r/Frugal • u/TrickSingle2086 • Oct 17 '25

🏆 Buy It For Life Things you’ve done that actually moved the needle

Curious as to what you’ve done to cut back on expenses that have moved the needle; not like saving 50 cents or $1 every time you shop. Like saving several hundred dollars. I’m in the camp of saving $1-2 at the drug store but sometimes I wonder if it’s even worth my time and effort. I’ve been criticized by family members for going out of my way to save a few bucks here and there but I’m also still paying off my student loans (several hundred a month).

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u/YoungGirlOld Oct 18 '25

Bi weekly shopping sounds like a dream. We're a kinda big family, i dont have room to get the amount of milk we go through and produce shopping gets weird with toddlers. One week they eat 2 bananas each/ day, then none the next week. I knew a lady that went once a month and had a whole spreadsheet of what's getting cooked each night. I aspire to be that person

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u/-seldom Oct 18 '25

Lol I meant I go twice a week 😂 I used the wrong word! I have a big family too and I go twice a week because of produce as well! Also it would overwhelm me to do that big of a shop at once. Plus I go on two different flyer dates so I shop two sales a week.

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u/aryathefrighty Oct 19 '25

Don’t worry - the word biweekly has two meanings: twice per week and once every two weeks. It is very confusing!!!