tip for people who have a really hard time with impulse buys: you get one impulse buy. And keep it under $5 or less. This should allow you a tiny bit of freedom while also saving some money on stuff you don’t need.
Idk about Aldi, but nah to coupons. It just encourages you to buy unhealthy shit you don't need. You weren't going to buy it until you saw a coupon and coupons only really bring the price down to wear the generic is always. Just buy your list.
If high food prices are due to corporate greed then why have they increased so rapidly all of a sudden? Did corporations suddenly get more greedy? Corporations have always been greedy! They have always charged as much as they can get away with. If a grocery store had increased it's prices before the inflation increase then it would have lost customers to it's competitors. But now inflation has forced all grocery stores to increase prices simultaneously otherwise they would go out of business (rising wholesale prices on their end). Why are there records profits? In absolute terms they have record profits but the money isn't worth as much so in real terms they haven't. Compare a grocery store from today to one in 1900. The store in 1900 made no where near as much money either in income or profits as grocery stores do today. But in real terms they may not be making as much.
@@Droidman1231 best profit metrics (gross profit margin / net profit margin) are literally percentages. Meaning inflation is already accounted and that's why comparing profits with past data makes sense.
Man, even the video with generally good advice on how to save money has negative comment section. No doubt wealth disparity and low wage is an issue, but while we're trying to fix it we all still need to learn how to make do.
Stock buybacks, smaller sized products, higher prices. They know they'll keep getting away with it. It's the same thing as when younger in school they asked US to calculate our carbon footprint and think of things we could change... when it was oil, gas, and plastic manufacturing that causes the vast majority of dangerous gasses.
@@luisfilipe2023 The economic impact of COVID has lessened over the last four years which was the original explanation for price increases, yet the prices remain the same. Prices have either increased or plateaued, because when business owners know they can get away with certain prices, they'll do it.
@@luisfilipe2023food companies are experiencing an increase in profits as a result of the increase in prices, which would not be the case if the increase in prices were the natural result of production cost increases or inflation
Prices on many generics were rivaling name brands for a while. While many have come down somewhat, that was nothing but greed. For example, the name brand product runs ads, a website and a loyalty program which of course costs money. While the generic store brand does not, so the price being so close was just silly.
This has nothing to do with blaming anybody. For those who were born yesterday, these three tips are ones I learned when I was young and groceries were relatively cheap. I'm almost 64, so this is really old advice, but tried and true is best even when prices aren't sky high. Blaming the rich or the government or tge grocery conglomerates might make you feel better, but it's not going to lower your grocery bill. Following these three tips will
Join the store's reward card programs so you can get sales discounts. If you're a family with more than one shopper, get one card but two copies of it so you can build up rewards together.
This truly doesn’t help families who were already doing these things (plus menu planning around sales, using coupons, shopping Aldi, buying generic, etc) *before* the inflation hit us. I literally learned these tips in a 1950s homemaking book. Give us some REAL advice for 2024!!! 😂😭
@@millevenon5853 I’m not knocking your suggestion for those who could use it 😂 but property is insane too - 60k houses in our very rural area are unfixable and sold only for the land (and restoring/rebuilding doesn’t happen on minimum wage esp during inflation on construction goods). Like most of my neighbors and friends, we have a garden already, can/freeze the surplus, use deer meat, and a hundred other basic old fashioned strategies for frugal living - and did so BEFORE inflation. That’s why I left the comment I did on this video - hard times are a good learning opportunity for people who have never known frugality, but those of us who are old hands at this would like some fresh ideas, and this video just doesn’t cut it. 😄
I heard that store brands commission a name brand manufacturer to make their product. They pretty much use the same ingredients but make tweeks to it so it isn't the same in taste.
And if you have major food allergies you can throw most of that advice out the window. Since companies treat allergies like peanuts and gluten like luxury diets.
To the women asking about washer and dryer situation. Do laundry in the tub and buy the dryer. 2 years broke until I saved money to buy the one washer spinner on Amazon. I did have a dryer and that 100 dollar washer / clothes spinner. I bought the dryer scratch and dent.
One of the most affordable sources of protein is lentils. I learned a lot of recipes using lentils. Buying produce in season from Farmers Market when it is open seasonally. During other time of year will still buy produce that is in season. Drink water. Save money and lose weight.
