Aldi Shopping Trip - Saved $12 - Savings Linky

My boys have come to appreciate the low prices on Aldi fruits, as we always have the fruit basket filled up, and every week they find something different. I no longer have to only buy 3 bananas, or find money somewhere else in the budget to buy $4 apples. Thanks to Aldi, it seems that we are getting a great tasting variety. My weekly savings by saving at Aldi is steady at $12 per week (see the Aldi price comparison list), which means that we save $50 a month by shopping at Aldi. To some people, $50 a month might not seem like much, but with a grocery budget of $50 - $60 a week for a family of five, $50 means a big difference.

I did not intend on buying the salmon again this week, but it was a personal request from my husband, so I guess he really did enjoy his grilled salmon this week.

Aldi Shopping Tips: Combine Cheap Aldi Groceries With Coupon Deals At Your Grocery Store

Aldi Shopping Tips

Although Aldi does not accept coupons, being an Aldi shopper does not mean you should stop using coupons. Shopping at Aldi can save you money whether or not you regularly use coupons at other stores. If you do not shop with coupons, Aldi groceries are definitely the cheapest, as you can see on the grocery price comparison list between Aldi, Walmart, Publix and Target. However, whether you are into extreme couponing, shop sales or just use coupons to help stretch your grocery budget a bit, Aldi is a great addition to your grocery shopping routine.

As a coupon shopping deal hunter, shopping only at Aldi would not be beneficial to my grocery budget; however, by adding a bi-weekly Aldi stock up trips to my grocery shopping routine, I have been able to shave $10 - $20 off my weekly grocery budget. I now spend between $50 and $60 for a family of five, including three fast growing (lactose intolerant and constantly eating) boys ages 8, 5 and 18 months (the youngest in diapers).

Without clipping coupons or buying coupons, I manage to buy $150 - $200+ worth of groceries each week for $50 - $60.

Grocery Store and Aldi Shopping Tips

• Get coupons free if you can: Look at your area's free newspapers (Jewish papers, Spanish versions etc.), use Internet coupons, ask your friends, family and neighbors, who do not use coupons, if they will save theirs for you. Ask for coupons on freecyle.
• Combine coupons: Combine store coupons and manufacturer coupons and use competitor coupons if your store allows it. 
• Know your prices: Use the price comparison list as a guide on the staples, but also learn the lowest price after coupon and sales on products that regularly go on sale or have coupons.
• Stock up: When you find a great price, stock up for 1 -2 months on food, non-perishables 6 -12 months.
• Combine coupons and sales: This is the best way to save big.
• Use a coupon filing system: Don't clip all of those coupons unless you need them. Have a filing system, sort by date and use the free coupon matching websites.