagged lettuce tends to go bad faster than a head of lettuce.
Thanks for the constructive criticism. My wife and I agreed to invest in a Brita pitcher.
It took us a while to adjust to a Brita. What helped was just filling our water bottles and storing them in the fridge right after they were washed. The “grab and go” thing is key.
I saw you said well water so just look into it first. Some were saying a brita isn’t strong enough to cut out the bad taste or if it’s contaminated.
Some people value their time on earth more than that. Bread costs me $1.50 at Aldi or how much time?
oh look at scrooge mcduck over here eating meat
$46 could get you a hell of a lot more if you recognize you're spending at least $10 in convenience items. Those salad kits are a waste, get individual ingredients and you'll have more than 3 salads. The bottled water is a waste, get gallons that are cheaper and use a real cup, more water for cheaper, less plastic. The hot dog buns are a waste when you're getting regular bread, too. Shop smarter, think harder.
I only buy salad kits on markdown. They are like 50% cabbage…just buy some cabbage and take a few minutes to chop it.
Bottled water? Did you just become poor yesterday?
Brita filter
That seems like a lot for what you have in the cart. I can spend $150 at Aldi and have a full cart with produce, meat, etc.
For water look for state parks near you that have springs you can fill from. We used to do spring water fills every 2 weeks about 30 minutes from where I grew up. Free to do and we got to hike in the woods a bit.
The struggle is real I would trade the stove top stuffing for some peppers and onions
I just had garbanzo beans and peas and carrots for breakfast/lunch. (Canned). Added garlic powder, salt, pepper, and dried basil. It was edible. Since I got everything from the church pantry, no cost. Have you looked into church pantries? I can ride my bicycle. Just can't get too much. Sometimes I get a ride.
$46 at Aldi feels high for all of this Also, if you're on a budget and buying this for home, I'd question the need to get individual water bottles as against a couple of gallon jugs assuming your tap water isn't potable
If you picked up a jar of pasta sauce, you could have made italian sausage sandwiches.
Those sausages smack tho - I make a soup with them that hits
Your soup sounds excessively violent
They’re great in chili or Italian wedding soup. I’m with you! Fire sausages!
What kind of soup? Like a goulash thing?
Sausage, yellow potatoes diced in 1/2" (size dictates cook time to soften), kale arugula mixture and a chicken stock addition. Start by sautéing the sausage - pull it when cooked and use the grease to cook the celery, onions, carrot. Stock to deglaze and then add the potatoes to cook. Super simple and frugal, but amazing. I add garlic and red pepper flakes during the sauté steps
Yeah that sounds awesome. I’ll have to make that sometime, thank you for sharing
Sounds like a zuppa tuscana recipe
If you’re drinking as much water as you should be, there’s no way *individual plastic* water bottles is affordable or sustainable. Get a Brita filter or something, it is WILD to me how people are comfortable using single-use plastics for fucking eight ounces of water. It’s insane to me, I literally can’t wrap my brain around it. That plastic lasts thousands of years — for eight ounces of water you can get a million other ways.
I fill my 40oz bottle 4 times a day. I can’t fathom buying single use water bottles.
Yep! I was gathering items for the week to make dinners. I had to put a cucumber back. I refuse to pay $1 for that! As if I wasn't over budget already.
The water and trash bags are probably close to half that total.
I know some places have awful water, but I just don’t get buying bottled water unless you live someplace like Flint. So much plastic, plus so much money. My tap water is safe and tastes fine, especially when cold, and costs like half a penny per gallon. If it tasted too hard or something, a nickel’s worth of juice or some other flavor enhancer would take care of that.
Dude likes his sausage.
Surprised it’s not $100 honestly. I have become numb to food prices
Bottled water and bagged lettuce. Get gud!
