After paying bills, a stock up grocery trip, saving for a big purchase we need sooner rather than later, and paying some other things, we had $10 left for groceries this week. Thankfully, Matt did very well at the lumberjack competition Sunday. After picking up some early dinner on the way home, we had $50 left (he earned more but some of it has to be mailed).That's $50 for all the regular groceries we needed. 5-7 years ago that wouldn't have been a problem. But considering a gallon of milk is … [Read more...]
Money Saving Tips: Common Sense Grocery Savings
I think we are all looking for that one big money saving idea that is just easy and saves a ton of money.It doesn't exist.Sad, I know. I wish there was one magical answer too. Instead, saving money, especially on those every day items, seems to be a series of small, simple steps. Most of them are just plain common sense.But since we all need a reminder every so often, I thought I would list them here as a refresher for you. I know I need that every so often.Menu Plan Based on SalesSo, so common … [Read more...]
Shopping Trips…6.7 and 6.10
(I'm going to apologize right now for the lack of pictures. I just didn't have time Friday then forgot today.)Alright. So Friday's shopping trip a trip to Shaw's. There were so many great deals I wanted to to take advantage of. You can read about most of them here. Here is the breakdown of what I got.4 Betty Crocker cake mixes---On sale for $0.79 when you buy 4, used 2/$0.75 off coupons that doubled and one SavingStar coupon for $0.75. I made $0.59!2 Cheerios--- B1G1 free, used two $0.50/1 … [Read more...]
Shopping Trip Plan
I'm headed to Shaw's on Friday. Hoping a friend and her son will be joining us too. Will make it more fun. There are a number of sales that I want to take advantage of this week. I always tell you after the fact what I'm getting and sometimes those sales are gone by the time I post. So thought I would tell you want I'm planning on first. Especially since a couple of the deals are Friday-Monday only. I get my preview of the sales flyer on Monday instead of the normal Thursday here. Darlene … [Read more...]
Laundry Detergent: An Experiment
I have never made my own laundry detergent before. I always just get the big bottle, you know, the one with the dispenser, of Sun Free and Clear at Big Lots for $6. Lasts quite a long time.But I already had all the ingredients I needed to make my own minus the Fels Neptha soap. Since that was only 97 cents, I decided to give it a try.Today will be my first day trying this. I used this recipe.I used the fine side of my grater so it looked like this.Yes, it does look like cheese but it smells like … [Read more...]
Simple Frugal Tip: Pudding Cups
This is a short and sweet and kind of silly frugal tip.Don't buy pudding cups.Instead, buy little half cup sized Gladware containers and instant pudding mix. I keep a couple vanilla and a couple chocolate pudding mixes on hand at all times. If you want to get really frugal, you could even make your own pudding. I just don't.I mix up the pudding according to the side of the box and put into the little containers before the pudding is set. Put the lids on and pop in the fridge. Instant pudding … [Read more...]
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