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Quote from: Hydrogen on February 24, 2023, 06:26:00 PM

Food Delivery

Walmart, target and other large retailers offering food delivery services were offering big sales for delivery only. Not certain whether the trend will continue into the future but it was nice while it lasted.

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Give a man a fish, and you might feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you could feed him for a lifetime.

While it seems that hobbies like hunting and fishing are on a decline. Perhaps current era food prices are exactly what they need to make a return?

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There are places in the wild where fruits and vegetables grow naturally. Some are located close to official hiking trails and natural landmarks like waterfalls.

Working part time in the food industry

The food industry is known for sometimes giving away free food and cost benefits. Bakeries and restaurants and known for throwing food away. Which employees sometimes are allowed to have.

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What are other good methods of cutting costs on food items?

Shopping around, paying particular attention to the prices of certain items in different shops can add up to a huge difference over time, but in can vary so much based on the country your in and the different competition available. Saying "stick with Amazon" might be an ok strategy in the middle of nowhere in America, but in Europe you would now be overpaying based on the jacked up prices they seem to place on things. One other important thing: Pay particular attention to the special offers that you are picking up, this may be more of an issue with specific retailers, but several times lately I've caught special promotional items not coming up with the right price when you come to pay and having to tell them to fix the price to what is advertised.

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I do enjoy having food coupons and promos from restaurants, but I don't monitor them all the time. The majority of restaurants that offer coupons tend to be expensive. However, there are still places where you can find delicious, nutritious, generous portions of food at an affordable price.

What I do is constantly survey different dining establishments. I tend to avoid junk food and prefer buying fish or chicken meat to complement my daily nutrition.

In fact, when food prices are on the rise, I lean towards purchasing raw ingredients and cooking them myself. It's cheaper, and the price difference can be quite significant.

As for emergency food supplies, I often opt to make bulk purchases from wholesale stores. My go-to emergency food items usually consist of canned sardines, sausages, and instant noodles.

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Have we taken time check on the cost we use on food items over the course of the week and a month and compare to the rate of our income and what we have to save up at the end of the day, there are sometimes we will need to pay some sacrifice in other to be able to meet up with some basic financial needs and cut the rate we spend on food items and how some of them waste away in thin air, there must be proper way of storage for this food items in other for them to last longer to our satisfaction than going shortage when they spoil.

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Quote from: bakasabo on June 22, 2023, 01:42:50 AM

One of my tricks to save on food cost is not to stick to one supermarket chain. For example we have 3 big supermarket chains with lots of shops. Not all of them are located nearby, but on the way from home to work I can visit all of them. Each week they make discount brochures. And it is wise to look through them from time to time. Because when one shop offers something with a huge discount, there is a chance that in the other supermarket chain same item will be at lower price.

For example Corona beer. It cost around 1.3 EUR. One of the chains now offer it @ 99 cents and put attention to that (huge discount). While in the other chain I can get Corona this week for 89 cents. I would not go to that shop on purpose to save those 10 or 40 cents, but if I drive by, I would hope in to get some.

Planning out your grocery shopping is really best because you can really save. Let's say that no matter if it is cheaper at another supermarket if you are driving long, it is still useless with your time and gas. It is better to go to a nearby supermarket as it is more expensive on gas than saving cents. That is also what I've done, as well as looking for coupons that I can use to get discounts. Also, it is really best if you can just walk or run to the supermarket, like if you need to buy small pieces while you are exercising, or you can also do cycling, as it is an exercise and you can save up gas.

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When it comes to spending money on food, I really try to save money and cut the cost of food by using the store applications where I can see the weekly special that they have. Or if I go out to get fast food, I like to sign up for the reward programs and get points and redeem them for free food.
If the fast-food place has an app to download even better for me because I can order from the app and collect my deals, point, and offers for being a member. It is a great way to not spend a lot of money while you're out on the street.
I am also a big fan of using coupons just about everywhere I like to go out and eat. If I have the right amount of time while I am out, I also try to find the happy hour specials to really save money on my food and enjoy a well-deserved meal.

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Quote from: ChiBitCTy on June 21, 2023, 07:18:03 PM

This is a great topic Hydrogen! I'm surprised I'm just now seeing it.

