Watched my friend's grocery bill drop from $900 to $580 in three months after she started using a meal plan app

She just scanned her pantry and the app built recipes around what she already had, which stopped her from buying duplicates every trip, and now I'm downloading the same thing tonight to see if it works for my household of two.

2 comments

2 Comments

cole_robinson12d ago

That "scanning your pantry" thing sounds way too convenient, I swear I've got three half-used bags of rice and two different kinds of soy sauce in my cupboard right now because I keep forgetting what I already have. Last week I bought a jar of cumin that I already owned, just buried behind a box of pasta.

johnthompson12d ago

Oh man, I know exactly what you mean. I used to have the same problem with spices and canned goods. What finally worked for me was taking everything out of the cupboards one afternoon and grouping it all on the counter - rice with rice, beans with beans, spices in a line. Then I put the oldest stuff at the front and only bought new things after I finished what was already there. It sounds like a lot of work but it only took me about twenty minutes and now I just do it every few months. I also started keeping a small magnetic notepad on the fridge where I jot down what I need to buy as soon as I see it's getting low. That way I'm not guessing at the store and I've stopped buying duplicates.