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Ryan and I are always making sure we think about how we can save money in small ways that add up. We also keep our latte factors in check as well.
One area that we spend a lot of money on is groceries. We purchase everything we need for the week in one bulk trip. We eat breakfast bowls and granola for breakfast, our lunch is leftover dinner from the night before and we cook dinner each night. Our grocery list also includes our snacks. There are a few ways that I try to help us save in this area, but I have not tried to do anything too extreme. I use a few coupons, buy in bulk, and use “off brand” items on some things.
A few weeks back I realized Walmart sales the fish we buy in bulk. We eat Salmon and Swai each week. Instead of getting the smaller packs for each week I decided to get the larger packs that would last 2 or 3 weeks. They stay in the freezer so they would stay fresh and saved us a few bucks. Killer of a deal right?! Well I thought so!
Swai worked out great. Bigger pieces, but we just cut them and then were ready to go. Salmon on the other hand…. we pulled it out to cook it and it had skin on one side! First off the sight of it just made me want to quiver. Ryan assured me it just peels off and then it’s ready to be eaten. I told him that I don’t go cooking our chicken and turkey with their feathers on to eat around- they shouldn’t do that with fish. He found that pretty hilarious.
We cooked the Salmon on up. And then we picked our way around the skin…. not a big fan! If you didn’t do it just right it was slimy and the pile of fish skin on our plates was unappetizing! Needless to say Ryan and I decided we would go back to our small pack of Salmon which was all skinless. In this case saving those few bucks are not worth it to us! Pick your battles!
What are some ways you save on groceries that ARE worth it?
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