Cutting costs when it comes to food/fuel/energy ...things of this nature is something I'm very in to. I use a lot of the methods that you've pointed out. My grocery store has an app and a fuel savers rewards program, and I'm constantly taking advantage of it.

I always check the local papers for coupons. I will also always do a google search before I buy anything to make sure I can't find it at a lower cost.

Buying in bulk is something that has saved me a lot of money. For example I buy a 36 cans of Monster Energy instead of just buy 1 or 2 at a time, and that's saved me a ton of money since I drink them for work fairly often.

Walgreen a pharmacy/grocery store here in the States will often print out coupons when you go there that are "Spend $40, get $10 in store credit". What I do is buy $40 worth of toilet paper and paper towels and stock up. Anytime I get the chance to make this deal, I do. Those $10 in store credits add up!

Wal-Mart has good credit cards with great savings being passed back for food purchases.

I will think of some others and post them here as they come to me. But great thread!

I like how you are also quite competent in carrying out savings methods to meet your daily needs without reducing consumption or anything like that. but you tenaciously search for information and take advantage of every discount or coupon or whatever can make you more economical.

Actually I also have a character similar to yours. I personally prefer to buy in bulk. or in another sense I prefer to buy things in large quantities at once. such as for example energy drinks, medicines, even children's snacks and some instant foods. I'm used to buying them in bulk at a time because you'll get a lower price than buying retail individually.

but for vegetables and fruits I prefer to pick them in the small garden that surrounds my yard. I made my home page into a vegetable and fruit garden which was just enough for me and my family.

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Quote from: bakasabo on June 22, 2023, 01:42:50 AM

One of my tricks to save on food cost is not to stick to one supermarket chain. For example we have 3 big supermarket chains with lots of shops. Not all of them are located nearby, but on the way from home to work I can visit all of them. Each week they make discount brochures. And it is wise to look through them from time to time. Because when one shop offers something with a huge discount, there is a chance that in the other supermarket chain same item will be at lower price.

For example Corona beer. It cost around 1.3 EUR. One of the chains now offer it @ 99 cents and put attention to that (huge discount). While in the other chain I can get Corona this week for 89 cents. I would not go to that shop on purpose to save those 10 or 40 cents, but if I drive by, I would hope in to get some.

It's a good way, sometimes I also use this way, luckily where I live close to some supermarkets and I often visit some time to buy necessities.
And also I do other ways to save on my daily food costs, such as cooking at home and others.
We all have different views on basic needs, but for me the most important thing is to be able to consume the food you want and are healthy without having to go into extravagance.

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One of my tricks to save on food cost is not to stick to one supermarket chain. For example we have 3 big supermarket chains with lots of shops. Not all of them are located nearby, but on the way from home to work I can visit all of them. Each week they make discount brochures. And it is wise to look through them from time to time. Because when one shop offers something with a huge discount, there is a chance that in the other supermarket chain same item will be at lower price.

For example Corona beer. It cost around 1.3 EUR. One of the chains now offer it @ 99 cents and put attention to that (huge discount). While in the other chain I can get Corona this week for 89 cents. I would not go to that shop on purpose to save those 10 or 40 cents, but if I drive by, I would hope in to get some.

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Well there are several methods to cut food costs that can help us to save money while still enjoying delicious and healthy meals. First is Plan your meals in advance. By planning your meals ahead of time you can create a shopping list and you can avoid impulse purchases. This can help you stay on budget and reduce food waste. Next is you can try to buy in bulk. Purchasing food items in bulk can be a great way to save money, especially for non perishable items like rice, beans and pasta. You can also consider buying meat in bulk and freezing it for later use. Shop sales and use coupons. Cook at home can also save money. Use cheaper cuts of meat like chicken thighs or pork shoulder can be just as delicious as more expensive cuts when cooked properly. Buy generic items can also save money. By following different methods you can reduce your food costs without sacrificing the taste or nutrition.

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This is a great topic Hydrogen! I'm surprised I'm just now seeing it.

Cutting costs when it comes to food/fuel/energy ...things of this nature is something I'm very in to. I use a lot of the methods that you've pointed out. My grocery store has an app and a fuel savers rewards program, and I'm constantly taking advantage of it.

I always check the local papers for coupons. I will also always do a google search before I buy anything to make sure I can't find it at a lower cost.

