TikTok EXPOSING REAL GROCERY PRICES?! | GROCERY BUDGET INFLATION

[@User48_x3]

Don't forget how corporations are making the packaging and even the food has become smaller so we aren't even getting the same amount... at a decent price

[@commonsenseisntcommon1776]

Shrinkflation.

[@marjoriejohnson4559]

I knew as soon as I saw how much less of an increase yours was that it was because you bought real food, not prepackaged convenience food. Your channel is about that, and you teach your viewers how to do what you do.😊 Thank you.

[@lisam5744]

Shop at Walmart, get price gouged and then get stopped at the door and have to prove you didn't steal anything. I broke up with Walmart and couldn't be happier. I started going to my local Aldi and I'm saving money. I know a lot of western states don't have it, but y'all have Winco and I wish they'd come to Florida.

[@MittenPrepperVet]

I DESPISE Walmart and will never spend another penny there! Stores are terrible, employees ... don't even get me started and EVERYONE is a thief who enters their doors.

[@tammiedwards7441]

Unfortunately, Aldi is raising their prices as much as the other stores 😢 so depressing

[@dawnkeckley7502]

There’s very much a mindset with people now that it doesn’t matter if you steal from a store because they are a big company and can handle the loss. I worked at a five and dime in the 1980’s named McCrory when I was a teen, and we had theft as well. I watched a man stuffing pants down his wife’s skirt, and when my manager approached them, she bit him on the arm so bad that he needed to go to the doctor. I promise you, the theft gets passed on to the consumer regardless of how big a company owns the store. I find it kind of funny that one response here says everyone who goes in Walmart steals and then another one saying it’s upsetting to have a receipt checked. Our local warehouse club also checks receipts, and yes, I have been stopped for neglecting to ring something up at self-check-out, and yes, it was an honest mistake.

[@lisam5744]

@@dawnkeckley7502 I know there's theft, but it's not my job as a customer to do their inventory control for them. My last straw with Walmart was when the people at the door watched me leave the checkout lane and walk towards them and told me I had to prove I didn't steal what I bought. So done and done. I won't shop where I have to prove I didn't steal anything. Period.

[@sherrieflynn252]

Have you watched hand held scanners that are used for inventory? As well as"smart" stores that track your purchases. Wal-Mart has these cameras and bio metric systems They already know ,they just don't want the public to know. Why?, because they are allowing this to get the public to accept big brother surveillance. They want the public so fed up that they accept the police state for " peace and safety"

[@wayfarinstranger2444]

Oh! I would love to see a video of you restocking your fridge in a realistic way! Please do one❤❤❤❤

[@mamamlk]

I've cut our groceries from $900 to $450 and I include household products, diapers, wipes and pet food in our grocery budget! It's been really really great for our finances

[@hiddenhand6973]

Nutritionally how are you looking? Are you getting enough folate and protein? Omega 3s? If you sacrifice your nutritional status to save money, then you will end up paying in the long run. The contact creators that show off their food halls and it’s all processed meat and refined flower products makes me feel ill. They’re depriving their children of fresh meat and fresh fruits and vegetables and whole grains for the sake of cutting down their budget. If there’s nothing else from the budget to cut out, then I can understand, but these people live in huge homes or go on vacations and things like that while sacrificing the health of their bodies and their children’s bodies. Obviously, this doesn’t apply to everyone and I’m only talking about the KZbinrs who have the garbage grocery halls but claim to have saved so much money.

[@booksandbreggs]

I have two dogs. In one month, one tore her ACL and it was $2700.00 for her surgery. Then the other had a spot on her skin, it ended up being skin cancer. That was $1400.00 for her surgery. My dogs are my loves, but if someone is young or struggling financially, they need to really be prepared for full pet care because the Vets are $$$.

[@dianasimplifies]

Yep my dog had liver cancer. Liver resection and gallbladder removal was over $2000 for one surgery. Thankfully the Dr got it all with clear margins so he will be fine but it was a chunk of cash.

[@johnbrooks8258]

pet insurance

[@kristinat.5532]

Ooh honey!! My dog got skin cancer too I’m from California and to remove the skin tumors diagnosis, meds and everything else it came out to $4,000 , Thank god I was prepared because you best believe I don’t regret spending on my fur baby 😊

[@KatyInNH]

So much corporate greed. When Proctor and Gamble did an earnings call in 2021 and said they were raising prices 7% because they could. So much increase in CEO salaries and their profit. I roll my eyes when I hear them claiming low profits and then want to blame it on something else other than their mega greed. We have take back our own food production as much as possible, including prepared meals. Even growing your own herbs ready help

[@steadysmv]

I think the image of the P&G CEO laughing about raising prices while being interviewed about that earnings call will be forever ingrained in my brain.

