Only ds and I ended up going to church this morning since Dh worked last night and the girls werent feeling great so I grabbed the grocery plan and a laundry basket to take with us for a trip to Aldi for our groceries. Now I wanted to do once a month shopping but decided that every 2 weeks would be more realistic for now with the amount of storage we have. So ds and I went with the plan to spend no more than $150. Remember ds is only 7. We were able to get everything on our list plus a couple of extras in under an hour for $141!!!!!!! Im feeling pretty good about it right now!
Once a month shopping is hard so a 2 week plan is much more doable..and eventually if u want to shop 1x a month u will ..this is excellent planning and so glad that your daughter helped....even though she is 7 is good for her to learn..that this costs 2 and this cost 4 so I can 2 of the two dollar things instead of one of the 4 dollar...great way to teach a child about budgeting, math and wanting and needs..
I love Aldi's....unfortunately we don't have them in Houston yet....but, we have Trader Joe's (did you know that the founders of Aldi's and Trader Joe's are brothers?) I spent way too much money there....but love their fresh produce and their selections of cheeses......We are suppose to be getting Aldi's this spring....I'm ready!!!!!
I love Aldi's....unfortunately we don't have them in Houston yet....but, we have Trader Joe's (did you know that the founders of Aldi's and Trader Joe's are brothers?) I spent way too much money there....but love their fresh produce and their selections of cheeses......We are suppose to be getting Aldi's this spring....I'm ready!!!!!
That is soo nice when that happens! I was thrilled when they opened an Aldis by us, only to find myself spending way over my budget! I guess a lot of others felt that way too, because it closed in under 2 years. But what I did like were the huge bags of frozen ravioli for about $3". I went back to get more, but it turned out to be one of those "one time" deals. Their breads were very good and super cheap too. But the milk, which I heard was supposed to be VERY cheap, was $3.29 a gal. I was so disappointed. So I agree, if you don't use coupons, thenAldis is for you. I just can't seem to do any better than I do at Publix matching BOGO sales and coupons.
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