Buying in bulk is something that has saved me a lot of money. For example I buy a 36 cans of Monster Energy instead of just buy 1 or 2 at a time, and that's saved me a ton of money since I drink them for work fairly often.

Walgreen a pharmacy/grocery store here in the States will often print out coupons when you go there that are "Spend $40, get $10 in store credit". What I do is buy $40 worth of toilet paper and paper towels and stock up. Anytime I get the chance to make this deal, I do. Those $10 in store credits add up!

Wal-Mart has good credit cards with great savings being passed back for food purchases.

I will think of some others and post them here as they come to me. But great thread!

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Ultimately if we're talking a real cut back in available cash for food, you will be making everything yourself and/or eating super basic stuff. Learn to cook is one of the biggest money saving methods there is, of course it takes time, skill and energy plus some tools. Even after all that its still gigantically cheaper to cook for yourself and as a bonus almost everything tastes better freshly made.
Any prepared food from a supermarket has been packaged and reinforced in its ingredients to survive a journey down a conveyor belt & over a week sitting on a shelf even if its refrigerated it cannot be as nice as a well cooked meal. I say all that and Im not a good cook but if poor theres not that much choice imo; some find they do cook well and make it their job, making a cut back into an opportunity

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Quote from: bakasabo on June 02, 2023, 02:29:45 AM

The best way so far I have found to cut expenses on food is to go shopping with a list. For me this is the only way to resist temptation of buying something tasty just to have it, when I already have a stock of something tasty at home.

Yeah, I agree with you. It's really what it is: even if you have some tasty food or items at home, you will sometimes still go shopping and buy the same things that you have at home, and you cannot return them. So, going with a list will help, just as you said. What happens to some people most of the time is that they don't also check very well in their kitchen store to see the other food items they have before going out. They can roughly make a little list of what they want to buy, but on getting to the grocery, they begin to see things that they feel they don't have, even though they have a bunch of them at home. It is good to cultivate the habit of checking for things you have and those you don't have before you carefully you Make a list.

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Currently, I am on a business trip, and these days I eat out because I am not good at cooking and do not want to spend a lot of time cooking. I agree with what you said, cooking ourselves and small portions don't save us much. But another advantage when cooking for yourself is that you can eat the food you like, and more importantly, it is more hygienic than restaurants and sidewalks. I've had to eat out for 3 weeks, but I still haven't had a meal that really brings my appetite, and that makes my body sick and tired.

Cooking ourselves will surely cut cost, I've personally experienced it. If you've got few more people to support, then surely it'll bring down the expense and the work load(if cooked) drastically. When consumed outside as a group we'll get variety as well as price will be low. I've travelled abroad once, and during the travel whenever I eat seperately atleast $5 is required. When we eat as a group of 3-4, it doesn't exceed $2 to $3. Unlike the location and quantity preparation of food cuts cost.

I agree, if we talk about cooking for ourselves and we have 3 or 4 people together, it will save us a lot of money as well as save cooking time. But if you are a busy person and live alone, you can compare cooking for yourself to eating out. You won't find the cost much different, but the cooking will take longer. But like I said, in return, cooking will ensure the safety of the meal, and we also easily choose our favorite dishes. I'm a married person, I always eat the dishes my wife cooks, and only when traveling on business, eating out is my choice.

Also depends a lot from a location. In Europe, it is hard not to find a meal that will suit your taste and expectation. And you need to try hard to find a den when meals arent save and you will have stomach problems. Easters cuisine is different; my stomach isnt used to species they add everywhere. Eating and saving while in a business trip or simply abroad is hard if not impossible. For that cases I prefer McDonalds, because it taste everywhere the same, and they care about their reputation. Hard to get poisoned in McDonalds. And it is also cheap. For example, in my town, if you eat out, a portion of meal will cost 3-5 EUR + garnish + salad + drink and you will end with 7-10 EUR in the end. And you pay 4-5 EUR for a average meal in McDonalds (burger+drink+chips).

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Currently, I am on a business trip, and these days I eat out because I am not good at cooking and do not want to spend a lot of time cooking. I agree with what you said, cooking ourselves and small portions don't save us much. But another advantage when cooking for yourself is that you can eat the food you like, and more importantly, it is more hygienic than restaurants and sidewalks. I've had to eat out for 3 weeks, but I still haven't had a meal that really brings my appetite, and that makes my body sick and tired.