[@joyceclark8163]

And the increase of prices ie: inflation doesn't calculate for the decrease in product..meats that were a pound are now 14 ounces...Bleach no longer a gallon...5 pound bag of sugar is now 4 pounds..so many more..too many to list

[@andreavaughn854]

Look at what happened to ice cream! We can no longer get a gallon, and the price doubled!

[@pipersecretp3]

Beg to differ. Bacon that was 16 ounces (/1 pound) is now TWELVE (12) ounces.

[@lauranewman564]

​@@pipersecretp3wow. Just wow.

[@nellieashby9454]

I bought frozen chicken thighs and when I went to use them, several were just a bone with skin. They should of had a disclaimer that said, "no meat included"!

[@joyceclark8163]

@nellieashby9454 wow...defintely sinking to a new low

[@susanpumphrey354]

7:35 I'm with you, like where's the FOOD?! That legitimately looks like she was stocking a vending machine with drinks and snacks. 😅

[@FrugalMrB]

I'm a single person in the UK (male, 55) - my grocery spend so far in 2024 is £23.61 ($30.33) per week - I have a spreadsheet for every penny that I spend! I usually shop at Aldi, but also use Tesco and Sainsbury's occasionally.

[@amygarard8931]

Absolutely agree! I don’t do almost any shopping at Walmart and very little at Target. I shop the weekly sale ads at regular grocery stores!

[@cookefamilyadventures1049]

Girl I can’t with grocery prices. Our bills have gone up almost 4 times as much and we are a family of five. I don’t know how we are going to continue at these prices

[@IndexInvestingWithCole]

What is the point of going on KZbin and lying?

[@cookefamilyadventures1049]

@@IndexInvestingWithCole not lies when I’m living it day to day but thanks for your input

[@meganfitzpatrick1019]

You sound like your gunning for the current administration

[@jamielopeman2624]

States need to remove taxes on food. It’s obscene

[@rkatufus]

Tax on groceries is usually found in states with low/no income tax and low real estate taxes.

[@lifebeyondthesalary2458]

We’ve heard that we here in Oklahoma are getting ready to have a no grocery food tax (supposed to be implemented in August or September of this year ~ meant to look at my Crest grocery bill from last night to see if there was food tax on it but then again, I did buy 4 toothpastes that were on sale for $0.99/each… so there would definitely be tax on those!) so we’re all excited about that! 😂😂😂

[@kathygarner1383]

we don’t have tax on food in my state. There is on tax on food that is bought in restaurants or take out

[@joculp-yq3qh]

@@rkatufusNC charges tax on food! As a matter of fact, they charge tax on AIR! 😅. Our property tax, insurance rates and everything in between have increased astronomically! So idk about it! We all are going broke at this point!

[@crIms0ngen]

@@rkatufus We have both no income tax and no food (grocery) tax in WA. I wouldn't consider the real estate tax to be too bad either. If you're super close to Seattle the home prices are too high but there's really nice areas with decent and fair home prices/sizes. Kinda a win/win/win. Also, I typically buy the loss leaders and stock up/double up coupons on my food so our grocery bill stays nice along with a home garden. We do pretty decently.

[@cruisebum]

For every Christmas since I have been married I have asked both my parents and my in-laws for Tide and dishwasher detergent as part of my Christmas list. I may have bought tide maybe twice in the 22 years of marriage and we are a family of 5.

[@lorihoop3831]

You can water the Tide down. I get 2 full sized bottles from one after it's watered down. Stopped using fabric softer, too.

[@natalieeubank4533]

Congratulations, you found someone to buy you chemicals to wash your clothing in

[@dianecelaya1354]

I’m a two person household and we spend $50 or less a week on groceries and then I have a $50 a week budget for household needs that I rarely have to spend weekly. I agree with you about not shopping at Walmart when we made the switch to stop shopping at Walmart. That’s when I started seeing a significant savings in our grocery budget.

[@LizWatts-o1o]

I understand that groceries have gone up. The thing that gets me is a lot of people that complain about this buy expensive coffees everyday, eat out quite a bit, get their nails done etc. To me cutting back on some of that spending makes a huge difference in your overall budget.

[@hiddenhand6973]

I’m complaining and we never go out, never had a vacation, no babysitters, no restaurants, no nails, no debt except mortgage, we cut our own hair, hand me downs, food bank…with all thy said, it’s bad. But you’re right, some people have a long way to go.

[@carleynash6964]

I noticed Wal-Mart will no longer let your re-order from your previous purchases anymore. Will come up as all items are out of stock. 😂

[@heatherhogan8565]

I think they're on to the hack. I just tried too.

[@dinas115]

They took out the old affordable items and replaced it with another brand / another seller.

[@thecreativegramgram8592]

Same at mine but not Walmart

[@jessann5581]

Stop shopping at Walmart. They want you to keep your blinkers on about the price hikes and not be able to compare them to previous shops from years before.