My personal tip/rule: use those two tier shopping carts, healthy, non-processed/minimally processed foods go on top and the unhealthy stuff goes on the bottom. That way you can see what is actually necessary to live versus what's junk food that should be replaced by something else.
I only tolerate meat, fish, eggs, and some low carb dairy. While it sounds expensive, I'm not buying all of the snacks, packaged foods, sauces, sides, etc. I feel my best eating mostly beef, which is more expensive, so I eat mostly ground beef. Most days I eat for for less than $8/day. Also, cooking and shopping are so much easier eating this way.
A few Walmart stores in California called the cops on folks that did it by accident and I think banned them from the store. It's not really worth it to save a few cents
I think people don't make shipping lists because it takes a lil thinking and effort. To minimize that, just keep a list on the refrigerator so you can add things as you notice it when cooking or deciding what to eat.
I'm all for blaming the rich on the greedflation we've all been victims to but I was NOT expecting y'all to come out swinging like this. If y'all don't mind generic brands, Aldi is one of the best places to buy groceries. The name brand stuff is more expensive there but the generic Aldi brand stuff isn't too far off in taste and is cheaper.
Wrong. Store brand is lower quality supply. B and C stock that may or may not contain more impurities such as bugs. May also contain less sugar or more quality ingredients
This is a propaganda, playing to your cognitive bias. You buying less doesn't mean there's no inflation, which is caused by misled macro economics. 1- If you're using the items you impulse-bought, there's no issue. Plus the more you buy, the more you save on fuel. 2- To eat, you have to buy in the first place. 3- Increased demand to generic brands causes price increase for the branded items at first then decrease in quality in the market all together to catch your number you can pay.
What on earth are you talking about. Impulse buying makes you acquire stuff you don't really need, that's why it's called like that. And generic brands don't have any less quality.
@@kyoshikozan1712 if you're not impulse buying cars and MacBooks, they are most likely items you're going to buy sometime anyway. How much money are you gonna save, a Starbucks coffee? When everybody starts buying generic, the brands start lowering their standards to match the generic. it's called skimpflation. Oh btw, generic has lower something about it, whether it's marketing, quality checks, materials to make it, less standards to comply etc
1. The impulse buying in question is buying something you don't need or want, like that bottle of orange juice when you don't even really like orange juice. You might drink a glass but the rest goes to waste. 2. Buying with a list means you have a plan for the food you buy. If you go in the store and buy a ton of food there's a good chance some of it will go bad before you can eat it. This assumes you buy food that will go bad in a few days to a week like produce, dairy, and meat. If you're only buying ultra-processed junk food then I can see where you'd have the time to finish it before the food goes bad. 3. Please explain your thought process on this last point
Not everyone cares about saving money at the grocery store. You're still going to have a market of people who will opt for the name brands because they have the money to spend on them
@@killercheesecakehey, hey, most Republicans don't mind increasing the nations debt when they're in power so it's possible another Trump presidency could include a check in the mail for you. Now if the democrats are in power we must reduce our debts.
@@killercheesecakeno. He is. He's going to make you enter into a binding contract where he owns your very soul afterward. Love that guy. King Trump! Emperor Trump! Trump for life!
@joonastalvinen Everyone makes decisions in life. If you end up in fast food or retail or are tight on money since you decided to have kids.... those are all consequences of decisions you made. As you go through life, you have the option of making smarter choices, leading to better success and a better financial situation where you didn't have to LOL resort to buying generic brands, etc. So, yea... you can make decisions that lead to having a better job and more income.
@@EarthsGeomancer Yeah your decicions direct you to your path of life but not everything is in your control. Life happens. And you can't just "get a better paying job" just like that. If you could then everyone would do it. If peoples current financial situation is bad, then it currently is. Also why care if something is generic/store brand. The main point should be quality and price for your specific needs. Many times the store brand might be the exact same product as a name brand, just in a different package. (Also you seem like the person who would be in the first people to cry over if everyone just stopped doing the low wage jobs like retail/fast food workers etc..)
tip for people who have a really hard time with impulse buys: you get one impulse buy. And keep it under $5 or less.
This should allow you a tiny bit of freedom while also saving some money on stuff you don’t need.
Shop at Aldi they are cheaper than Walmart and use Coupons ❤😊
I love Aldi!
Idk about Aldi, but nah to coupons. It just encourages you to buy unhealthy shit you don't need. You weren't going to buy it until you saw a coupon and coupons only really bring the price down to wear the generic is always. Just buy your list.
