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Monday, March 19, 2012

Proud of my shopping prowess

Ever heard of the Frugal Girl? She's a pretty, hip, good, christian mother of four with high standards and values. I follow her blog and it was at her insistence that I started to shop at Aldi. Never heard of it? It is somewhat East Coast based and is dedicated to low prices for high-value, no-name products. Read about The Frugal Girl's opinion here.

Well, Atlanta is a stink-pot for their jacked up produce and grocery prices so discovering Aldi has literally halved my grocery bill, or at least a third it. I was particuarly pleased with my most recent trip. Look at all I bought for $35!!!! (PS, if you live in Utah where the prices are rather low, at least try to be happy for me...


The carrots, lemons, onions, cauliflower, and 6 kiwi were all $1 each!


Yes, I did stock up on macaroni and cheese. David adores Aldi's brand; he claims it's better than Kraft. We have balsamic vinegar (if it's good, great! If not, it was 2 bucks.) 4 lbs of pasta, cereal for a rice krispie treat craving, 4 cans of REDUCED FAT Cream of something soup, like dawn dish soup, delish pasta sauce, cream of wheat, pudding for my baking needs (who eats this plain???), and 3 cans of green chilies. I'm pleased.

I also bought 2 dozen eggs and 1 lb of sausage. Score. It's fun being frugal. Cheers!

5 comments:

Julie said...

I love The Frugal Girl, as you know. :) Great job, Rachel!

Hilary said...

Thanks for the tip, Rachel. I'm getting fed up with high prices of groceries, especially the high prices for bad produce (still waiting for farm's markets to open). I'm going to Aldi tomorrow to check it out!

Jennifer Tanner said...

I also read Frugal Girl's Blog! Don't you love it?

Nicole Wendorff said...

Love to save money!!!! :) When I get groceries I love to see how much I save. On the receipt where I often go, it will give me a dollar amount and a percentage of what I saved. :) It's exciting. Nice work!

Nicole Wendorff said...

Love to save money!!!! :) When I get groceries I love to see how much I save. On the receipt where I often go, it will give me a dollar amount and a percentage of what I saved. :) It's exciting. Nice work!