Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Adventures in Budgeting...the Aldi Experiment

I don't shop at Aldi very often. This might make a few of you mad, but I am lazy and a snob about Aldi. I absolutely think you can save money and you can find great deals though, so with current budget tightening in our household, I decided to try it again. I had my list in hand and I was excited to buy cheap ground beef and milk and off we went!

First, Aldi is over ten miles from my house-not exactly next door but not too far away either. My debit card doesn't work there. I had a 20 in my pocket-a rarity-so I decided I had to be limited by that.
Things I was thrilled with-chocolate chips for a dollar, two pounds of ground beef for $4, hot dogs for $.69.
Things I was disappointed with-no cheap Minnesota sweet corn, no fresh garlic and the corn and zucchini was sold in packages so you were limited on quantities, the milk and eggs weren't cheaper! No medium cheddar! What??? I live on medium cheddar!!

I think Aldi is awesome for stocking up on food storage, canned goods, and non perishables, but I have to admit, when I go out with a list and come home knowing I have to go to Cub anyway, I'd rather get my fresh stuff at Cub and go to Aldi when the ad shows something really good-like the frozen chicken breast for $5!!!

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