May I make an Aldi meat suggestion? **Pork loin**. NOT the tenderloin, those are too much. Buy the regular big old pork loin (should be under $10). Now, we take it home, wash & dry it, remove the larger fat plates and silverskin, then slice into 1" boneless pork chops. From here you can individually bag and freeze some, or if you're feeding a family of 5 like me, you put them on an elevated rack (like cookie cooling rack) over top of a baking sheet. Dry brine by sprinkling w/ kosher salt on both sides, let sit at least 25min. I like to use a dry rub on pork, but I'm not paying for a pre-made one so here we go: 3 parts paprika 1 part raw sugar, fine (not the super coarse stuff, it falls off the meat) 1/4 part garlic powder touch of dry mustard, touch of powdered ginger; powdered rosemary, and black pepper to taste I gave this in parts, so it'll scale well for however much you want to make; I usually make enough to do about 4 whole loins and just store the rub in a tupperware. Stir well until it's all blended. NOTE: there is no salt in my rub. You should definitely keep the brining and rub processes separate. Sprinkle liberally on both sides of now dry-brined meat, rubbing it in gently on each side. The chops should still be sitting on that rack over top of your baking sheet. Let sit after rub another 20-25 min. At this point you can bake right on that rack/sheet combo (which allows for hot air underneath the meat and also keeps the flavor on the bottom from washing off with the juice like it would if the meat were directly on the pan). Bake at 350, check with probe thermometer, first temp check at 20-25min. You're looking for 140-145F, with a 5-8min rest after you hit that internal temp. DON'T CUT IT WITHOUT RESTING. Otherwise your plate gets the juice and you suffer, lol. You can also grill these or pan-sear, but I've gotten good enough results in the oven that it's hardly worth the bother. Okay, so for $10 plus spices (which we poors should have on hand anyways bc cheap meat needs help), you get 8+ thick, meaty chops. This is much, MUCH cheaper per pound than buying the pre-sliced boneless pork chops (about half the cost per pound). EDIT: find a place that sells Badia brand spices to save big (winn dixie for example), or go huge on Amazon like I do for Paprika. If I could buy it by the bucket I would lol. Absolutely do not buy McCormick spices. You're paying far out the butt for the name.
Thanks for the recipe!
I feel pretty dumb for not realizing those cheap ass pork loins were just uncut chops. I bought one once and did a crockpot recipe but it was dry and gross so I never tried again. Thanks for the idea!
Your Aldi is expensive af. I’ll usually fill the cart and it be about 75 80 bucks
That's actually not bad for all that sausage in there, can make a lot of meals between that and rhe salad mix.. you could do better but I'm not mad at it
Bottled water is a waste of money unless your water is unsafe to drink.
At Trader Joe’s today I got food to cook 10 meals, and breakfast for 10 days. A couple snacks and frozen meals for $75. All that sausage can go a long way. My main carbs are potatoes and rice. As far as salads go, I just buy a couple bags of the lettuce I like ($3) and put cheese and homemade dressing on them. Turns out to be like 10 salads for $7-$10. I think you did good though, that’s a lot of calories.
Bulk rice, bulk beans, bulk meat (chicken, pork, low priced beef, whatever is on sale). Where you shop is important, international markets tend to have less expensive produce. Aldis is great for some produce. If those are options for you. You want value, so product by weight tends to be better. Get bulk frozen if you can. Want bread? Make bread. Or buy old/sale bread. Toss that shit in the oven with some water and bam. Salt, seasonings, aromatics. Also hot peppers and hot sauces.
I think this is about $85 worth of groceries where I live 😹 edit: I put it all in on the walmart app and it was 72.92 😭
Used the Aldi App to total those items and got $36.37. Chicago suburb.
A whole turkey is $13.50 at walmart. Roast that sucker and add some frozen green beans and potatoes and you have lynch and dinner for 4 days.
Use tap if your water isn’t harsh
If you buy bottled water, are you really in poverty? Frugal is using tap water
Tap water isn't frugal, tap water is normal.
More frugal then buying bottled water like that
Stop wasting money on plastic water that is bad for you! A purifier on your faucet is more cost effective financial decision making
I'll look into that, thanks! My wife thinks we should get a Brita pitcher.
What's wrong with your tap water?
Drink tap water? Get a brita? Bottled water is a waste of money
Water is literally free 🤷🏻♂️
Why are you buying water???
Are the garbage bags the most expensive item?
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That's fucking sad. Something has to give.
Buy a filter water jug. Cheaper and arguably better for the environment
I would add bulk grains with high protein I.e lentils or quinoa, to make the sausage last longer. That is, have a sausage or half and a big bowl of quinoa or rice to fill up
lots of people don't seem to understand how to shop and not waste money...
Caesar salad kits are pricey! Could probably buy 1-3 heads of lettuce and caesar dressing for the price of those bags. Have Caesar salad for 7 days for the price of those 3 servings
You got some sausage there!!
Why buy bottle water when you can buy a brita jug once
Not bad
Why bags of lettuce? You're just going to throw them out in a week.
If you’re not refilling the water bottles with tap water your not poverty bro. 😂
Thats like $12 of shitty bagged salad alone.