I am doing the same lol
There's an Aldi at walking distance from my house and it is absolutely amazing
If inflation were the real reason food prices soared, companies wouldn't have been posting record profits while they were doing it.
If high food prices are due to corporate greed then why have they increased so rapidly all of a sudden? Did corporations suddenly get more greedy? Corporations have always been greedy! They have always charged as much as they can get away with.
If a grocery store had increased it's prices before the inflation increase then it would have lost customers to it's competitors. But now inflation has forced all grocery stores to increase prices simultaneously otherwise they would go out of business (rising wholesale prices on their end).
Why are there records profits? In absolute terms they have record profits but the money isn't worth as much so in real terms they haven't. Compare a grocery store from today to one in 1900. The store in 1900 made no where near as much money either in income or profits as grocery stores do today. But in real terms they may not be making as much.
They really aren’t. Yes they’re absolute numbers have been rising but their margins have largely stayed the same. Don’t fall for fear mongering
PREACH!
The same profit with inflation would be a record profit lol
@@Droidman1231 best profit metrics (gross profit margin / net profit margin) are literally percentages. Meaning inflation is already accounted and that's why comparing profits with past data makes sense.
Man, even the video with generally good advice on how to save money has negative comment section.
No doubt wealth disparity and low wage is an issue, but while we're trying to fix it we all still need to learn how to make do.
Propaganda of the rich don't be fooled they want you to blame yourself for not being able to afford overpriced groceries on low salary.
Stock buybacks, smaller sized products, higher prices. They know they'll keep getting away with it.
It's the same thing as when younger in school they asked US to calculate our carbon footprint and think of things we could change... when it was oil, gas, and plastic manufacturing that causes the vast majority of dangerous gasses.
How is that the rich’s fault?
@@ISMsoccerboyand why do you think companies manufacture that? Because shocking news someone is buying it
@@luisfilipe2023 The economic impact of COVID has lessened over the last four years which was the original explanation for price increases, yet the prices remain the same. Prices have either increased or plateaued, because when business owners know they can get away with certain prices, they'll do it.
@@luisfilipe2023food companies are experiencing an increase in profits as a result of the increase in prices, which would not be the case if the increase in prices were the natural result of production cost increases or inflation
2020 to 2024, 25% increase, looking at 2years(2020-2022) just hides how bad it is
I mean, the math checks out, 11% every 2 years is equal to 23% every 4 years. It's not too far off
Depends on where you live. Prices in my area tripled in the last 4 years so a 200% increase in grocery prices here!
@@mischelepentz3613You must live in Venezuela or something. There is no way that prices have tripled anywhere in the US in just 4 years.
Prices on many generics were rivaling name brands for a while. While many have come down somewhat, that was nothing but greed. For example, the name brand product runs ads, a website and a loyalty program which of course costs money. While the generic store brand does not, so the price being so close was just silly.
DON'T BLAME INFLATION AND POOR WAGES JUST BLAME YOURSELF CLASSIC GASLIGHTING OF RICH
Blame everything except yourself classic leftist delusional
Trump 2024
This has nothing to do with blaming anybody. For those who were born yesterday, these three tips are ones I learned when I was young and groceries were relatively cheap. I'm almost 64, so this is really old advice, but tried and true is best even when prices aren't sky high.
Blaming the rich or the government or tge grocery conglomerates might make you feel better, but it's not going to lower your grocery bill. Following these three tips will
11 more like 60%
Eat The Rich!!!
This advice kinda reminds me of the headlines that were like "wanna save money? Just dont eat (breakfast)!"
Nothing they said is even close to that
Join the store's reward card programs so you can get sales discounts. If you're a family with more than one shopper, get one card but two copies of it so you can build up rewards together.
Be rich and make up excuses or be poor making $1,000/month with 2k rent and gigs working 12hrs suffering
This truly doesn’t help families who were already doing these things (plus menu planning around sales, using coupons, shopping Aldi, buying generic, etc) *before* the inflation hit us. I literally learned these tips in a 1950s homemaking book. Give us some REAL advice for 2024!!! 😂😭
Buy a 60k dollar house in rural areas and work minimum wage. You can even plant your garden and save on a lot. Abandon cities and surbubs.