Cooking ourselves will surely cut cost, I've personally experienced it. If you've got few more people to support, then surely it'll bring down the expense and the work load(if cooked) drastically. When consumed outside as a group we'll get variety as well as price will be low. I've travelled abroad once, and during the travel whenever I eat seperately atleast $5 is required. When we eat as a group of 3-4, it doesn't exceed $2 to $3. Unlike the location and quantity preparation of food cuts cost.

I agree, if we talk about cooking for ourselves and we have 3 or 4 people together, it will save us a lot of money as well as save cooking time. But if you are a busy person and live alone, you can compare cooking for yourself to eating out. You won't find the cost much different, but the cooking will take longer. But like I said, in return, cooking will ensure the safety of the meal, and we also easily choose our favorite dishes. I'm a married person, I always eat the dishes my wife cooks, and only when traveling on business, eating out is my choice.

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Quote from: bakasabo on June 02, 2023, 02:29:45 AM

The best way so far I have found to cut expenses on food is to go shopping with a list. For me this is the only way to resist temptation of buying something tasty just to have it, when I already have a stock of something tasty at home. Also take basket but not trolley. Large and empty trolley will make you feel uncomfortable and you will fill it less needed food. That is one of the tricks marketers use.

The way you do it is exactly what I usually do. When my husband will go shopping for weekly needs, I will first make a shopping list for him to bring. And it also makes us more effective in spending money, especially in shopping.
But for the types of vegetables and fruits, I personally have a habit of planting them at home. when our family is on holiday, we have fun planting together. So that we can find plants such as tomatoes, chilies, onions, cabbage, kale and many other types such as spices around the house without having to buy them from the market. and it is our frugal method in terms of food stocks. but we didn't grow much. just enough for our family.

Another way to cut food costs is to cut back on ready-to-eat meals. because actually ready-to-eat food is quite expensive compared to the raw materials that we have to cook first. it takes extra effort but it's effective in saving.

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Quote from: romero121 on June 20, 2023, 06:56:10 PM

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Currently, I am on a business trip, and these days I eat out because I am not good at cooking and do not want to spend a lot of time cooking. I agree with what you said, cooking ourselves and small portions don't save us much. But another advantage when cooking for yourself is that you can eat the food you like, and more importantly, it is more hygienic than restaurants and sidewalks. I've had to eat out for 3 weeks, but I still haven't had a meal that really brings my appetite, and that makes my body sick and tired.

Cooking ourselves will surely cut cost, I've personally experienced it. If you've got few more people to support, then surely it'll bring down the expense and the work load(if cooked) drastically. When consumed outside as a group we'll get variety as well as price will be low. I've travelled abroad once, and during the travel whenever I eat seperately atleast $5 is required. When we eat as a group of 3-4, it doesn't exceed $2 to $3. Unlike the location and quantity preparation of food cuts cost.

If there are 3 or more people eating, then cooking is really best because you can cook more than buying the food already cooked. But in our case, we are only a family of 3, meaning 2 adults and one kid, so it is somewhat possible to save for cooking at home, but we can also buy some food outside, even if the serving is small as we are a small family. But what is best about cooking at home is that you still have food in the later part of the day, unlike buying it outside, which is just enough for one meal to eat.

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Quote from: Smack That Ace on June 20, 2023, 04:57:49 AM

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Currently, I am on a business trip, and these days I eat out because I am not good at cooking and do not want to spend a lot of time cooking. I agree with what you said, cooking ourselves and small portions don't save us much. But another advantage when cooking for yourself is that you can eat the food you like, and more importantly, it is more hygienic than restaurants and sidewalks. I've had to eat out for 3 weeks, but I still haven't had a meal that really brings my appetite, and that makes my body sick and tired.

Cooking ourselves will surely cut cost, I've personally experienced it. If you've got few more people to support, then surely it'll bring down the expense and the work load(if cooked) drastically. When consumed outside as a group we'll get variety as well as price will be low. I've travelled abroad once, and during the travel whenever I eat seperately atleast $5 is required. When we eat as a group of 3-4, it doesn't exceed $2 to $3. Unlike the location and quantity preparation of food cuts cost.

