Enhance your Social Security Budget: Discover Top Money-Saving Grocery Hacks!

[@kayeyeager8006]

I recently went shopping with my two oldest Granddaughters and stopped by the clearance baskets. The 11 year old says: Nana I never thought to look here, Mom doesn't. She was all excited about saving money and shared with her dad. Total Nana win!!!

[@shelbylynnwilliams8520]

So true what you said about leftovers. My mother in law & husband talk all the time about how poor they were but they refuse to eat leftovers now and in the past. It doesn’t make sense to me. There is nothing wrong with leftovers.

[@berlygirl123]

Since my kids have flown the coop I am amazed at how little food my husband and I consume! We have saved so much by eating one serving and saving the rest for another meal. Great advice!

[@heatherj3030]

I was thinking this would be really hard to do at today's prices, and then I remembered that our family of 4 ( with teen boys at the time) lived off about $50 a week in 2017. That included household items and pet food. We were really broke that year, but changing the grocery budget and paying off debt as we could turned it around. Thanks Tawra and Jill for getting us through that year.

[@D7cooper]

I LOVE my leftovers. Sometimes, I'll split a meal with someone else or have it later in the week. When salad greens start to wilt, I throw them in an omelet or a smoothie to avoid wasting it. Thanks for your tips. I appreciate them. Best wishes for you all.

[@wandac396]

You can also put your wilting greens in iced cold water and it will bring it back to life as long as it’s not too far gone. You just let it soak for about 10 minutes and make sure to add ice cubes to the bowl to keep extra cold.

[@debnewsom5899]

I'm a cherry picker. For years I have only bought sale or clearance items. I get my bread from the bread store for reduced prices. Of course, milk is not always on sale and I have to buy that. Worked in grocery stores for 40 years so I'm totally aware and tuned in to good buys.

[@Italy847]

Love this video... I also want to thank you for the Bible that you sent me. I started reading it right away , and love hearing the word of God . God bless you all

[@LivingOnADime]

Thanks for watching! So glad you are able to use it!

[@chelseaoates610]

Ive been looking at clearance shelves lately. Today I was at Safeway and saw that a case of 12 mason jars was down 50% just because 1 jar was missing 😊 thats it! Pork shoulder was at $0.88c/lb but it was completely sold out...didnt get there in time.

[@grandmaDecker]

Safeway is famous for not having the meats in stock for their sales; 9 times out of 10 I go there first day of their sales, early in the day, and it's gone, or they didn't order it.

[@Bling-it-on-grammie]

Use their digital coupons. And don’t forget the 5 or 10 off total groceries. This week I got mango’s .05 cents. Butter 1.99. Ice cream 1/2 gallon 1.97. I had one time wine. Good wine at that! I bought 12 bottles at 7.99 on sale. They had a 50$ rebate via PayPal. But I bought 12 bottle so I got the 10% off about 100$ worth of wine. So 90$. Then the 50 off. So I paid 40$ for 12 bottles. Take advantage of the sales!

[@Bling-it-on-grammie]

@@grandmaDecker get a rain check. I’ve done it

[@antoinettepeeps1]

My local Safeway was sold out also. I was able to get a rain check for the pork shoulder at 88cents. Most stores are happy to give you the rain check.

[@grandmaDecker]

@@Bling-it-on-grammie Yeah, I've done that, thanks

[@MsArtistwannabe]

I’m on social security now. I’ve switched to two meals a day instead of three times plus snacks. I’m still eating plenty and I’ve lost 15 pounds since July.

[@cherylT321]

Awesome!

[@hairtiecoocoo]

I saved $37 on a $137 grocery bill using the store app and looking at the store's weekly sale ad.

[@judiklaus5291]

This, 67 year old seasoned woman, is eating, very little meat. I really, dont miss it. Working side gigs and living off social security. Love the grocery ads... always have.

[@henrysmom1742]

Keep an eye out for free food. A few weeks ago a girlfriend had two jars of pasta sauce on her table. I asked her about it and she said they didn’t like it and did I want it? Today I saw a big bag of lemons on a neighbors sidewalk with a free sign. I took 10 and they said I could have more tomorrow. Lemons are 75 cents each!

