To Thrive Life or not to Thrive Life.....

Colleen

Colleen

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I enjoy watching a Youtube channel about a 60ish couple that had to REALLY scale down in every aspect of their lives. They lost everything in 2008 (business, new home, 3 new rental properties, etc.) and was forced to file bankruptcy. They had no place to live after the bank took all their properties so they found a 250 sq. foot trailer to live in. They renovated it and that's what they are still living in.

Another area they have scaled down is in groceries. He is now a consultant for Thrive Life, which is a freeze dried product and stored in cans. Their original plan was to be self-sufficient if some sort of disaster struck and food would be hard to get, etc.

He said they originally spent $200/week for food until they discovered Thrive. I looked at the price of Thrive because I was curious about what was in it and how much it cost.

What I found out was...it's real food that is freeze dried...period. Here's a link if you're interested: http://www.thrivelife.com/whythrive

What I'm not sure about is, is it more cost-efficient than buying groceries at the store? Thrive's claim is that most American's throw away 25% of the food they buy so you're wasting money...and food. Thrive isn't cheap. For example: A .042 lb. can, which is 8 servings, of beef slices it's $29.49. Seems high to me, but we don't eat beef so I don't know. A can of chopped chicken (0.46 lb., 7 servings) is $23.69. That's about $3.38/serving. I just bought (at the grocery store) chicken thighs, a package of 11 for .89/lb, which was $4. I also bought a package of drum sticks for the same price. My husband uses our vacuum sealer and packages them in individual packages for the freezer.

I guess my question is: has anyone used Thrive and if so, do you think it saves you money in the long run?

That Youtube couple says they use to spend $200/wk for groceries. I don't know what they bought but I don't spend any where near that. I think our whole bill for the month is around $250/$300...tops.
 

Not long ago I saw the manufacturers of this product on the Dragons Den. It’s a show where people show off their products in hopes to get financial support from the bigwigs with the $.

They did very well. Their product is exactly what they say it is and probably is really good but I’m not sure anything beats preparing and eating proper food. With the new phone apps available now for price comparisons, most stores will honour these giving you the best price so there is a lot more competition now which reduces prices even further. When something’s on an extra good sale , stock up and make a large portion. I still think creating good nutritious meals ahead of time and either canning or freezing it saves lots of money. We use our slow cooker a lot for this type of thing.

I might be wrong but it looks like this is a multi level marketing product. This doesn’t make it a bad product; it just means that it’s usually more expensive than it needs be. There are many power foods out there but I’m not sure that it’s a good idea to consider living off of it . I might very well be wrong since I don’t know much about the products. Maybe it might be good for if you were traveling , or hiking and needed good nutrition without the use of a kitchen etc

Maybe someone else knows more about it.

What tyoes of foods do you eat now?
 
Keesha said:
https://bestcompany.com/mlm/company/thrive-life


http://www.toptenreviews.com/services/home/best-food-storage-services/thrive-life-review/


https://m.facebook.com/thrive.thrivelife/reviews


So it is a multi level marketing product.
Here’s some more information about it for you to read
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Thanks for the links and the previous comment.

I'm not really interested in this product, but what I was "considering" trying was the veggies, like peas, carrots, etc. I don't cook like I use to and when I buy fresh carrots, for instance, I sometimes forget I have them in the refridge. I've fed the rabbits out back more than once...LOL. And canned peas, green beans have more sodium than I like so I rinse these. I don't like the frozen veggies very much either. So...I wondered if Thrive freeze dried veggies would be something to try...BUT they are very expensive, IMHO.

Other than that, I don't think I'd be interested in buying Thrive. For just the two of us, I think it would be a waste of money.

We don't eat processed foods (much) and don't eat fast foods. I like to cook but I'm only making "real" meals 2-3 times a week and then we have leftovers for other days. We do make sandwiches a couple times a week. My husband is a sandwich-type guy...me not so much, so a grilled cheese is enough for me. Sunday is the day I do the most cooking (we're grilling more now that it's 100* out and I don't want to light the oven) because the kids come for lunch and then we play Chicken Foot or cards.

We're not as physically active like we use to be so big, heavy meals are not something we do.
 
I never heard of this "Thrive Life" until I saw this post. Out of curiosity, I looked it up. Perhaps the most interesting thing I saw....outside of the ridiculous prices....was the data on their "product and nutrition labels". This stuff seems to be devoid of virtually all natural vitamins and minerals....makes me wonder if their freeze dry process reduces the food to little more than frozen mush.

