I got quite a lot for little over 12 bucks today at Aldi

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Here is what I purchased today for just a little bit over 12 dollars at an ALDI store. 1. medley potatoes, a mix of different colored tiny potatoes 2. pinto beans - dry 3. butter beans - dry 4. and so on and so forth. The point is, you don't have to break the piggy bank to get a few groceries for a little over twelve dollars in America. What this means simply put is ... You don't have to starve if you shop smart. I could easily have bought one very large smoothie or cappuccino at a Starbucks for the same amount of money. I like my coffee and my smoothies but ... I can get by on making those at home. So, yea, while shopping at Aldi I got some coffee creamer too! Generally speaking, anything you buy can be bought on impulse without regard to prices and then you end up getting only some things you might need. If I can get all the things I got with just about 12 dollars, I can do even better with a hundred dollars when I go all out looking for everything on my grocery list. Knowing that the prices of certain cuts of meats and other food items are varied according to the way they are sold, like canned, frozen, fresh or cooked, and what store you shop at, can make the difference between getting what you need or getting only half the things you need to live. Most prices of food are way higher then they were ten years ago. I know about inflation and what once was a dollar now costs about 3 dollars. Yes, the economy is always moving toward higher prices on just about everything. But we can still choose between canned, fresh, cooked, and still look for discounts and look for the things we actually need that have real nutritional value that is better for the money as opposed to impuslively spending it on things that are a bit excessive or elaborate. You can buy a whole chicken for less than it costs for a 3 piece fast food fried chicken combo meal.