Thrifty uni student’s Aldi haul keeps her fed for just $3 a day
A university student has amazed her TikTok followers with her incredible budget Aldi haul that keeps her fed for just $3 a day.
A “broke” uni student has shown off her amazing Aldi haul that keeps her fed for just $3 a day.
After moving out of home a year ago, Ella Tigani has tried her best to keep costs as low as she can while studying full time at university.
The 20-year-old said that the current cost of living crisis has made eating cheap a difficult task, but has found shopping at Aldi to be the easiest way to stick to her budget.
Ella, from Melbourne, says she finds the most bargains there over Woolworths and Coles, and has shared one of her latest hauls on TikTok, where it quickly went viral.
“I moved out of home when I was 19 and have been doing budget shopping for just over a year now” the Bachelor of Science student said.
“Due to the cost of living being so high right now, I’ve had no choice but to go full-time at my job at McDonald’s, while also studying full-time.
“I can barely just get by with groceries, rent, bills and petrol, I have hardly anything left over.
“This most recent $15.28 shop lasted me about 5 days, everything I bought was mainly for dinners and snacks, as I get half price meals at my job.”
The Deakin University student bought two dried pasta packets, a pack of sausages, a loaf of bread, garlic bread, dip and crackers.
“As you know I have no money, so I had a budget of $15 to go to Aldi and get as much as possible that was going to last me” she said in the TikTok video.
“It cost $15.28, and I’m pretty rapt with what I got.
“The most expensive thing I bought was a pack of sausages at $5. The bread will last me two weeks, and I can freeze it.
“Then the garlic bread was cheap, and will fill me up.”
Ella explained that she and her housemates and had been hit with an expensive winter bill, so she only had $30 to last her the 4 days.
She added that she was meticulous when shopping at Aldi, and took a calculator with her to add up everything as she went along.
“We just paid a huge gas bill for the winter heater, so I had $30 to last me 4 days until I got paid next” she explained.
“I’ve always been pretty savvy when it comes to groceries. When I knew I needed to keep things low cost, I knew right away that I needed to go to Aldi.
“I took my calculator, and made sure every item I got was the cheapest in the range.”
After posting the video to her TikTok channel, Ella was shocked after receiving over 250,000 views in just a matter of days.
She has since been offering her budget advice to her followers that are always trying to keep costs low.
“My biggest advice for anyone wanting to stick to a budget is to use the internet” she said.
“Look at what you’re buying to ensure it’s the cheapest one available, comparing prices can save you heaps.
“Aldi has some great deals, like 10 chicken drumsticks for $8 and 10 sausages for $5.
“Simple things like a loaf of bread for $1.50 can be great because it can be toast for breakfast, a sandwich for lunch, or accompanied be a sausage for dinner.
“Getting things like that which are versatile are the key.”
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