As for the story of the couple who went bankrupt...that sounds like a "marketing ploy" designed to generate interest in this overpriced and questionable product....this bankrupt couple are probably heavily involved in the manufacturing and marketing of this product. We eat quite well, and spend nowhere near the $200/wk. that this couple claimed to be spending....our grocery costs are probably in the $60 to $70/wk range.
 
Colleen said:
Thanks for the links and the previous comment.

I'm not really interested in this product, but what I was "considering" trying was the veggies, like peas, carrots, etc. I don't cook like I use to and when I buy fresh carrots, for instance, I sometimes forget I have them in the refridge. I've fed the rabbits out back more than once...LOL. And canned peas, green beans have more sodium than I like so I rinse these. I don't like the frozen veggies very much either. So...I wondered if Thrive freeze dried veggies would be something to try...BUT they are very expensive, IMHO.

Other than that, I don't think I'd be interested in buying Thrive. For just the two of us, I think it would be a waste of money.

We don't eat processed foods (much) and don't eat fast foods. I like to cook but I'm only making "real" meals 2-3 times a week and then we have leftovers for other days. We do make sandwiches a couple times a week. My husband is a sandwich-type guy...me not so much, so a grilled cheese is enough for me. Sunday is the day I do the most cooking (we're grilling more now that it's 100* out and I don't want to light the oven) because the kids come for lunch and then we play Chicken Foot or cards.

We're not as physically active like we use to be so big, heavy meals are not something we do.
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If you don’t like frozen veggies and think canned veggies have too much sodium in them you could try rinsing them first. Of course fresh are always best but other options are better than having none at all.
Something you might want to consider is getting a good quality multiple vitamin - one a day.
 
Keesha said:
If you don’t like frozen veggies and think canned veggies have too much sodium in them you could try rinsing them first. Of course fresh are always best but other options are better than having none at all.
Something you might want to consider is getting a good quality multiple vitamin - one a day.
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Read my post...I said "I rinse them"....
 
Don M. said:
I never heard of this "Thrive Life" until I saw this post. Out of curiosity, I looked it up. Perhaps the most interesting thing I saw....outside of the ridiculous prices....was the data on their "product and nutrition labels". This stuff seems to be devoid of virtually all natural vitamins and minerals....makes me wonder if their freeze dry process reduces the food to little more than frozen mush.

As for the story of the couple who went bankrupt...that sounds like a "marketing ploy" designed to generate interest in this overpriced and questionable product....this bankrupt couple are probably heavily involved in the manufacturing and marketing of this product. We eat quite well, and spend nowhere near the $200/wk. that this couple claimed to be spending....our grocery costs are probably in the $60 to $70/wk range.
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I don't think that's the case at all. I've watched their channel for a long time...way before he started as a consultant. He drove truck for Swift for a few years and when he turned 60, he had to "retire" because he couldn't do it any more. She had been a piano teacher for years until the bankruptcy in 2008 and then she had a stroke and couldn't teach any more.

If you check out their channel, I think you'll understand that they are not involved with the manufacturing of Thrive. They really believe in the product. Their channel is: Tiny House Prepper
 
Colleen said:
I don't think that's the case at all. I've watched their channel for a long time...If you check out their channel, I think you'll understand that they are not involved with the manufacturing of Thrive. They really believe in the product. Their channel is: Tiny House Prepper
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If this "bankrupt" couple is appearing regularly on some TV "reality" show, you can bet they are making 10's of thousands of dollars for every episode. A "rags to riches" storyline might sound good to some, but there are many people who have become multimillionaires from these TV shows. Take anything you see on these shows with a bit of skepticism.
 
Don M. said:
If this "bankrupt" couple is appearing regularly on some TV "reality" show, you can bet they are making 10's of thousands of dollars for every episode. A "rags to riches" storyline might sound good to some, but there are many people who have become multimillionaires from these TV shows. Take anything you see on these shows with a bit of skepticism.
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YIKES! This couple is on YOUTUBE...NOT a reality show! Read posts more carefully before you are so judgmental. This couple is NOT a "rags-to-riches" story...far from it. Did you even bother to check out the link I posted for their YOUTUBE channel?? Good grief.
 

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