Bought a cheap slow cooker for $15 and it changed my grocery bill

I mean, I got it at a yard sale last fall and was kind of unsure. But I started making big batches of bean soup or cheap cuts of meat like pork shoulder. One $8 shoulder makes enough pulled pork for like six meals with rice. I barely order takeout now because there's always something ready. Has anyone else found one kitchen tool that just cuts their food costs way down?

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julia_lee1mo agoMost Upvoted

Totally agree with that 'how most good habits start' line" - but honestly, I think the slow cooker thing is more about convenience than accidental choices. Once you realize you can throw stuff in before work and come home to dinner, it's way easier to stick with it than forcing yourself to plan meals. The savings kind of just happen because you're too lazy to order out when there's already food waiting lol.

clark.robin1mo ago

Honestly, that's how most good money-saving habits start.

grantschmidt1mo ago

Totally agree with that "how most good habits start" line. I read this thing once about how saving money is less about big plans and more about those small, almost accidental choices that stick. Like deciding to walk instead of drive one day, then you realize you saved gas and liked it, so you do it again. It builds from a single moment into a real pattern without you even forcing it.