[@mycupoverflows7811]

Such good advice! Our family has 8 people. Yesterday I got pork shoulder for $.87/lb. I brought home a 15.5 lb package and pressure canned it immediately. Half gallons of milk were on sale for $.99, so I bought the max. I also make yogurt in my instant pot. I buy a gallon of milk and a very small pkg of plain yogurt (like half cup) and make a gallon of yogurt at a time for my kids.

[@joycejackson9315]

All true. I am gonna be living on 986.00 mighty fine on social security income in one year. I've been living on 700 a month for many years now. It can be done. Debt slaves have no chance to thrive. Only survive these changing times. Great video . God will provide you with all his grace and peace.

[@papermason]

I have lost 10 pounds since sticking to 3 reasonable meals a day -- no eating after supper. I just have a cup of herb tea. I feel so much better. I believe you can eat for a fraction of what your spending now, even in Canada. Clearance section -- got a pound of fresh mushrooms in Metro for $1.29 -- usually it's $3.99.

[@joycenagy3140]

Good afternoon ladies. Cleaning, sorting and preparing as fast as time allows.

[@carolcurley7840]

We have been using “leftovers” as ready made meals for the past 46 years and all our family know you don’t throw food away you use it the next day.

[@papermason]

Fill your freezer with expensive stuff like meat -- fabulous tip!!!

[@Chipmunk-jf9nh]

For me, worse case scenario with leftovers, they get fed to the dogs. No waste here. God bless.

[@wandac396]

Lol. Same here.

[@pinchingpennyseveryday5128]

To maximize my $$ 's I go to costco with my mom or sister as they have membership and i don't. When i go, i buy 2-3 of their hot and ready chickens , take them home, and remove all the meat off the carcasses. I put the meat in meal size portions and then into the freezer. Of course, we have chicken for dinner that night, but i have enough for dinners, sandwiches, quesadillas, etc. for the next month. The bones go i to the crockpot for broth with any meat left on it for soup, chicken gravy, pot pie. Chicken and dumplings etc. I freeze the extra broth for those dishes for the month .this saves us a lot of money 😊 easy frugal meals

[@grandmaDecker]

Homemade soups are cheap, usually about 50 cents a bowl or less.

[@reginarenoude1098]

I live in a town of 5000. Walmart is our ONLY store, besides a meat specialty store. Which i cant afford. Walmart has no sales. Hardly ever puts meat that is marked down. No other options close. However i have learned to change what i eat to be affordable for me. I loved watching this video.

[@EFN86]

My favorite is whole chicken! Easily makes multiple meals. We eat chicken with sides for the first meal. Pick the left over meat off the bones and boil the bones for stock. Leftover meals can be chicken noodle or chicken rice soup (with the homemade broth), or a chicken casserole. You don't have to do this right away you can freeze the cooked chicken and the bones for later. I also save veggie peels(carrots and onions), and celery ends in the freezer to boil with the bones to flavor the broth. Ham bones can be saved to flavor baked beans, or soup. We also save a ton from hunting and butchering our own meat. Start up costs can be a bit, but even if you drop them off at a meat locker to have processed you can still save a ton. Also getting to know your local farmers. When egg prices were up to $5-$6 a dozen I was buying off a local farmer for $3-$3.50 a dozen. They even gave me a discount for bringing my own egg cartoons.

[@vbo9872]

I sometimes like a lot of bites of a snack type food, so I pop popcorn on the stove top and it's delicious with even just pepper sprinkled on it. It's healthy. No need for butter but sometimes I'll melt a tiny bit to sprinkle over before adding seasoning.

[@ruthwiseman4730]

I always shop the sales ads and don't buy anything at full price. I do get markdowns at Walmart quite often. Try to keep my grocery bill no more than 120 a month and that includes stocking up my freezer when meat is on sale. I'm on Social Security also

[@lolmakeup5786]

Can you please show what you both eat in a typical day and week for portion size ideas

[@angiewolf8189]

Stick to serving sizes as listed by the FDA. Easy information to find.

[@kinawood7454]

Leftover tip - My lunch crock has paid for itself several times over, I cook once and eat 2-3 more times by heating it in my little lunch crock. It tastes like it was just made (unlike microwave reheated food)

[@mariamendoza5859]

What is a lunch crock?

