FoodMoney Talk

I'm the type of person who could spend little on other things but doesn't have the heart to tighten my belt on food. For me, it's the major reason why people work: so they can buy food. So why work hard when you spend very little on the most important thing that you should buy? Food is our number one necessity so I think it is only rightful to spend as much as one can afford on it. But not to the extent of buying exaggeratingly expensive foods if you could save a little by buying the cheaper ones. As I've said, spend only what you can afford but don't starve yourself just for the sake of being thrifty and saving money.

Buy foods that are nutritious yet without having the price tag that would make your heart skip a beat. Vegetables are your best options. They are healthy and not that pricey especially if you buy them in the palengke rather than the supermarket. Also, veggies from the public market are fresher. Another thing, avoid frozen meals. Aside from being expensive, they don't taste too well. Frozen peas, fries and burger patties costs double and they may contain preservatives which is not good.

Also, try to downsize your grocery list. To avoid dumping precious food in the trash bin, buy only what's needed and what you think people in your house will surely eat. Just like what I'm about to do now because everything is on a price hike nowadays. We just did our grocery shopping yesterday and almost all the things on my grocery list had an increase in prices. Before, our weekly grocery would only cost about a thousand or so. Now we're lucky that we only paid 2k+. Thankfully, my pantry wasn't fully empty yet or we'd be paying 3k+ again like last week. We are only two adults in the house right now so I think it's not practical anymore to spend 3k a week for viand alone.

Yeah, it hurts to tighten the belt on food expenses especially if you wanna provide scrumptious and nutritious food for your family. But with a little determination, practicality and creativity, one can still serve mouth watering healthy dishes and still be able to slash some stash from the budget and send the money to the kids' savings account.