@@millevenon5853 I’m not knocking your suggestion for those who could use it 😂 but property is insane too - 60k houses in our very rural area are unfixable and sold only for the land (and restoring/rebuilding doesn’t happen on minimum wage esp during inflation on construction goods). Like most of my neighbors and friends, we have a garden already, can/freeze the surplus, use deer meat, and a hundred other basic old fashioned strategies for frugal living - and did so BEFORE inflation. That’s why I left the comment I did on this video - hard times are a good learning opportunity for people who have never known frugality, but those of us who are old hands at this would like some fresh ideas, and this video just doesn’t cut it. 😄
Love the tip "Eat before you go shop" As my wife keeps reminding me !!!
Me who works in a grocery store: Ah yes. Might be hard to eat before I go at 4am 😂
I heard that store brands commission a name brand manufacturer to make their product. They pretty much use the same ingredients but make tweeks to it so it isn't the same in taste.
Irrelevant to the content but I just noticed that the two of you practically switched haircuts! I love it! 😂❤
And if you have major food allergies you can throw most of that advice out the window. Since companies treat allergies like peanuts and gluten like luxury diets.
To the women asking about washer and dryer situation.
Do laundry in the tub and buy the dryer. 2 years broke until I saved money to buy the one washer spinner on Amazon. I did have a dryer and that 100 dollar washer / clothes spinner. I bought the dryer scratch and dent.
And don’t buy junk food and sugary water. Don’t pay $5 for 100gr potato chips in a huge bag filled with air.
One of the most affordable sources of protein is lentils. I learned a lot of recipes using lentils. Buying produce in season from Farmers Market when it is open seasonally. During other time of year will still buy produce that is in season. Drink water. Save money and lose weight.
I love this
My personal tip/rule: use those two tier shopping carts, healthy, non-processed/minimally processed foods go on top and the unhealthy stuff goes on the bottom. That way you can see what is actually necessary to live versus what's junk food that should be replaced by something else.
I only tolerate meat, fish, eggs, and some low carb dairy. While it sounds expensive, I'm not buying all of the snacks, packaged foods, sauces, sides, etc. I feel my best eating mostly beef, which is more expensive, so I eat mostly ground beef. Most days I eat for for less than $8/day. Also, cooking and shopping are so much easier eating this way.
Buy a 60k dollar house in rural areas and work minimum wage. You can even plant your garden and save on a lot. Abandon cities and surbubs.
The world is a stage and we are forced to watch as the rich ruin America 🤦♀️
A “less ethical” tip can be to use the self checkout. Ex. Entering the code for bananas while weighing the avocados can reduce your bill a bit.
This is not only unethical, but also illegal. If you get caught, you can be fined and/or sentenced to jail. It's not worth it to save a few bucks.
A few Walmart stores in California called the cops on folks that did it by accident and I think banned them from the store. It's not really worth it to save a few cents
You could get charged with shoplifting. It’s really not worth it to risk a misdemeanor or getting banned from the store or arrested.
Go head steal. These massive chains can afford it
@@Forever_Endeavor But can you afford jail time?
I think people don't make shipping lists because it takes a lil thinking and effort. To minimize that, just keep a list on the refrigerator so you can add things as you notice it when cooking or deciding what to eat.
I thought this would be for Americans only, but these tips are pretty good everywhere
No.1 - Don't vote blue
No.2 - Follow step No.1
haha, no. 2 doesn't work for me, I'm so cheap I literally have to be starving to grocery shop or I won't buy anything.
I eat twice a day. I feel bad for those eating only once.😢
Lovin the long hair
I have a modest proposal...
No. 2 is a lifesaver
Buy Generic Generic-Brands... 😅
11%? Uhh… try 100+%
Propaganda at finest 😂😂😂
Propaganda is literally just information lol so you’re literally saying you’re against information
@@luisfilipe2023 Propaganda isnt information. Its tailored information that may or may not be factual yet is designed to push a narrative
You will own nothing and be happy
I'm all for blaming the rich on the greedflation we've all been victims to but I was NOT expecting y'all to come out swinging like this.
If y'all don't mind generic brands, Aldi is one of the best places to buy groceries. The name brand stuff is more expensive there but the generic Aldi brand stuff isn't too far off in taste and is cheaper.
Sadly no Aldi’s out west
@@idancealways4ever440 where do you live that there isn't an Aldi's?
@@djhero0071 the western United States.
I believe Aldi stops just before the Midwest.
@@idancealways4ever440 Dude, I live in the Upper Midwest and have Aldi up here.
