How to Feed 3 People for $30 a Week: A Discount Lover's Shopping List

Feed three people for one week for only $10 per person. This really can be done if you shop at discount stores. For some reason, many people are "afraid" of discount stores as a food source. I really do not understand this. You can prepare great tasting meals at half the cost from ingredients bought at dollar stores and discount supermarkets.

I have lived off $1 cheap eats for years and I am perfectly fit and healthy. The quality really isn't bad and you cannot beat how cheap they are. I see no reason to cringe at dollar store food, especially in today's economic world. Just check the expiration date and your fine, though I have never seen anything past expiration at my stores. If you do, complain to the manager, they obviously are not doing their job. Just like any other store, dollar stores are required to get rid of expired merchandise. Dollar stores get their general merchandise from warehouses when the items have not "moved" in quiet some time but, food items at a dollar store come from a regular manufacturer just like supermarkets food does. They are just generic brands or from supermarkets that are going out of business and need to rid their supply at any cost. This is why dollar stores can afford to be so cheap. There are also companies that make things just for dollar stores. So, a dollar store does not mean poor quality or risking your health from "stale" or expired food.

With the rising cost of living, it's difficult to feed a large family, or a house full of hungry roommates just as poor as you, for under $300 a month. However, thanks to places like Dollar Tree and Aldi, you CAN afford to eat for a week on $30 bucks. I have done it. Actually, my family has survived on $30 every two weeks when times were really tight. If this sounds like your family, buy a lot of rice, dry beans, and seasonings and really get creative! These are cheap, store forever, and can feed a lot of people. With a lot of patience it can be done. If its just you, you could afford to eat for a month on $60! You just need to get creative, be prepared to use the same ingredients all week, buy a lot of storage containers, and possibly eat leftovers.