I’ve found that smaller local asian, Indian and Mexican stores have lots of great vegan options for much less than big name grocery stores. For example, I can get a huge bag of chili peppers for less than a jar of chili powder, and they taste 100x better. I also buy rice, beans, tofu, nutritional yeast and VWG in bulk, and I make my own seitan super cheap.
I’ve found that smaller local asian, Indian and Mexican stores have lots of great vegan options for much less than big name grocery stores. For example, I can get a huge bag of chili peppers for less than a jar of chili powder, and they taste 100x better. I also buy rice, beans, tofu, nutritional yeast and VWG in bulk, and I make my own seitan super cheap.