Vent: Found out my 'budget friendly' meal prep was actually costing me more

So I been tracking my grocery receipts for the last 6 months cause I thought I was saving big by buying bulk at Costco. Turns out I was spending an extra $40 a month on stuff that went bad before I could eat it. The real kicker came when I added up all those $5 rotisserie chickens I bought just cause they were 'cheap' but then threw half away. Found the stat on a budgeting spreadsheet I made after watching a YouTube video from a girl who breaks down food waste costs. Honestly feels like I been fooling myself this whole time. Has anyone else realized their 'budget' system was actually bleeding money somewhere obvious?

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johnson.faith2mo ago

Ugh, the bulk rotisserie chickens are such a trap, I feel your pain on that one.

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reeseperez2mo ago

Wait @johnson.faith, aren't those chickens a solid deal if you strip em for meal prep?

fiona_murphy2mo ago

Oh man, totally disagree here. Those rotisserie chickens are legit one of the best deals at the store if you know what to do with them. For like six bucks you get a whole cooked bird, that's way cheaper than buying raw chicken and cooking it yourself. I strip em down and get like 3-4 meals out of one, plus the bones make killer broth. The trick is to shred it right away while it's still warm, toss the meat in some containers. You gotta be quick about it or the skin gets weird, but otherwise it's solid.