My mom's comment about beans made me rethink our whole grocery budget

I was talking to my mom on the phone last Sunday and she said she spends about $35 a week on dry beans and rice for her and my dad. I always thought canned beans were the way to go but she showed me the math. She gets a 5 pound bag of pinto beans for $4 at the local Food City in Nashville and that lasts them almost two weeks. Has anyone else switched from canned to dry and seen a big difference on their grocery bill?

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mason_barnes15d ago

Dude yeah dry beans hit different. Way cheaper and honestly taste better too.

tyler_hall915d ago

Holy cow, 35 bucks for two weeks of beans and rice? That's insane. I always figured dry beans were cheaper but I didn't realize it was that big of a gap. I've been paying like 2 bucks a can and going through 4 cans a week easy, I'm definitely switching to dry after reading this.