[@edennis8578]

That isn't true. I just added several items to my cart from an order I made last week. What is this, "everybody lie about Walmart" day?

[@No-sv6mu]

I just found 73% ground beef for $1.80 a pound clearanced out at Target. I bought 23 pounds. The 3 pounds pack of 93% were $2 a pound. 1 bought 5 of those. My deep freezer is happy!

[@susanf4857]

I always check Target for clearance meat marked down. They seem to mark down more often than other stores.

[@G.Dandres]

Exactly! People go out to eat , pay expensive drinks at Starbucks, buy stupid items, drive leased expensive cars , pay monthly for the newest phones....they live a life they can't AFFORD.

[@christinewallace9251]

Christine says “I don’t shop at Walmart” immediately YT cuts to a Wal-mart commercial 😂

[@natalieeubank4533]

More than likely older footage

[@lacsuttle]

Grocery costs aren’t included in the official inflation numbers. That’s why everyone is scratching their heads.

[@VL-gs2wr]

What is then? Housing is up 100% and so is gas. I don't take medicine but I know it has really gone up, too. I can't believe how much money some of my sick friends have to pay.

[@lacsuttle]

@@VL-gs2wr From Investopedia: Core inflation is the change in the costs of goods and services, but it does not include those from the food and energy sectors. This measure of inflation excludes these items because their prices are much more volatile. It is most often calculated using the consumer price index (CPI), which is a measure of prices for goods and services.

[@lacsuttle]

@@VL-gs2wrenergy sector and food aren’t included

[@nomanejane5766]

That doesn't sound d right

[@lacsuttle]

@@nomanejane5766 you’ll have to Google it to verify yourself, but it’s the truth

[@sab3295]

I make my own dawn power spray. Less than $1 •2 ounces alcohol •3 ounces dawn •11 ounces water But it in one of those bottles

[@debiwillis9045]

I do 1/3 of each

[@Jackie_W82]

Excellent tip. I just ran out and will try this!

[@sab3295]

@@Jackie_W82 it’s not as sudsy but wicked close. And the amount of money you save you won’t care either.

[@Jackie_W82]

@@sab3295 I use it to clean my shower since I'm sensitive to bleach so that's quite a savings for me. Thank you!

[@sab3295]

@@debiwillis9045 I just googled what 1/3 of a cup was in ounces. It’s 2.667 ounces. I measured once. Put lines on a bottle. Whatever works right??? $6.49 ( at my Walgreens. Could be more or less where you live. ) f that.

[@paulcarlachapman628]

My biggest way to save is going to be wresting the shopping from my husband. Here's the deal: we live 13-14 miles from grocery stores. And he goes into town several times a week since he retired. Every single time he goes to town he has been insisting on "picking up whatever is on the grocery list". Can you see where this is going? It's only the two of us and our grocery bills have been enormous. I told him we had to cut back, and started shopping for basics, keeping close account of food spending. I am making things like cookies, which I hardly eat but he does. I'm planning more carefully. It's still going to be higher than it should be but I'm on track to cut food dollars dramatically in August. I'm just learning, and I don't have the backup freezer items in place yet that I want, but hopefully within a few months will have the stock on hand to keep bills lower than ever. Thank you for teaching me "how to do it".

[@ShellyRockiesG]

The Dawn spray isn’t just watered down Dawn. It’s is a superior product and an excellent tool in our kitchen. I pay less than $3 per bottle and each bottle lasts a long time. You have your go-to items that I would never use because of the expense, and we have ours. 😊

[@angiehanson8191]

I love the dawn powerwash. I make my own refills with dawn dish soap, distilled water and Isopropyl alcohol.

[@debiwillis9045]

It's 1/3 each dawn, water, alcohol

[@rosalindmay9703]

So many people are not paying attention I have a family member that is one of those and they know how I shop never paying full price for anything…..love your you tube

[@DAnnHedges]

Here is also something to consider. Some items can be bought via walmart but are sold by third party. Example a 12 pack of sodas, could be in stock last year but now isn't. So a third party is selling it on the walmart website for $40 for the 12 pack. Crazy I know, but I have seen it for many products. Since we can't see his itemized order I feel like this is probably the situation and he is hyping it up because it is a cool topic right now.

[@amandah.5876]

Exactly! This was my first thought, too. I’m sure buying lots of prepackaged snacks and other non-basic items contributed, but I guarantee the biggest component of that increase was third party sellers.

[@AmyBarber-r6f]

Eastern Washington- Family of 5 with 3 teenagers $800 a month is bare bones food budget. We do $900 a month if we have a big family gathering. We buy 50% at Winco, 25% at Walmart and the other 25% at a combo of Grocery Outlet, Safeway, and Franz Bakery Outlet ($1 Saturdays! ☺) My kids and I have food allergies and my husband is improving his health with the Carnivore diet. So, no packaged snacks here! I bake and cook from scratch 90% of our meals and my cheat days are frozen pizza, regular for $4 and vegan for $8 each.

