So I am honestly a bit of a disaster when it comes to organizing my life right now. My boyfriend and I just moved into a new apartment in Chicago and the rent is way higher than our last place so we are trying to be really careful with our budget and not waste food. The problem is our grocery shopping is a total nightmare. We keep texting each other stuff like 'hey can you pick up bread' but then I forget he said that or he doesnt see my message until hes already back home and then we have to go out again. Yesterday we ended up with three cartons of eggs in the fridge and no milk and it just feels so stupid lol.

I spend pretty much my whole day on my laptop for work using Chrome and he does the same thing on his computer in the other room. I heard from a friend that there are these things called extensions that you can add to the top of your browser to help with lists and stuff but I have absolutely no idea how they work or if they are even safe to use. Im really sorry if this is a dumb question but I am just so lost with all the options in the web store thing. I tried looking but there are like a hundred of them and I dont want to accidentally download something that breaks my computer or costs a lot of money because we are really trying to save every penny. We really just need something super simple where I can type 'cereal' on my screen and it shows up on his screen too so whoever goes to the store first knows what we actually need.

Here is kind of what I am hoping for if it even exists:

• Something very simple for someone who isnt tech savvy at all
• It needs to be free because of our tight budget
• A way for both of us to see the same list at the same time
• Maybe something that works on the phone too? Or is that asking for too much?

I dont know if I need to make a special account for these or if it just connects to our email or what. Every time I try to look into it I just get overwhelmed by all the buttons and settings. Is there one specific Chrome extension that you guys think is the absolute best for couples who just want to share a basic grocery list without a bunch of confusing bells and whistles? I just want to stop buying double of everything...