So, I am really getting into bargain shopping. I've started planning all of my menus around the weekly circulars from Food Lion and Martins and it's REALLY paying off. Yesterday Lucy and I ventured out to shop and came home with fantastic results. Our total at Martins was $50 and we paid $30 after swiping our club card.
We bought:
- 4 loaves of italian bread (BOGO)
- 2 boxes of meatballs
- 4 pounds of ground beef
- 2 boxes of Hamburger Helper
- 4 boxes of pasta
- 1 jar of spaghetti sauce
- 1 block of cheese
- 1 bottle of water
At Food Lion, we saved $12 and paid $30 by only buying from the circular, and got a free gallon of milk using their awesome "Milk Ticket" program. If you don't participate, get thee to a Food Lion! Milk is far too expensive these days not to take advantage!
At Food Lion we bought:
- 4 gallons of milk
- 8 frozen dinners
- 1 box of toaster strudels
- 12-roll pk of toilet paper
- 10 yogurt cups
I've also started shopping for Lucy's clothes at consignment shops, buying new, tagged items at about 1/3 of the price. In addition, I'm only buying snack food at Gabe's now. This is by far the most awesome steal. Gabe's gets a lot of discontinued items and damaged boxes, and we're stocking up on "fun" food there now. Just because a box is dented doesn't mean the food is bad at all! For $6 we were able to buy a pair of tights for Lucy and three boxes of "junk food," leaving us feeling a lot less guilty for indulging. We're also trying to keep a "bad for the body, bad for the wallet" state of mind when we go grocery shopping, and that really does help!
1 comment:
rock on! Like your idea about using the weekly circulars to plan the meals and save money... i'm going to try to do that! thanks babe! :)
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