[@jenniferri7735]

i grocery shop just for myself. my main source is aldi, and i average about $80/month there. aldi is freaking amazing. also, i work at a higher-end grocery store, and i had already made it a rule to only buy packaged snacks from there when they're on sale, like REALLY GOOD sale, buy one get one free or better. so when you said the same thing i just smiled really big.

[@tinymontgomerykitchen2334]

Today at a Walmart in St. Louis I stared in horror at the EIGHT DOLLAR price tag for 5 pound bags of yellow or red potatoes.

[@christinewallace9251]

That is high

[@MrsPink64]

Dawn power spray for stain remover. I use the bottle I bought originally, add water to some Dawn, add a little isopropyl alcohol and boom, no other item needed.

[@AprilLee1996]

I think the biggest thing that shocked me looking back at an order from 2020 was the price of a jar of great value marinara. Used to be 88 cents.... now its $1.67. It doesn't seem that expensive until you realize it's basically doubled in 4 years 🤯 No thanks, I'll just make my own 🤣

[@cimoirine]

Omgosh yes! I only make marinara at home now!

[@nerdymichelle]

Yes! That is the thing that shocks me most. I know it couldn’t stay under $1 forever. But to more than double so quickly. And they changed the recipe

[@natalieeubank4533]

Don’t buy name brand crap you’ll save aton and it’s made at the same place same product not exactly rocket science

[@femaleKCRoyalsFan]

I found a recipe for homemade marinara. I just need a jar of strained tomatoes and then basics: Italian seasoning, minced garlic, salt. I think that's it. I used the recipe recently when making spaghetti. Though if i am making some recipe that specifically calls for a certain size jar of sauce, i try not to buy it very often. I have found 15 oz jars of Rao at whole foods. Though if I have a recipe that says 15 oz jar i try to have that one handy.

[@user-lx7sr]

Last time I was this early, my Walmart order was $81.76.

[@creativelycountry1617]

😂😂

[@leannwade9474]

Mines too, then get a few items.😮

[@lisaflint1986]

In January we stopped shopping at Walmart went from a $400 a month bill to only spending $160 A month Tween two store(King Soopers and Safeway ) only shopping the sale item and double checking my pantry before purchasing. We only have a discount bread store and it's over 25 miles away. We also cut our Costco bill from around $300 a month to under $100. We stopped buy the impulse buys, only shopping the list. There's only two of us. And I want to thank you for all the helpful information you have given in your videos to help us cut our grocery bill to over half. 💜🍓☺️🎉

[@sandi6818]

I saw that video too. I knew it was high but didn’t realize how bad it really was. Explains a lot since I order groceries from Walmart.

[@Spiral.Dynamics]

Thanks for the good tips!! I started shopping more like this after the prices went up. I just won’t pay those high prices.

[@70foolio]

Agree I shop the ads weekly if I need an item. ❤ I spend about $400-$500 a month for 3 people but also purchase for family 2 members that do not share my home.

[@Bloodhoundjed1]

That's about what I spend for 3 adults. I also shop sales ads, but I also do my main grocery shopping at Winco, about once a month.

[@reginasatchellkelly271]

I noticed the “ingredient household” trait a while ago. My groceries are manageable partly because I cook so much.

[@Hannah_MK]

We spend $300/month for our young family of 7. Children are 6 and under, including a newborn. But it is getting very difficult to stay in this budget! My husband hunts deer and has gotten ~125 lbs of delicious venison each year for the past couple years, which helps! We buy in bulk, follow sales and clearances, and use discount stores whenever possible!

[@amyk6028]

Wow. $300/mo for a family of 7 is great!!

[@mrsstrople]

I'm Canadian and spend $700/month and can't seem to get any lower than that. Shopping at the cheapest store and almost entirely whole foods.

[@mrsstrople]

For two adults a 4 year old and a 1 year old*

[@Hannah_MK]

@@amyk6028 I think going to discount stores and shopping in bulk help a ton. Another tip is to try incorporating more inexpensive foods so that the expensive ones last longer. Like rice, beans, potatoes to make meat and cheese last longer. Not buying produce out of season, especially berries. Good for you, eating Whole Foods though!! (My autocorrect won’t stop capitalizing that 🤪)

[@lr9763]

I also buy the biggest box of Tide powder. It's the way to save plus it works great in cold water.

[@lisaglassman3335]

I pressed the reorder all button from 2022 and one order was 25% high and another was only 10%. You're right, it depends on the item. I find that canned goods haven't risen in price much vs other products.

