211. You Can Save Even More on Groceries | Christine of Frugal Fit Mom

Simple Farmhouse Life

Lisa Bass

Home & Garden, Leisure

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

With the rising costs of food over the last few years, people are looking for ways to save now more than ever. Christine helps moms wisely use their household budgets through her YouTube channel and podcast, and she is with us today to share some of her top tips for maximizing your savings when it comes to sourcing groceries. She tells us what money pitfalls to avoid and her biggest tip for keeping food costs low. This is an episode that everyone can gain some practical tips from, so join us!

In this episode, we cover:

How your upbringing can impact your money mindset and habits
Navigating grocery budgets with rising food prices everywhere
What foods to avoid purchasing if you are trying to cut your grocery budget
Evaluating food costs based on the nutrients provided
What is one of your non-frugal splurges?
Allowing your priorities to dictate your spending habits
Considering how your location impacts the cost of food
The power of cooking from scratch when trying to save on groceries
Comparing the cost of sourcing groceries from online ordering, delivery services, in-store shopping, etc.

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0:00.0	I think people underestimate the power of cooking from scratch and it is scary when you've never done it and you haven't had a mentor to help you and I'm you're gonna make some stuff that's gross and you're going to mess it up. But it's like anything, it is a skill that you can learn. And cooking from scratch will blow people's mind about how much you can save. Your food's going to be better. You can eat more of it
0:27.5	without eating all those excess calories in the processed food and your budget is going to be low.
0:32.4	My name is Lisa, mother of 8 and creator of the blog and YouTube channel Farm House on Boone.
0:38.0	Join me as I share with you my love for creating a handmade home from scratch cooking and a little mom and
0:44.0	entrepreneur life along the way.
0:47.0	Welcome back to the Simple Farmhouse Life podcast. Today I am having on and if it sounds like I'm going back and forth from the mic that's because I'm trying to rock the baby. If you're watching on YouTube you know that. But whenever I start talking, he can't hear anything
1:04.6	that's coming into my headphones, so it's a sudden loud noise to him. We're talking with
1:09.9	Christine from Frugal Fit Mom. She also has a podcast under the same name. I actually really
1:15.8	enjoy listening to her podcast. Sometimes she has her husband on too and they will take calls
1:21.1	from listeners who are struggling with their budgets, like their grocery
1:25.0	budget.
1:26.0	And she has such practical advice on things that you might not even think about that you could easily
1:31.6	trim off. So I really love her practical wisdom. We are going to
1:36.0	chat about all things, budgets and cost of food. So not just groceries, other things too.
1:43.1	Or maybe we're going to focus mostly on groceries.
1:44.8	I don't know.
1:45.8	We'll see where the conversation leads.
1:46.8	She's all around great with frugal tips.
1:49.3	I really enjoy listening to her.
1:51.1	So let's dive in to chat with Christine. Christine, thank you so much for
1:54.9	coming on. I'm actually a huge fan of your podcast. I listen to you and your husband all the time,
1:59.7	so I'm really excited to have you on and talk about budget-friendly stuff.
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