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PSA: picked dried beans over canned at Kroger and my grocery run went from $52 to $31
Stood in aisle 6 at Kroger in Dayton comparing a 2 lb bag of dried pinto beans for $2.29 against four cans at $1.19 each. Went with the dried ones even though I thought the soaking thing would be a pain. Turned out 2 lbs makes about 12 cups cooked, which covered chili for 5 days plus two lunches, and the whole run with onions and rice came to $31 instead of my usual $52. What's your go to swap that sounds like a hassle but actually pays off?
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laura4865d ago
The pattern here is that we got trained to pay for speed and then stopped noticing the cost. It shows up everywhere, not just groceries. Pre-cut veggies, bagged salad, coffee pods, bottled water, even paying someone to change your oil when you could watch a video and do it in the driveway. Each one saves you ten minutes and costs you double, and the ten minutes usually goes to scrolling anyway. Do the math on any of these over a year and it gets a little sickening.
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