[@heidigartman6089]

I am spending between $200-$400/ month for our family of 4 right now. We have relocated this past year and have takena pretty significant pay cut and no longer have the finances to get "what we want." I have followed you for at least 6 years and have learned your grocery shopping ways. It has helped us, especially now with buying minimal groceries. I love shopping the ads and do it weekly now. Thank you Christine ❤👏

[@kimd1392]

As a frequent Walmart pick up person, I'm curious if any of the items changed to shipping only instead of in store. I've noticed when it's not available in the store, the app will promote is being available via shipping, but the cost is much more than in store.

[@darcyrobb3692]

I really notice alot of people complain about food prices /+ household items however they are buying a majority of prepackaged, processed name brand items with the majority not on sale or discounted! Crazy for costs so, so much more shopping this way!!! I use baking soda & regularly. Or cleaning vinegar as cleaners. I even invested in what I needed to make my own dishsoap, handsoap & laundry soap which is very low cost/cost efficient!🤪🇨🇦

[@dawnkeckley7502]

I agree. I buy nearly everything as single ingredient and make my own. I had quite a few hazelnuts and made a Nutella type spread once as a treat.

[@GlendaMixer-jz7vc]

I use baking soda and vinegar for all my cleaning. With addition of a small garden we make do. As a carnivoir, we spend a lot less.

[@rg-mi5hh]

Choppingg uo your own fruits, veggies and cheese saves on the cost too. Will not pay $10 for a tub of watermelon when it can be cut up for $5. Disabilities may mean paying more or just doing without it.

[@Crew4Life]

Nope!!!;;....we buy non "name brands" and prices have for sure gone higher!!!!. I have my receipts to prove it

[@hjburns]

Welcome to Canadian prices! I spend approximately $600-800/month for 2 people in Ontario, Canada. I make our bread, food prep, try to eat healthy. Ouch! Please come on up and help us here!

[@Laura-ih7vv]

That’s sad .

[@Whatheatherdid]

I live in Saskatchewan and for my family of 4 (two adults, two teenagers), we’re running anywhere from $1400-1800 a month if I’m not careful, and if I am I can maybe get it down to $1000. Prices are obscene here.

[@hjburns]

@@Whatheatherdid I totally understand! My adult children tell me their food budget is their second biggest expense next to their mortgage! Not right!! And we all know prices won’t go down.

[@abou8963]

Can you shop in USA? Or order sent? Just pay for local fresh food? And from farmer markets?

[@hjburns]

@@abou8963 Yes. We can shop in the US. But some produce cannot cross the border and the US dollar is 0.30+ stronger than our Canadian dollar. It would have to be a good deal to justify the exchange.

[@LindaKuehne]

I just did the "reorder all" thing. They were all less, interestingly. I also am an "ingredient house." I think that made all the difference.

[@cimoirine]

Our budget is 600/month, for 2 adults and 2 toddlers, plus WIC. Probably not buying as economical as I could be (we do buy prepackaged things like chips/pretzels for my husband’s lunches, and cheese sticks) I shop at Costco, winco, and Fred meyer/kroger for deals. Your tips have helped me a ton! Maybe my next step is to become an ingredient household! I really love that idea.

[@magalirousseau4741]

Probably a lot of reduce or on sale products in 2020/2021. So now it's full price. It make a huge difference in this kind of video

[@jmknudsen5357]

Some of that could be shipping costs. Several things I ordered for pickup last year are only available for shipping now, including 3rd party shipping fees.

[@lauranewman564]

I tried making my own soaps and detergents because of money, and my perfume allergies are pretty impactful. Laundry liquid is still a bit expensive, but I bought my main ingredient on prime day, so not bad. The dishwasher detergent and the liquid dishwasher detergent are really runny, so I'll mess with that recipe, but those products were super cheap to make. Fairlife shakes are like $5. more per dozen at Sam's than they used to be! I only drink 1 or 2/week, but I need lactose free so I can't just change to something else, but I'm experimenting with protein powders and fairlife milk. Your idea of buying ingredients or other things on sale is so great! You are amazing and I appreciate you!

[@joyswenson7941]

After following your channel for awhile, I started searching the grocery ads and realizing that the more overall expensive grocery stores usually (not always) have great sale prices. Our main store is WinCo, but I’ve bought 36 eggs at Albertsons for $4.00, personal melons at Smiths for a dollar a piece, grapes a dollar a pound, chicken a dollar a pound- I mean, it’s like a game every week to see where we’re going to get produce or meat or whatever. It’s the thrill of the hunt! 😂. As long as we’re careful like this, we can usually manage $80/week for a family of 5. (And I rarely go to Walmart.)

[@marynettleton8216]

wow! Those are good prices!

[@danidavis3716]

I went back to Sept 2021 & was shocked!! I’d purchased a bottle of TUMS for $4.44. Today for the same size it’s $12.25!!

[@betterlivingonabudget]

Such a great point about the REAL increases on food being HUGE but especially GINORMOUS if people are out there buying a ton of processed foods, and not waiting for sales/etc.

