I was watching this documentary called Just Eat It today which essentially showcases how a lot of companies throw away edible food for reasons such as the item is imperfect by supermarket standards or that the product is close to expiry. So two people decided to live off this for a few months to see if they could or not. You can see the documentary at https://www.knowledge.ca/program/just-eat-it
From a financial point of view it kind of makes you wonder where if we all want to save more money that looking at flyers aren’t the only option. Like in this documentary there seemed to be a lot of companies that sell edible items at a huge discount that would otherwise be thrown away. I always saw things like farmers market as being more expensive for example. But like here people usually throw away a lot due to the perception where maybe if you ask them they will give you a high discount as a result.
Looking at some of the fridges though kind of surprises me. Do people on average really keep so much food to the point where they don’t even eat it and instead opt to dine out? Organization and price wise I usually find that everything I buy will be used up as buying certain food items usually means for the most part meals are planned too. It’s not the first time I seen a documentary like this. But either way, stuff like this helps you to become more financially aware I think. I recommend watching it if you can.