We have to buy groceries for our family.

We have to feed our families.

So until they see a drop off in spending, until the grocery stores see that we're going to be spending less because prices are more expensive, they're going to continue to raise prices because they can.

Hi, this is Monica Packer, and you're listening to About Progress, where we are about progress

where we are about progress made practical.

In 2023, I noticed that my grocery bill was getting higher and higher and higher.

And I began to take my frugal nature to the next level and do everything I could

to save as much money as we could. And disappointingly, that turned out to be very, very little.

My strategies were helpful, but not to the extent where we were actually seeing it in our bank account.

And this is when I fell across my friend Rachel Coon's account on Instagram

and what she had to teach about practical ways to save money on groceries.

I interviewed Rachel for the podcast, and since I interviewed her a few months before I aired it,

I got to practice what she taught.

And the savings we experienced were not only undeniable,

they were honestly dramatic. That's why I'm so thrilled to share that interview with you again today.

It aired in 2024. I don't normally do encore episodes as something that aired so recent,

but I still think it's such a timely topic because the prices haven't really gone

anywhere. I mean, eggs have gotten worse and then they get better and then things get worse again.

So if you are in that same boat and you are eager to really have practical and doable ways

to dramatically save on your groceries, this is an episode worth listening to and returning to if you listened to in the

past. Just a quick heads up. While I was in the midst of trying to work on my groceries,

on my Instagram stories, I shared my honest receipts, where I would take a picture of my receipt

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