[@stoneshillhomestead2569]

1 mile into my first 1/2 marathon at the grand canyon and I come up on a person who is unconscious in the ditch. We gave him care until help arrived. At that point I knew my time didn’t matter. Hubby & I both finished.

[@marygrott8095]

Empty nesters here. We're curewntly not shopping unless absolutely necessary because we're working through our freezer. Whem we shop regularly, we spend about $400 a month. We're on Long Island, with no discount grocery stores, other than Walmart. We don't have a warehouse membership because we don't feel like we need it.

[@TheRustyTrike]

I sent those re order shorts to my teens and they’ve stopped asking for food so often 😂

[@cimoirine]

What a great parenting hack! 😂

[@FrugalFitMom]

haha! Brilliant!

[@RainRay1]

I love the dawn power wash and i learned from youtube on how to make the refills. So i only purchased it once

[@seekingjoynow1722]

I can tell you that I live near LA and my groceries have tripled. I am a frugal shopper and stay away from processed prepared foods. Even shopping at Aldi it has gone up times three.

[@AmySimmonds-luv4Jesus]

100% agree with this video. I only go to Walmart for a very few items and it is only twice a month. I look at all the adds and reverse meal plan before I go shopping for groceries. I may have to go to three locations but fortunately all the area stores are within a 1/2 mile of each other so it works out.

[@pom-momtina6254]

Same here, and since it's just me, if it's a 'family pack', I divide it up into individual portions and freeze that way. Those chicken breasts in the family pack are HUGE, and I can stretch 3 lbs of ground beef a LONG way. I only shop the sales, too, and make lots of soups/stews in the crockpot, which makes meals for like a week - LOL! Last week, Lidl had 10 lb bag of chicken leg quarters for $6.90! You can't even buy carrots or onions that cheap!

[@LizH-fs3ky]

We live near Toronto, Canada. I spend about $400 CAD a month for two people. While I definitely have noticed the price of groceries going up since Covid, my general outgo for groceries hasn’t mainly because I shop hard for clearance. I almost never buy anything full price. It must be on sale or deep clearance. Having a small deep freezer really has helped with this as well.

[@carolinerobertson18]

Fellow Canadian here…that is shockingly good! Wow!

[@sheldaadams8300]

I shop like you.

[@ruthwathen6876]

close vent in room not used to save cooling heating bills. open up your house cool mornings then close up when temp rises, turn on the ceiling fans.

[@megankuchta9145]

Our Walmart produce section is always rotting. The first three things you smell when you walk in is stale beer (bottle return), Subway, and rotten produce. It horrible.

[@jeniisabellarodriguez8150]

so excited to wake up and see a new video !!! I really did not do the walmart orders or really any store so I have nothing to compare the prices to, I like going into the stores- I love the thrill of the hunt (searching for the markdowns ) and I like picking out my own stuff. I make time to go to the stores (I have 6 different grocery stores within a mile of each other , and I just found another discount store that is 15 mins away. Watching your videos has saved me so much money, learning how to shop , how to plan, everything!! Keep the videos coming !!!!

[@wayfarinstranger2444]

Good news, now that you have a dawn powerwash bottle, you can make your own refills. It does clean really well, and I like the foam spray, it sticks on better. (and it is more than watered down dawn, there is a little alcohol in there to break grease). There are tons of videos out there right now that give out the homemade recipe❤❤❤❤

[@cindiandrews8275]

I do this and haven't bought the pre-made one in over 2 years. I buy big Dawn dish soap, alcohol, and use water. Works the same.

[@maryjames2024]

As a cleaner sometimes I’m lucky enough like yesterday to get washing detergent left behind in rentals. I also lost my beautiful dog on the weekend and I won’t be getting another. We still do have a dog

[@dianasimplifies]

💔

[@Sourdoughmom]

Family of five living in Southern California, we pay about $850/month for groceries. We could cut that down a lot more if we stopped buying organic, but quality is important to me. Edit to add: back in 2020, my groceries were only about $500/month!

[@annehoyle3581]

Not only have the prices gone up but the sizes have gone down! I buy a few types of canned veggies for stock up purposes. I have noticed that the can sizes have gone from 16 ozes to 15 ozes and now they are 14 1/2 ozes!!!!

[@ShanShanMing]

Also, you might not see a price change in the same items but is the size the same? Did the company reformulate the recipe to cheaper ingredients?

[@Kathryn-o5f]

Here in South Carolina, Conway. It went up 50% on a reorder!!! 50% !!!!! In one year.

[@heiditonseth7788]

Feeding 8-10 daily and 12-13 one to two days a week. We spend $600-$800 monthly. I haven't increased the amount but I have really paired back on extras.

[@smason3541]

We have a cow in the freezer along with three pigs. We everything else from azure standard, Costco, and the discount grocery store. We also have a huge garden. For 5 people we only spend 500$ a month! Not including toiletries. We also live in SE Louisiana. We were just up north and spent more for just two of us in two weeks than we spend for our family of 5 for a month. That included food we didn’t pay for from family and friends. Just a few times at the grocery store! We couldn’t believe how much everything was in the grocery store! I don’t know how people can afford to eat!