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Quote from: Iroh on June 20, 2023, 01:18:25 AM

Buying in bulk and cooking your own food is cheaper and more convenient. It’s also healthier. Supposing the canteen where you normally eat cheap fresh cooked meals suddenly doesn’t open for the day or the week, you’re going to have to go hungry or go on a new journey looking for another canteen that suits your tastes and needs.

If you’re single and have to cook for yourself, Have you thought of cooking a small portion? Just enough for yourself. A better option is to get a good place where you could store perishable food items. I heard a freezer does a good job of keeping food items frozen and ready for whenever you would need them.
But you could always do whatever works for you.

We can debate a bit about bulk buying and the fact that preparing own food is cheaper.

Of course buying in bulk saves you a lot of money, but that also force you to stick one and the same meal for a long period. Suppose you buy rice, beans, chicken breast. How long you will be able to eat that on 3 times a day for few weeks? With time, you will be fed up with that taste and go to eat outside, just to change routine, and that will kill part of savings.

Cooking own food is cheaper, when there are few ingredients. All restaurants buy flavoring, ingredients in bulk for a much lower price than normal people pay in shops. Where you buy a small can of sauce, small bags with pepper and other stuff, they buy it in huge 1-5l cans and in kilograms. If you will run out of flavoring ingredients faster than they. Faster = more money to be spend.

As to cooking a small portion - that isnt cost effective imho. Imagine how much you will spend gas, electricity and water when frying, boiling, washing + time, if you prepare meals 3 times a day vs preparing a huge pot with meal for few days.

Currently, I am on a business trip, and these days I eat out because I am not good at cooking and do not want to spend a lot of time cooking. I agree with what you said, cooking ourselves and small portions don't save us much. But another advantage when cooking for yourself is that you can eat the food you like, and more importantly, it is more hygienic than restaurants and sidewalks. I've had to eat out for 3 weeks, but I still haven't had a meal that really brings my appetite, and that makes my body sick and tired.

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Quote from: Iroh on June 20, 2023, 01:18:25 AM

Buying in bulk and cooking your own food is cheaper and more convenient. It’s also healthier. Supposing the canteen where you normally eat cheap fresh cooked meals suddenly doesn’t open for the day or the week, you’re going to have to go hungry or go on a new journey looking for another canteen that suits your tastes and needs.

If you’re single and have to cook for yourself, Have you thought of cooking a small portion? Just enough for yourself. A better option is to get a good place where you could store perishable food items. I heard a freezer does a good job of keeping food items frozen and ready for whenever you would need them.
But you could always do whatever works for you.

We can debate a bit about bulk buying and the fact that preparing own food is cheaper.

Of course buying in bulk saves you a lot of money, but that also force you to stick one and the same meal for a long period. Suppose you buy rice, beans, chicken breast. How long you will be able to eat that on 3 times a day for few weeks? With time, you will be fed up with that taste and go to eat outside, just to change routine, and that will kill part of savings.

Cooking own food is cheaper, when there are few ingredients. All restaurants buy flavoring, ingredients in bulk for a much lower price than normal people pay in shops. Where you buy a small can of sauce, small bags with pepper and other stuff, they buy it in huge 1-5l cans and in kilograms. If you will run out of flavoring ingredients faster than they. Faster = more money to be spend.

As to cooking a small portion - that isnt cost effective imho. Imagine how much you will spend gas, electricity and water when frying, boiling, washing + time, if you prepare meals 3 times a day vs preparing a huge pot with meal for few days.

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Foraging in the wild

There are places in the wild where fruits and vegetables grow naturally. Some are located close to official hiking trails and natural landmarks like waterfalls.

All of this is a dependant of your location. You don't expect someone living and schooling in the city to be privy things like this. OP Can you find waterfalls and wild areas on the modern cities of today?

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Working part time in the food industry

The food industry is known for sometimes giving away free food and cost benefits. Bakeries and restaurants and known for throwing food away. Which employees sometimes are allowed to have.

No matter how cost effective getting food from food industries and restaurants may be painted to look like it still can't be compared to preparing the food yourself if you actually want to save cost cooking at home does much savings as you would have to have it in both quantity and quality.
Some of those foods being giving away by the restaurants are foods that are close to getting spoilt or expiration and it could be detriment to a persons health that keeps on consuming such kinds of food all in the context of saving cost.

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