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I had $60 left for groceries and had to pick between the store brand coffee or real milk for the week
So I stood in the aisle at the Food Lion on Tuesday doing math on my phone with $60 to stretch until Friday. The coffee I like runs $11.99 and milk for the kids was $4.29, and my card said I had $58 and change. I picked the milk and grabbed the $4.99 store brand coffee, which I was sure would taste like hot dirt. Turns out it's fine? Not great, but fine, and the kids had cereal all week. I've been beating myself up over small stuff like this for months, but this one felt okay. If you've made the cheap coffee swap, which brand actually doesn't taste like a burnt parking lot?
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noah88014h ago
My buddy went through the same thing last winter and he swore by the Aldi house blend in the red bag, said it beat the stuff he was paying double for. He did say the trick is to use a little more scoops than you think you need, otherwise it comes out weak and sad. He also stopped buying the flavored creamer and just used regular milk, which honestly saved him more than the coffee swap did. The way he put it, once the kids got their cereal and milk, the coffee just had to be hot and brown and get him to work. He's been on that bag for like a year now and hasn't looked back. You did right by your kids, and that counts for more than a fancy bag of beans.
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