[@RedsRtrouble]

Same here! We have deer meat and hog in the freezer and hardly ever buy any meat and our regular bread and dairy and any produce (not to mention any prep food) I get from the store still ends up adding up to $300-400 a month and we are not high maintenance 😔 there are 3 of us in the household and I’m pretty frugal with food. I know $300-400 isn’t bad compared to what some have to pay but not everyone keeps bulk meat in the freezer.

[@smason3541]

@@RedsRtrouble it’s a game changer!

[@anitahouse3600]

I do a rolling 12 month average. I shop walmart, kroger (love the mark downs) Sams and there is a discount grocergy store I hit every now and then. There is 2 of us and we are averaging $388 a month. We do buy sodas and snacks. Everything is paid off, so one of the little treats we give ourselves. Love the channel!

[@waynelauracary9565]

In Florida, we seem to have less low-price places...not that I don't try to find them!! We are a family of 6-grandparents (me and hubby), son, daughter in law, and their 2 girls (11, 16). We normally spend $700-$1,000 per month. It's really tough but we search for deals whenever we can.... also do have "club store" membership which does help. Plus, we collectively have 3 dogs.

[@AndreaRuralMN]

In my area no stores beat Wal-Mart, even when there are sales and clearance items. IF there is a super sale (seen 2 in the past 4 years!) that matches Wal-Mart it's limit 2. I'm not going to go through the checkout 10 times to get a years worth when I can just plop 2 cases in my cart and checkout at Wal-Mart...

[@lindagenaw4619]

The guy from TikTok didn't do the math correctly on the bag of sugar from Walmart. He said that it went from $1.92 (2020) to $2.34 (2024). That's not a 92% increase. That's only an increase of 22%.

[@FrugalFitMom]

Good catch!

[@PurpleLauren]

One of my cats is on special vetinary food, and he'll stay on it too, it is very expensive, but I love him and he's worth it. Cats = gets the best. Me = what's got a yellow sticker on lol

[@mountaingarden8823]

Same with our dog!

[@WithGreatJoy]

A lot of times those specialty vet foods aren't all that great for pets. For example: the "diabetic" vet food has 3x the amount of carbs diabetic cats should be eating. There are lots of pet owner's group out there for almost any chronic condition, and many of them have suggestions that are better for the long term health of your pet than the "vet" solutions. I suggested seeing if their is a group for your pet's condition. (Not knocking vets, but many out there really aren't well versed in chronic conditions. My cat would have died a year ago had I followed my old vet's advice for my diabetic cat.)

[@PurpleLauren]

@@WithGreatJoy oh, I'm so happy you found a better solution for you cat! I do see that a lot, I used to work as nutritionalist for cats/dogs and small pets, so luckily I felt I wasn't being conned! He needs a uraniry diet after he was quite poorly, luckily he loves the food but I don't love the price 😅 the suppliments offered where just glorified treats so I forgo them, but yes I do agree, sometimes a fancy food isn't the answer! An older cat I had as a teenager, was prescribed a very expensive hypoallergenic food for allergies, when in reality she had a version of dematitis from flea bites so just needed a different treatment for that. Got to keep your wits about you don't you! :)

[@Jenn-RH]

I started making homemade dog food because the fresh dog food options are so expensive. I *think* it is nutritionally balanced based on research, and it is 1/2 the price. I do serve it 1/2 and 1/2 with kibble as I don't have time to make it every week for 2 large dogs. It has considerably helped the digestive issues of our senior dog and makes life in the house better for all of us.

[@johnbrooks8258]

pet insurance

[@jennyb.6847]

I would love a video compilation of your grocery shopping for the month with the cost. Did you already do that? Probably. I'll look. Good tips, thanks!

[@donnamullins2089]

Dang I was excited about this video until the end!!! OMG Christine didn't need that visual. Just had breakfast. ha ha

[@kimstormer4536]

YES!!! I saw that FB post too, so I went back to 2020 and 2022 to see what it would cost for reorder. $10, that's it. But I have 22 food allergies so we buy only whole foods and I make everything from scratch so I know what is in the food I am eating. I also came to the conclusion that the individual that made the post bought processed foods. If I buy my family "snacks" I go to a discount store but not often.

[@KimSmith-w1x]

My grocery budget (which does include hygiene products) is $350 for family of 4. We do have a 1/4 beef in freezer, so only meat I buy is pork, chicken or turkey. We live in KY.

[@User-90762]

paper products and soda from costco, most everything else form kroger on clearance my last grocery bill was $128, i got a bunch of meat (steak, pork belly, ground turkey, chicken breast) and even some premade stuff like the home chef stuff they sell.

