Why I Shop at Aldi

So, I've been trying to figure out the best way to save money on groceries without just eating crap all the time. It is no easy business, let me tell you! I started a routine of sorts that has been pretty helpful. I take out a certain amount of cash at the beginning of the month and that is all my spending money for groceries, diapers, toiletries, and other household items. I then try to got to Aldi once a week and get as much as I can there. I usually take a  trip to Wal-mart to supplement what I can't get there (for instance-Almond milk) and then get my meat and sometimes bread from Publix. It's worked well this month and I have been very please with how much money I have saved just going to Aldi every week.

This week I got a steal of deal:

2 lbs. grapes
broccoli crowns
sweet potatoes- 5
garlic-3
4 medium zucchini
2 lbs. strawberries
1 pineapple
oats
Lifeway kefir
2 avacadoes
16 oz. of cheese
dozen eggs
salsa
4 corn on the cob
a tub of pretzels
box of crackers
frozen edamame
frozen strawberries
sourdough loaf
rice crackers
lettuce
bag of apples
bunch of bananas
sour cream

I spent $51 on all that food which I thought was excellent. They had strawberries for .99 a lb. and grapes for 1.78 for 2 lbs. Also, the pineapple was only .99 and the avacadoes .89. I usually find that buying fresh produce can be super expensive, but Aldi seems to have some of the best prices. I even got avacadoes for .49 a couple weeks ago when Wal-mart was selling them for 1.80!

There are times I go to Aldi and leave disappointed because they were out of things or their deals weren't so great, but for the most part I am amazed I am leaving with a cart full of fresh food and only paying around $50 for all of it.