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My mom told me I was wasting money on pre-shredded cheese

She came over while I was making tacos and saw me dumping a bag of shredded cheddar. She grabbed a block of cheese and a grater from my drawer and said I was paying for water and sawdust essentially. So I did the math and she was right, a block costs about half as much for twice the cheese plus it melts way better. Now my taco Tuesdays cost like $3 less each week and I feel like I leveled up. Anyone else get roasted by a parent for a lazy grocery habit that actually made sense?

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emeryn83•23h ago

My neighbor lectured me for 20 minutes about my grocery cart last Saturday

I was at Aldi in Wichita just trying to grab eggs and milk for under $10. This older lady I barely know sees me pick up a bag of frozen broccoli and starts going off about how fresh is always cheaper. She stood there in the produce aisle counting out how much I'd waste on frozen over a month. I wanted to say I buy frozen because I can use half and save the rest before it rots, but she wasn't listening. Has anyone else had someone assume you're doing budget meals wrong just because you buy frozen instead of fresh?

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