Ask Lemmy
A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions
Rules: (interactive)
1) Be nice and; have fun
Doxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, toxicity and dog-whistling are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them
2) All posts must end with a '?'
This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?
3) No spam
Please do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.
4) NSFW is okay, within reason
Just remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either !asklemmyafterdark@lemmy.world or !asklemmynsfw@lemmynsfw.com.
NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].
5) This is not a support community.
It is not a place for 'how do I?', type questions.
If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email info@lemmy.world. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.
6) No US Politics.
Please don't post about current US Politics. If you need to do this, try !politicaldiscussion@lemmy.world or !askusa@discuss.online
Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.
Partnered Communities:
Logo design credit goes to: tubbadu
view the rest of the comments
The main thing I find helpful is planning meals for the week. If you have a solid plan, you're less likely to get takeout, which is were the biggest meal cost is.
Find many ways to use the same/similar ingredients for your weeks meals.
Maybe Monday is grilled chicken BLTs. Tuesday you use the leftover chicken in a pasta. Wednesday you use the leftover sandwhich toppings in a salad with something. Thursday you have eggs with whatever bacon is left.
Also pay attention to sale flyers with all your local stores. If chicken is cheaper than normal, that's the time to buy in bulk. After a while you'll get a feel for a stores sale patterns, maybe chicken goes on sale every 3 months, so if you can afford to, you get enough for 3-4 months. Holiday sales help too, for my local stores, memorial day is usually a good time to get enough hotdogs for the summer.