Anyone have trouble making stew?

Oy vey, the prices of groceries have sky rocketed recently and it's predicted to go up even more, there are even increases of people shoplifting groceries, my heart goes out to them even though it's a crime. The beauty of making stew is that you can buy the cheapest cut of beef which usually is the leanest and have great end result. I dredge the cubes of beef in flour, dust and brown all sides in vegetable oil, add half low sodium beef and half chicken stock and canned tomatoes and let it come to boil, reduce and let simmer for at least an hour and a half with seasoning. Taste the meat, if it's tender enough add cubed or sliced veggies, one of my fav. to add is radishes and pearl onions, the onions are in frozen section, bring up the heat a bit, let simmer for 10 minutes or til the veggies are tender and enjoy.