@@djhero0071 ok, i got that wrong… sorry.
Just to make it be the 100th comment!
Voting for Biden’s team is like backing up the Titanic and hitting the iceberg again
Wrong. Store brand is lower quality supply. B and C stock that may or may not contain more impurities such as bugs. May also contain less sugar or more quality ingredients
Don't agree with #3. Generic brands taste terrible.
Read up on the history of Kirkland
Inflation hasn’t been kind and neither has that long hair. 😂
How to save money on shaving expenses by growing out your mustache
Pretty sure Philip is having an affair
He's in the dog house
Why did the guy shave his mustache when his woman got fat?
This is a propaganda, playing to your cognitive bias.
You buying less doesn't mean there's no inflation, which is caused by misled macro economics.
1- If you're using the items you impulse-bought, there's no issue. Plus the more you buy, the more you save on fuel.
2- To eat, you have to buy in the first place.
3- Increased demand to generic brands causes price increase for the branded items at first then decrease in quality in the market all together to catch your number you can pay.
What on earth are you talking about. Impulse buying makes you acquire stuff you don't really need, that's why it's called like that. And generic brands don't have any less quality.
@@kyoshikozan1712 if you're not impulse buying cars and MacBooks, they are most likely items you're going to buy sometime anyway. How much money are you gonna save, a Starbucks coffee? When everybody starts buying generic, the brands start lowering their standards to match the generic. it's called skimpflation. Oh btw, generic has lower something about it, whether it's marketing, quality checks, materials to make it, less standards to comply etc
1. The impulse buying in question is buying something you don't need or want, like that bottle of orange juice when you don't even really like orange juice. You might drink a glass but the rest goes to waste.
2. Buying with a list means you have a plan for the food you buy. If you go in the store and buy a ton of food there's a good chance some of it will go bad before you can eat it. This assumes you buy food that will go bad in a few days to a week like produce, dairy, and meat. If you're only buying ultra-processed junk food then I can see where you'd have the time to finish it before the food goes bad.
3. Please explain your thought process on this last point
They're not saying there's no inflation they're just saying this is how to help reduce the bill that's high because of inflation
Not everyone cares about saving money at the grocery store. You're still going to have a market of people who will opt for the name brands because they have the money to spend on them
Doing all this and that grocery bill is still higher than a kite on weed. At some point we just have to admit that things are borked.
A kite on weed... lmao never heard that one before 😂😂
Of course, you could just vote for Trump, watch the economy return to normal, and regain much of your lost purchase power.
Also, utilize the drive up option, having bought your groceries ahead prevents more impulse buying
Thanks Joe!
#4: Vote Donald Trump for President
Only if he buys my groceries for me
@@killercheesecakehey, hey, most Republicans don't mind increasing the nations debt when they're in power so it's possible another Trump presidency could include a check in the mail for you. Now if the democrats are in power we must reduce our debts.
Dude he's raising inflation
@@medo2456 so he’s not gonna buy me groceries?
@@killercheesecakeno. He is. He's going to make you enter into a binding contract where he owns your very soul afterward. Love that guy. King Trump! Emperor Trump! Trump for life!
بلا لغاسة كل واحد يرجع شعر الثاني
Get a better job so you're not stuck worried about buying a bit more or buying generic brands. 😂😂😂😂
"Just get a better job"
Oh how stupid of people not to just... get more money
@joonastalvinen Everyone makes decisions in life. If you end up in fast food or retail or are tight on money since you decided to have kids.... those are all consequences of decisions you made. As you go through life, you have the option of making smarter choices, leading to better success and a better financial situation where you didn't have to LOL resort to buying generic brands, etc. So, yea... you can make decisions that lead to having a better job and more income.
Wrong moat of America is poor most people would rather be rich you live in such a bubble @@EarthsGeomancer
@@EarthsGeomancer Yeah your decicions direct you to your path of life but not everything is in your control. Life happens. And you can't just "get a better paying job" just like that. If you could then everyone would do it. If peoples current financial situation is bad, then it currently is.
Also why care if something is generic/store brand. The main point should be quality and price for your specific needs. Many times the store brand might be the exact same product as a name brand, just in a different package.
(Also you seem like the person who would be in the first people to cry over if everyone just stopped doing the low wage jobs like retail/fast food workers etc..)
@@joonastalvinenthey're so stupid