10 Frugal Tricks To Feed A Family of 5 for $450 Every Month in 2024!

[@loveandcrumbs1337]

This is super helpful! Thanks, Kayla. I wanted to share one of my frugal tips. I buy a whole chicken, which is cheaper by the pound then cut up chicken and definitely cheaper than boneless. Then I roast it along with bulk root vegetables like carrots, onions, garlic, whatever you like. I save the trimmings from the vegetables to the side and when the chicken is done roasting, I cut the meat off. And the roasted vegetables will be two or three meals, depending on the size of your family. I don't throw the chicken carcass or vegetable scraps away, I put them in Ziploc bag in the freezer and when it's full, I drop it into the slow cooker water to cover, some peppercorns, leaf, and I let it cook on low at the longest setting on my slow cooker, which is 20 hours. I will often hit the button again when it's finished cooking to end up with 40 hours of cooking. What this does is it makes a really nutritious and thrifty broth that I can use for soup or gravy or anything else I'm making that week. I just love the idea of making something delicious out of scraps! Hope this is helpful. Thank you.

[@Lawrencefamily333]

Thank you for this video! We’re a family of 6 (including very young children) and I thought we were the only ones feeding our family on a very small budget. Ours is almost the exact same as yours. I find this very encouraging! Thanks!!!

[@SixMilesToSupper]

Thanks for sharing!! - J.R.

[@bourge-b6r]

Love this type of video! ❤

[@SixMilesToSupper]

Yay! It was a step outside the old comfort zone. (:

[@CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom]

Our family is consumer and mortgage debt free. I think it is great you all are financial coaches. Sorry for so many comments.

[@SixMilesToSupper]

We are consumer debt free, so all we have is the mortgage debt. Leave as many comments as you like!

[@CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom]

@@SixMilesToSupper Thank you.

[@CarisaRealtor]

Yessss, i have so much "keto sugar" and almonds flour wasting away lol... I'm weston a price all the way, so.. real food for us and that includes sugar :)

[@SixMilesToSupper]

And that keto stuff is expensive!

[@524FrmGrl]

I do grocery pickup so I’m not tempted by impulse buying. 😊

[@CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom]

I do really well myself, but I can always improve. I batch cook , so we always have meals ready to go. I do $500 for 4 of us. I cook and bake a lot.i also bring a calculator with me.

[@SixMilesToSupper]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who uses their calculator at the store. (:

[@CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom]

@@SixMilesToSupper It would save me money if my hubby would not come with. He puts fun foods in the cart

[@nolanwiggins2716]

Started going to Lidl and Aldi and saved a ton.

[@CarisaRealtor]

Aldi is doing a great job with cleaner ingredient affordable items!

[@hereigns7221]

Just be careful as tons of their products contain bioengineered ingredients now 😢

[@CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom]

I did try using ground turkey and no one liked it. I agree with sticking with what the family will eat.

[@SixMilesToSupper]

Plus, when you break it down into cost per calorie, ground turkey and ground beef are pretty much even.

[@CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom]

@@SixMilesToSupper Okay, good to know

[@nancyelizabeth8364]

Oh my my grocery bill is so high I want it lower -this was so good

[@SixMilesToSupper]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@CarisaRealtor]

I need help with meal planning!!!

[@jessicasims5433]

Does the $450 include paper and hygiene items? If not, what do you budget for those?

[@SixMilesToSupper]

Household supplies like cleaning stuff and napkins are budgeted at $60 a month. Hygiene items, also $60. - J.R.

[@nancyelizabeth8364]

Just a ? I want my membership to continue but don’t know where to

[@SixMilesToSupper]

It should just keep auto-renewing. But if you ever need to cancel, you can do so here: kzbin.info_memberships And if you ever want to re-join, you can do so here: kzbin.info/door/EMrCcc4sJIRrMQoykLZMyAjoin

[@CoachSonya]

Please give a list of 7 meals you would make in a week. We are a family of 5 too.

[@SixMilesToSupper]

Spaghetti with meat. Beans and rice (probably twice). Homemade stovetop mac and cheese. Biscuits and gravy. Cheeseburgers and fries. Something made using chicken. That's a typical week. - J.R.

[@naomijones3521]

Love these tips. The memes are distracting

[@SixMilesToSupper]

That's great! And thank you for your input about the memes. It was new for us. - J.R.

[@Anonymous-zj2ni]

What about the idea that organic is better? That alone can mess with your budget?

[@SixMilesToSupper]

One thing we have to question is whether or not organic actually is healthier. Harvard didn't find that. www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/should-you-go-organic#:~:text=While%20organic%20foods%20have%20fewer,advantage%20over%20their%20conventional%20counterparts Also, old farmers who used lots of pesticides and other -cides sure did live long lives. -J.R.

[@saltandsriracha]

I was just waiting for "buy the store brand" - those of us with allergies are at a real disadvantage. I already make almost everything from scratch, but things like my safe cream, flour, and chicken broth are double what the cheaper brands are and its non-negotiable because I literally can't eat it. 😩

[@paulettesmith1505]

Please be quiet and let the person you are interviewing share their content.

[@SixMilesToSupper]

Is there a specific interview you are referring to? - J R.

[@paulettesmith1505]

@@SixMilesToSupper I don’t think you received my reply.i am so very sorry. I was sending this msg to another You Tuber and accidentally hit the screen, which took me to Kayla’s video. Actually, I think Kayla is one of the best interviewers I’ve ever watched. She listens so well!! The other video was so frustrating because the interviewer wouldn’t listen!

[@paulettesmith1505]

@@SixMilesToSupper please see my response. So sorry!