[@gracecoburn9633]

So much I don't buy anymore too, thanks again for your videos, they help us out a lot!

[@lisamusil8170]

I have a small "handsoap" dispenser that I keep refilled with (my enormous budget-friendly container of) Ajax dish soap. It's easy to add soap to my sponge with one hand.

[@No-sv6mu]

We LOVE the sun dry tomato wheat thins. They are so yummy. But at $5-$5.50 a box for not even that much, no thank you. BUT.... when Jewel (Albertsons) here in Chicago has the 3 boxes for $5 coupon on the app... hell yeah I buy them. I also have my friend load the coupon on her app and I get another 3 because she doesn't eat those.

[@TeachingTinyDisciples]

I also notice at Walmart, if an item is out of stock but sold by a third party seller, they will include that as part of your reorder, and most of those third party sellers charge 2 or 3 times as much.

[@FrugalFitMom]

This is a GREAT point!

[@boricuaflamenca]

You can see old Costco receipts too. I live in Puerto Rico and Costco tends to increase prices by an average of $1 during the summer.

[@kimberlymitchell7109]

Not sure if anyone else commented but I have a goldendoodle and I regularly have her ears plucked (hair that grows in the ear canal- causes infections) my vet charges $22 and I have my sweet Ellie’s ears done every 6 wks

[@MsRene98]

There are 2 of us. We've always had a $300 a month food budget. We haven't changed the budget but we no longer get steak or shrimp or ribs or any convenience foods. Ground turkey and fish sticks YAY

[@greysky09]

My furthest back Walmart proper grocery run was May 2022 = $90.33 and I only had to substitute 3 items and did so as close as possible to the item and quantities. $96.81 To be clear we spend SO MUCH MORE THAN THIS. It was a shop where I must have done Costco or something else for meat the week prior. If I do shop Walmart I always get things at the Aldi down the road as well. There were 30 items and no non-food products. Lots of “ingredients”.

[@samslate7011]

People just don't know how to shop. A box of cereal I bought in 2020 was $3.79. Now it is $4.59. But on sale today it was 4 boxes for $10--well below what it cost in 2020. Also, I may have bought a name brand in 2020--Land O' Lakes butter for example--but now I buy the store brand which is at or below name brand prices from 2020. I get that things have gone up, but there are ways to minimize the impact. Shop the sales and shop multiple places.

[@cherylkalsch5107]

You look very pretty in this video. You tend to wear a lot of printed word unisex tee shirts so this is a nice change. ❤️

[@kgoldthorpe2825]

Some of the items are things that are not available anymore, except by shipping. They include those items, with a scarcity markup(!), in the reorder. Go item-by-item, and the numbers have been found to be much closer to your 15-20% increase.

[@mimitravels710]

When you said you don’t shop at Walmart I gasped. Granted not everything is cheaper at Walmart but in this area Walmart and Costco are the best deals

[@stephikarolyi8706]

If you have the Dawn Powerwash thingy and you run out you can refill it yourself with. . . Dish soap + water!

[@stephsteph5755]

The stores I shop rarely have a discount rack. If they do its very minimal. The one store has some reduced produce but its the produce that you hahve to eat right then and there. The walmart usually has just bread. Not interested in that. Bummer!

[@Budgetingflamingo]

I shop at Aldi mainly and budget $50 a week but usually spend $40-45, sometimes $50 so I leave it at $50. Single person. Most meals are servings of 4-6 so I typically freeze 1-2 portions because I can only stomach the same meal 3, maybe 4 times. I have a nice stockpile of frozen meals to choose from. My first semester at college I had an apartment and I made big batches of three of my fav meals and frozen them in ziplock freezer bags in individual portions. I ate on those for a year.

[@smcb2202]

I live in Canada. I spend about $1000 a month. We have a serious grocery issue. We have always been more expensive than the states but it’s just crazy right now. I also struggle with my insulin so I can’t get by on rice and beans.

[@amyclark9581]

You can make your own power wash with dawn soap or off brand 1/4 cup , splash of rubbing alcohol, fill the rest with hot water ..... TADA power wash spray ... you're welcome

[@greydaze234]

I don’t use Walmart myself, and the grocery store I use doesn’t go further than 6 months ago. But I can tell you my groceries have gone DOWN since 2020! I’m meal planning, shopping sales, and tracking my spending now, which I wasn’t doing back then. And to be fair, 2020 and 2021, I was frequently buying what was available, because the shelves were so empty.

[@abou8963]

That was a scary time. That's when we started ordering pre-made instead of finding out last minute not available, not sent, and could not make meals planned.

[@dawnt5587]

We average $150 a month for 2 of us. We are 58 and 60 and retired. We average about $75 a month eating out.

[@corinnespanelewski4732]

For me I dont see the sales I use to so many items I stopped buying completely. Cat food is my biggest cost that I have very little choice in paying what I have to.