That week my grocery budget went from $80 to $45 and I didn't even try

Last Tuesday I noticed I had way less food waste than usual, so I checked my receipts. Turns out I spent $45 for the whole week compared to my normal $80. The difference was I finally used up all the random stuff in my pantry and freezer instead of buying new things. Has anyone else had a week where you accidentally saved a bunch just by eating what you already had?

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sanchez.julia14d ago

lol that's the best feeling ever honestly. I had a week like that once when I was too lazy to go to the store and ended up making meals out of random freezer stuff and it was surprisingly good.

paulnguyen14d ago

Yeah, doesn't it feel almost like you found free money? I had a similar week last month where I just kept finding cans of beans and frozen veggies I forgot about. Ended up making a weird chili that actually turned out pretty decent. It's wild how much stuff we just let sit in there.

oliviabutler14d ago

Wait what was the weirdest combo you ended up throwing together? I'm always curious what people come up with when they're just scavenging random stuff from the back of the freezer.