{"id":374220,"date":"2026-06-25T08:46:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T08:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/374220\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T08:46:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T08:46:17","slug":"san-diego-mom-alli-powell-reveals-how-she-feeds-her-entire-family-of-four-for-just-100-a-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/374220\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego mom Alli Powell reveals how she feeds her entire family of four for just $100 a week"},"content":{"rendered":"

A San Diego mom<\/a> has found a cheat code for her family to survive rising inflation in the expensive Southern California city.<\/p>\n

Alli Powell, who has two kids aged nine and seven, buys the groceries at Food4Less<\/a>, which appears to be the cheapest place to buy stuff in the expensive neighborhood she lives in.<\/p>\n

She spends a total of $116 for a week\u2019s groceries to feed her family of four<\/a>. Powell tested the theory that early morning is the best time to find marked-down items.<\/p>\n

The mother of two kids lives in San Diego. <\/p>\n

Alli shares weekly grocery tactics to reduce shopping bills on her Instagram page. <\/p>\n

Alli shops for all the vegetables and pantry items from Food4Less. <\/p>\n

Despite arriving at the store at 8:20 am, she found limited deals, particularly in the meat section. However, she noted that her store usually has good markdowns at various times.<\/p>\n

Shopping early had the added benefit of an uncrowded store, allowing her to complete her shopping in 25 minutes without waiting in lines.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s not that the family eats the same boring food everyday. Powell\u2019s expansive weekly menu includes chicken cutlets, salad, rib eye, scalloped potatoes, copycat Chicken-Fil-A grilled chicken sandwiches, fries, orange chicken, veggies, bang bang chicken, steamed rice and BBQ chicken chopped salad.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Allie grew up in a house where cooking was not part of the routine and she taught herself to cook at the age of 23, according to her website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She said her budgeting journey was inspired by Dave Ramsey\u2019s Baby Steps that she and her husband stumped upon a few years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The store she visits does markdowns at various times during the day. Instagram\/grocerygettinggirl<\/p>\n

Shopping early allowed her to complete her shopping in 25 minutes without waiting in lines.<\/p>\n

She started sharing her money-saving recipes and grocery runs on Instagram in October 2019 when she worked a corporate job but hated it and was looking for a creative outlet.<\/p>\n

A few weeks late, she was laid off and started pursuing her hobby, which has now turned into a community of more than 77,000 followers<\/a> on Instagram.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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