How a grocery list app helped my marriage
- To alleviate stress and save money amid rising grocery prices, the authors decided to try using a grocery list app.
- Stressful grocery shopping experiences and times when every penny counted motivated the authors' search for a solution.
- The grocery list app helped the couple share responsibility for list-making and avoid duplicate purchases, a common budget-killer, with apps like Bring!, AnyList, Out of Milk, and OurGroceries offering free versions.
- Certified financial therapist Maureen Kelley of Denver, Colorado, and Savings.com deal expert James Moore, both stated in email interviews that apps can foster financial well-being and that couples can reduce stress by sharing responsibility for grocery shopping through clear communication and thoughtful planning.
- Using a grocery list app spread out the mental load of remembering items, empowered the husband to contribute, and ultimately led to a more equitable division of labor and happier moments.
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How a grocery list app helped my marriage
By Amanda Barroso, NerdWallet Here’s how things typically work in my household: I plan the meals each week and my husband cooks. Shopping for the ingredients is left to the person with the most time or energy. I used to write our grocery list on a notepad. But if my husband went to the store, or I forgot the list at home, it became useless. Not to mention that I felt like the burden of making the list fell solely on me. Why a grocery list app wa…
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