[@kinawood7454]

@@mariamendoza5859 it's a small electric pot made by crockpot. You put your leftovers in it and it heats it to just the right temp to eat in about 30 minutes. I'm not a fan of leftovers reheated in the microwave so I use it for leftover roast, casseroles and soups.

[@justbecause9049]

I have coffee in the morning and don’t stop until I get hungry, then have a quick sandwich, and start cleaning again. Keep the thermostat way up in the summer, too.

[@sallykarpiak5871]

Talk about leftovers...one Thanksgiving, a friend of mine had the meal at her house with several of her family members. The next day, she could not find the leftover turkey. She quickly discovered that her Sister-in-law had thrown it in the trash because she thought that eating leftovers was low class. My friend grabbed her purse and left her house for the rest of day-- she was so mad that someone did that at her house!!

[@marilynparmelee]

I think I would have charged her for the thrown out food. How incredibly rude to do that without asking. Just unbelievable.

[@karenkaren5013]

Low class. It wasn't low class when they had the dinner so why would it be low class the next day 🤔. I personally think most food tastes better the next day lol.

[@ashleybosvik3031]

I love the clearance section

[@normamason3185]

I have taken the tips and applied them to my little family of one, me. I figured out that food isn't the focus of my life, so I do eat less. I went from a regular Correlle plate to a spaghetti dish, and then don't fill it up. I also have two salad plates and use them all the time. I disagree with you about a freezer for a senior. I have 2 - a smallish chest freezer, and a smallish upright. The chest freezer is for meats, and the upright is for bags of veggies, and bread, and ice cream, and the meals that I made full size portions of, and yet froze at least half (enchilada casserole, soups, stews, etc), so I wouldn't have to cook at another time, just reheat on a busy evening. Stop calling them "leftovers", call them "future meals".

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

I made a big Italian beef in the crock pot. After eating it for a few days, I froze in in one sandwich portions. My husband love it when I throw one of those in his lunches. It easy and he LOVES it.

[@wandac396]

I love to make sourdough bread. I’ve had my starter for about 6 months. When it’s time to feed the starter, I make bread. That way I’m not wasting the discard. It’s actually really easy. I keep my starter in the fridge and feed it every week or two. I use my kitchen aid to mix and knead . It takes about 6 to 8 hours to complete the bread from start to finish. A good chunk of that time is waiting for the dough to rise and proof. It tastes so much better than store bought sourdough bread. LOL it just ruined me for the store bought. I make 2 loaves every other week. When it’s gone, it’s gone. I just do without bread till I can make another batch.

[@tammypoling9618]

Nice to see you ladies

[@DisabledandPrepping]

2 of my friends used to live in the same building I live in now and they were the same type of people that made a ton of food for each meal and then never ate any of The Leftovers. As an example they both like different kinds of pizza so they would make two pizzas and only maybe at the most eight half of each pizza. So when they were living in this building I actually accepted their leftovers and most of the time I had meals for lunch everyday just from their leftovers. Sometimes I even ended up with a few days worth of food. And it's all thanks to their leftovers that they would not eat and until I was getting them they used to be thrown out. And these people are out of very low income so the really shouldn't have been doing that.

[@anewbeinging6115]

Just ordered my 3 book. Thanks

[@jtharp9265]

So very true 👍

[@elliejellie22]

Hubby is making a whole beer can chicken on his smoker. I pulled the Oven Fried potatoes and the Parmesan Baked Tomatoes recipes from your spiral bound Dining on the Dime Cookbook. Can't wait to try them out. They smell wonderful.

[@elliejellie22]

We loved the Parmesan Baked Tomatoes and the Oven Fried Potatoes. These were all things I had in my pantry. Also, now have 3/4 left of the chicken for the next couple of days. Yum!

[@alishajennings2013]

I've had friends tell me they dont eat leftovers. But one meal preps all his breakfasts and lunches on sunday for the work week, and a couple made a ton of freezer meals for after they had surgery or gave birth. That's literally the same thing.

[@monikasea]

My kroger has a good clearence section filled every tuesday 8am.I am there without kids and have time to do some shopping.

[@Rebecca-zp4gm]

It’s crazy what they put on clearance. Found cheese like £5 per block reduced to like £1.20, good until months later.

