Budget Savvy Lifestyle

It’s been a few weeks since I posted a meal plan.  I started a new job at the beginning of the month and then I tested positive for Covid and it made it’s way through the house.  We were lucky to not have any severe symptoms but we didn’t have much of an appetite while we were sick so I wasn’t meal planning and we were mainly eating toast and ramen.

Now that we are all feeling better, I have started meal planning and grocery shopping regularly again.  I noticed two things during my trip to Aldi this week.  First, the store was better stocked than I had seen it in several months!  This was a pleasant surprise.  And second, I noticed some price adjustments but for once in the right direction!  For example, packages of salami have been $4.49 for a while and were $3.39 this week. Not the $2.99 they used to be but still not bad and a step in the right direction!

I asked my older son (who happens to work at the Aldi that I shop at) about these two things and he confirmed I was right.  He said they have been getting bigger shipments in but are still lacking for some products….mainly in the meat and frozen sections.  He also said they have had quite a few price changes this week with many of the prices decreasing, instead of increasing.  Yay!  

I don’t think this means the food inflation and shortages we’ve been experiencing will suddenly just disappear but it certainly feels like a step in the right direction 🙂  I think we could all use a glimmer of hope right now!

Anyhow, here’s our meal plan for this week!