So I saw a TikTok recently that really showed me a creative way to save money on food.

And it's kind of random, but it actually, I think, works.

So I'm going to give you that tip here in a second and then some other grocery budget tips for you to try out to save money on one of the places we always

bust the budget, our food category. So be sure to like, subscribe, and share this episode with

a friend. Okay, so here's the video that I saw and I thought it was pretty brilliant.

And the key to cooking after work is you gotta come home and you can't take your clothes off.

I still got my badge on. This morning, I left it out so I know I wasn't playing. I mean, shoes off, but I can't even sit down. I'm not even gonna pee. I gotta start now. Okay, first of all, I relate to her. I literally, when she said that, I was like, that is so true. Like, I feel that way. When I come

home and I'm like, I go put my cozies on all of it. Then I'm like, oh, I don't want to go cook. Man, it's like a one-track mind, you know, and it just like, it takes you back to middle school science class for a sec, you know, an object in motion. It tends to stay in motion, right? That momentum. It is real. Even something small, like saying motivated and what you're doing to go ahead

and start cooking so that you're not. in motion, right? That momentum. It is real. Even something small, like saying motivated and what

you're doing to go ahead and start cooking so that you're not spending money on food delivery

or trying to go get takeout, all of it. So it got me thinking of, okay, there are so many great,

exciting and interesting creative ways to save money on food, but we actually have to apply them.

So I like that one.

So if you are working, you know, stay in your work clothes and start cooking because you will actually

cook the meals that you've had planned. But also there's some great food hacks to help you

save money. First and foremost, meal plan and prep. So you can be strategic with cheap ingredients

and some of my go-to meals, right, that are

like usually always in my fridge, breakfast for dinner, right, eggs, they're a pretty cheap source

of protein. Beans and rice, rice and beans. That's right. That's what we say at Ramsey all the time.

But for real, get that, get some shredded cheese, make some casidias, it's great. Now, if you want more cheap dinner ideas, you can check out the meal planning guide down below. I'll put a link down because sometimes you just got to get the creative juices flowing just to think, okay, what are some cheap meals? Because again, after a long day, we're all exhausted. Number two, don't grocery shop when you're hungry. This is like an old

school tip, but it is so true because food can be very emotional, right? Like when you're bored or

sad or angry, like whatever it is, food can become the thing that you end up going to. And then if

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