charles640•24d agoProlific Poster

I watched my monthly food spending drop from $750 to under $400 in three months after switching to a meal plan app (Mealime, specifically).

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Wait, that's a huge drop though. Are you sure you weren't just throwing out a ton of food before? I tried a meal plan thing once and ended up buying weird spices I never used again (still have that sumac, actually). Cutting your bill in half feels like there's more to the story, like maybe your old shopping had a lot of impulse buys or ready-made stuff.

betty_carter24d ago

Spot on about the impulse buys. Meal plans force you to stick to a list, so you stop grabbing random snacks or expensive pre-cut veggies.

joelmoore24d ago

Totally, the list is key. My grocery trips got way faster too since I'm not just wandering the aisles anymore.