[@susanrenee9922]

Love the picture behind you! ❤️

[@ThumperSillywabbit]

Your books are great.! Right now I can't find either one as I spent a lot of time reading them storing it all in my day dreaming "cloud" so to speak. Not cooking just daydreaming the recipes.

[@claudiazam-rod3362]

Thank you for all the advice! Really helps thanks very grateful

[@lindaripp5902]

Thanks

[@kristiecox7350]

Such great points here.

[@nance8885]

Enjoyed this. We bought an apple pie on 'clearance' this week for $1.19. Wish I'd bought an extra one to freeze. They have boneless sirloin steaks $2.77 a pound this week so we bought extra to freeze. Hams were on clearance for $1 to $1.50 per pound. Wish we had a 2nd freezer. Regarding potato chips: my husband bought some chips that he was really enjoying but his BP was creeping up. I checked the sodium & it was over 300mg per small serving. From now on I'll check the sodium in the chips if he has a craving for them.

[@D7cooper]

I use the no salt or slightly salted chips. If you have the chips with a burger, etc. that other food will compensate for the salt. Possibly. Some people swear they can't do the no salt option. Just a thought.

[@nance8885]

@@D7cooper We've bought those before. He bought another type while at the store & neither of us realized the sodium until it affected his BP. He used to have to take BP pills until he changed the way he ate & lost a few pounds. I'll tell him what you said & I think he'll listen for a while.

[@vbo9872]

For a snack type food instead of chips, pop some popcorn on the stove top. It's delicious even with just pepper sprinkled on it. You could melt a tiny bit of butter to sprinkle over 1st, but it's not necessary. It really is very good and no salt.

[@terryhenderson424]

I have no idea how expensive they are but we ended up with baked chips that had no salt. They were actually pretty good. We are however, not buying chips right now except every couple of months or so as a treat food.

[@D7cooper]

@@nance8885 I've recently been told I need to watch my salt intake. To avoid getting to the BP meds. I'm going to make my own air-fried crispy veggies. I wouldn't want anyone to have to take pills to regulate his blood pressure. So actually, I'm learning from your husband from your testimony. Congratulations to you both on his improved health. I realized - commenting about the no/low salt chips - how I've rediscovered those delicious but salt bomb potato sticks Aldi has. Thanks for helping me realize my lapses.

[@theresawinder7403]

Just been food shopping. Went to aldi I'm in UK. Got loads of bbq meat and turkey steak 30percent off. Freezer full and reduced meat full. Spent more than normal, 120 pounds but next shop will be less.

[@MsArtistwannabe]

I have to say I really like a good loaf of artisan bread. It’s really expensive. So, I’ve learned how to make it myself. So instead of almost ten dollars a loaf I spend less than two dollars. I use whole grain flours and it’s way better than what I can buy. I don’t understand people that won’t eat leftovers. They’re the best. I live alone now and love making a roast and getting so many meals off of it. Cubed in salads, sliced for sandwiches, ….

[@tammypoling9618]

I want from eating and snacking all the time to eating twice a day if I do on a tree I have a small one after dinner once dinners over I don't eat for like 16 hours

[@ThumperSillywabbit]

I'm getting hungry just watching this ;).

[@carolmckellar2479]

Does JIll eat lunch? Does she eat with your family often too?

[@mccombskennels]

I am 65 with a 17 year old son. There is no way I can feed him for 20 a week. LOL He is a bottomless pit. I am on SSDI.

[@cherylallen5188]

Eggs finally good price this week 145 almost 3 or 4 yay

[@diversekakes]

I can make super cheap English muffins using my sourdough starter. I think it’s a smarter and healthier alternative to baking with store bought commercial yesst

[@CatJackon]

When you find a good sale say on chicken breast, how do you figure out how much to buy for six months based on 4 adults?

[@josephinede6121]

My kids eat first I eat what's left on their plate when they were little. The more you eat the more you want.

[@annehoyle3581]

I just did that the other night with my grandson's food!

[@traciseibert4532]

I like the $1.20 bread loaves

[@conniegunn]

Welcome back!😊

[@beckyblevins9095]

I only buy everything on sale. I stock up when it on sale and I don't buy that items until it on sale again.