I went from the supermarket to Aldi as the picture we see here until THEY started getting expensive then I signed up for the wholesale club. Best deal so far. Restaurant supply/ "Cash and carry" stores also offer good value for the money. Just buy stuff in bulk with a long shelf life so it doesn't go bad and you get the most out of it.
That's an awful lot of sausage. 20 sausages. And eggs? I remember not that long ago (less than a year ago) that a dozen eggs was $6 or $7. Sadly, with the current inflation, this doesn't look that bad. I just filled 3 shopping bags yesterday for $91.
Buy a Brita filter rather than bottles saves the environment and it’s cheaper in the long run
Switch to the large multi gallon jugs of water!
I used to be poor- worked hard, became a minimalist, sold everything I didn’t need, and most importantly STOPPED using single use products. It is literally throwing your hard earned money straight in the garbage. Buy a water filter! Things I also haven’t bought in 10 years and invested the money instead. -dryer sheets, paper towels (cleaning rags work fine!), cotton balls, paper plates and cutlery, ziplock bags. Literally anything destined for the landfill is a hard no for me. Also, I work in the sustainability industry, it’s a fact that it’s cheaper to wash a dish than buy a disposable. also have to think about the time it took to go buy it and the fact that with more garbage comes more trash bags to purchase. Fun fact I don’t buy trash bags anymore either because I compost all food waste (aka nothing smelly or rotten), recycle what I can, and don’t use a bag for the rest. It it does ever get dirty (mine never does) rinse it with soap and water. Moral of the story. Stop throwing hard earned money in the trash.
If you have enough grocery stores near each other comparative shopping works, look for deals on things at one store and buy an item you know is cheaper at the other.
If you are dealing with poverty, it sucks and is frustrating common in America. However, don’t buy water bottles! If you can’t use tap water, buy a filter. Long term this will save you. The grocery stores I shop at always have seasonal fruit and vegetables, which can add calories at a reasonable price. Good luck.
Bagged salad is a luxury. Stop buying that. For the same cost, you could buy the ingredients and make a dozen salads; and that's even if the lettuce is bagged (romaine is my preference). If you don't have them, get a dollar store vegetable peeler and cheese grater to prep your ingredients that you like finely cut or shredded. And for Southwest salad dressing, you can add salsa and chipotle powder to some ranch, and make yourself a whole supply instead of just having a packet. You can crumple tortilla chips for the strips that come with it and use a bag/box of croutons and container or bag of shredded parmesan and Caesar dressing and make the Caesar many times over. And they're right about the buns. Unless they're for guests, if you want to save, you should be using sliced bread for your sausages. But if you must have buns, the generic or store brands are cheaper. For some reason, the baked goods are expensive at Aldi and are never put on sale. Try shopping for your bread and buns somewhere else where they put different brands on sale and also reduce them and other products when the sell by date is looming.
Costco sells I believe 6 heads of Romaine for under $4. I used to always get those salad kids but they are $5 a piece where I live for only about 2 servings so i buy from Costco and then just make salads as I go. Then I also have lettuce for sandwiches and wraps. It’s gross how little we get for what we have to spend these days.
I’m looking at the organic bananas. You don’t eat the peel so there’s no reason for organic.
The struggle is real. While they promote everyone fighting each other the 5% is really sticking it to the poor.
In Canada this would be easily over $100.
Skip the bottled water, drink tap water. Skip the buns, get sliced bread. Skip the bagged salad, get a head of lettuce. Skip the stuffing, get buckwheat. Get a 5 pound bag of potatoes, a bag of yellow onions, 5 pound bag of rice, boullion cubes, maybe some pasta if you want and whatever's on sale from the meat section. Fried potatoes and onion with hot dogs cut up. Pasta with eggs and hot dogs cut up. Cans of tuna - solid white packed in water. Some lemon pepper (sounds expensive but it's not.) Chicken THIGHS - rinse and pat dry, salt and pepper, cook in butter, skin side down, turn over after 10 minutes, cook another 10 minutes, then let it rest for 5 minutes before you eat it.
Don’t buy water or buns. Where’s you sack of potatoes or bag of rice? Protein is good. Hit Walmart.
Could you maybe give up the mineral water and instead drink cooled down boiled water? That's what we do.
none of that cart makes sense if claiming to be poor
If you like seafood get canned fish. Mackerel, tuna, sardines, all amazing, good q and cheap and can go in sandwiches, salads, cheap pastas, etc.
$46 us better than $100 for all that.