[@roslyngeer7698]

How do you buy on sale I live in Florida my husband will not put bread in the freezer.

[@LivingOnADime]

You don't have to put bread in the freezer to buy things on sale.

[@joycenagy3140]

If possible can you turn up the volume just a bit. Thank you.

[@abdablelow6031]

You both look so beautiful!! :)

[@papermason]

Left overs -- in professional cooking it's referred to as mise en place -- everything in it's place. Don't like leftovers? Maybe don't eat out -- we used cooked meat from the night before etc in lunches, sandwiches, breakfasts etc.

[@ThumperSillywabbit]

Love you guys. ( ladies ;)

[@linneaskau1667]

Sad part is most of that food is not healthy! Two meals a day sometime one!

[@rmason5477]

A lot of people eat more ,some a lot more than one needs

[@h.a.barker412]

We always check the discount crates at our local grocery store. We end up getting name brands for a 2fer.... Tillamook sour cream is my favorite to get usually 2 for $3, we use sour cream a.lot! So always excited to see what's in there. Yesterday we got our favorite Hills Frankfurters for when we go cut firewood for half of what they have gone up to so they will go in the freezer until the middle of summer. I am the only one who eats leftovers so I eat it for lunch or I throw it out to the dogs or chickens so nothing goes to waste.

[@lindawilliams1314]

Many left overs are better the second day.

[@bhoward9378]

Based video.

[@tomvarnadoe4302]

Gm my lovelies👋❤️. True True True.

[@luckylunaloops]

Agreed, meat is NOT cheaper at Aldi.

[@luckylunaloops]

PS - Aluminum foil is NOT cheaper at Dollar Tree. Sure, it's only $1.25, but it's only 15 feet of foil. You have to look at the cost per foot, not the price.

[@Homespunlady54]

Some of the pastries and breads can be dehydrated.

[@greenlady43]

I stopped making sandwich bread a long time ago. My husband would a loaf right out of the oven. And gain weight with all the butter and jam he used. 😢

[@paularizzo5217]

My grocery store has pork loins on sale, buy one and get a 2nd one for $.01. I have decided to get one ground for ground pork, the other one will be sliced and tenderized for pork cutlets, for chicken fried pork cutlets, and one-half inch pork chops. That's a lot of meals for 1 person!! What do you think about this plan?

[@barbaraharding9572]

You have good tips but I will admit I am such a picky eater. We don't like cheap chicken. I just can't eat it, nor will my husband he only likes chicken breast. I like chicken thigh. I need to track my spending I think we spend like $600 a month I am recovering from hashimotos and suppose to eat the AIP diet all organic so it gets expensive.

[@sunshineinfla222]

I have a stockroom full of food, I only buy BOGO's except for milk which never BOGO's.

[@azoreanprincesa8170]

Yay! :)

[@cee8mee]

I stopped buying wet dogfood, and now I feed my 10lb Chihuahua real meat from the butcher's clearance for less than canned. I give our porch cat some under her wet food and she's gaga for it. I rarely buy non-sale items, as well. We have an Albertson's Jewel store that gives you personalized bargains for the things you buy. But I definitely spend more than $20 a week feeding the three of us and making a couple meals that include my roommate, and he buys most of the fixings. I rarely eat bread and only buy a sweet treat for when company is over. My bill is about $50 a week.

[@denisehitchens1418]

People are skipping meals now

[@LivingOnADime]

Only because they choose to do so.

[@angiewolf8189]

We need so little food. Figure out how many calories you need based on age, gender, build and activity level. For me, as a 52 year old woman of small build, post menopause (5 ft. 2 inches 115 lbs) and I do vigorous exercise 5 days a week. I only need 1550 calories a day. If I ate 2 000 or more calories a day, I'd be huge. Americans are so overweight. It's sad.

[@cherylallen5188]

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[@cherylallen5188]

Hello❤beautiful ladies

[@shess1640]

Did all these savings habits your Mom (on SS) happen after she retired? What was her spending like before? If she spent like this during her adult life, she would have a decent savings account to draw from….

[@LivingOnADime]

She lived on $500-$750 for more than 45 years of her life.

[@monikasea]

My kroger has a good clearence section filled every tuesday 8am.I am there without kids and have time to do some shopping.