Remember...
...the Ultimate Grocery Game Challenge a few posts back?
Well, I think I did well for my first major grocery shopping savings challenge. I spent $378 for two families (3 meals a day, kid/beach friendly food we don't normally buy, & beach junk food snacks!!) for a whole week at Fripp Island. And, I must note that we ate "nice-adults-only-like-we-were-out-to-a-restaurant" kind of dinners not just quickie meals.
Showing posts with label Being Thrifty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Being Thrifty. Show all posts
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
The Ultimate Grocery Game Challenge
Our family is spending a week at Fripp Island with another family the first of August. In light of my new found thriftiness (with the help of the grocery game & southernsavers.com -- thanks Anne Wimberly!), I have been put to the challenge to purchase our groceries for the week at rock bottom prices! We got together with the other couple to "plan" our meals and grocery needs. Over the next 3 weeks, I plan to SAVE, SAVE, SAVE!
I typed up our list and keep it handy when the grocery ads come out. So far, I have purchased: three 12 packs of Coca cola products, 24 bottled waters, 2 packs of bacon, French's mustard, 2 bottles of Ken's dressing, Folgers coffee, 2 jars of pickles, Knorr vegetable soup mix, 2 bottles of Mr. Stubbs marinade, Muellers macaroni noodles, four pizza crusts, Reynolds foil, Dawn dish soap, Electrasol dishwasher tablets, two 80 count jars of Lysol wipes, laundry detergent, and trash bags. I paid $57 for all of this. I think that's a pretty good start. I'm especially proud of my Electrasol dishwasher tablets (box of 42) -- the original price was $6, and I paid ONE DOLLAR!
Our family is spending a week at Fripp Island with another family the first of August. In light of my new found thriftiness (with the help of the grocery game & southernsavers.com -- thanks Anne Wimberly!), I have been put to the challenge to purchase our groceries for the week at rock bottom prices! We got together with the other couple to "plan" our meals and grocery needs. Over the next 3 weeks, I plan to SAVE, SAVE, SAVE!
I typed up our list and keep it handy when the grocery ads come out. So far, I have purchased: three 12 packs of Coca cola products, 24 bottled waters, 2 packs of bacon, French's mustard, 2 bottles of Ken's dressing, Folgers coffee, 2 jars of pickles, Knorr vegetable soup mix, 2 bottles of Mr. Stubbs marinade, Muellers macaroni noodles, four pizza crusts, Reynolds foil, Dawn dish soap, Electrasol dishwasher tablets, two 80 count jars of Lysol wipes, laundry detergent, and trash bags. I paid $57 for all of this. I think that's a pretty good start. I'm especially proud of my Electrasol dishwasher tablets (box of 42) -- the original price was $6, and I paid ONE DOLLAR!
Monday, July 06, 2009
Savings Update
Several posts back, I talked about the grocery game and my excitement to save money. Well, I am happy to report that YES! I am saving money at the grocery store. I've not had a savings like some other serious grocery gamers have had (getting 50 bucks worth of groceries for like $2), but I am doing well. I've cut our grocery bill down by half at least, and I am stockpiling which makes meal planning so much easier. For example, last week I got $36 worth of groceries for $13.06. I'm pleased with that amount of savings. I did get a bottle of Kraft BBQ sauce for TEN CENTS! YAY me! My thrifty mom was so proud. :)
I've made some rookie grocery game mistakes, but I've learned from them. I definitely recommend printing off the grocery game list to have that as a reference in the store while shopping. I invested in a little coupon organizer thing (it's pink!), and that has made a big difference in keeping up with my coupons both for planning and keeping them straight in the store while shopping and dealing with Madeline lunging at everyone and everything.
I have found that our biggest reasons for not saving money in the grocery store is twofold -- Eric and I are faithful coffee drinkers, but we are also creamer snobs. We don't do regular milk, powdered creamer, or regular 'ol store brand half-n-half. Unfortunately, we love the flavored coffee creamers that don't go on sale nor have coupons very much. Eric and I are also beer drinkers, and we are definitely beer snobs! Beer jacks up the grocery bill anyways, so the fact that we buy the $7 or $8 per six pack beer doesn't help our savings. Oh well...some splurges are okay. ;)
But, all in all, I am saving us money on all other things, have a great stockpile, and have been so much better about planning our meals in advance so as to not make those "quickie grocery stops" that really increase the grocery bill. We'll know for sure how well I have done when we look at the monthly bills on the spreadsheet that my sweet, thrifty husband uses to keep track of our monthly budget and spending. Hopefully, I'll be back reporting a hefty savings!
Several posts back, I talked about the grocery game and my excitement to save money. Well, I am happy to report that YES! I am saving money at the grocery store. I've not had a savings like some other serious grocery gamers have had (getting 50 bucks worth of groceries for like $2), but I am doing well. I've cut our grocery bill down by half at least, and I am stockpiling which makes meal planning so much easier. For example, last week I got $36 worth of groceries for $13.06. I'm pleased with that amount of savings. I did get a bottle of Kraft BBQ sauce for TEN CENTS! YAY me! My thrifty mom was so proud. :)
I've made some rookie grocery game mistakes, but I've learned from them. I definitely recommend printing off the grocery game list to have that as a reference in the store while shopping. I invested in a little coupon organizer thing (it's pink!), and that has made a big difference in keeping up with my coupons both for planning and keeping them straight in the store while shopping and dealing with Madeline lunging at everyone and everything.
I have found that our biggest reasons for not saving money in the grocery store is twofold -- Eric and I are faithful coffee drinkers, but we are also creamer snobs. We don't do regular milk, powdered creamer, or regular 'ol store brand half-n-half. Unfortunately, we love the flavored coffee creamers that don't go on sale nor have coupons very much. Eric and I are also beer drinkers, and we are definitely beer snobs! Beer jacks up the grocery bill anyways, so the fact that we buy the $7 or $8 per six pack beer doesn't help our savings. Oh well...some splurges are okay. ;)
But, all in all, I am saving us money on all other things, have a great stockpile, and have been so much better about planning our meals in advance so as to not make those "quickie grocery stops" that really increase the grocery bill. We'll know for sure how well I have done when we look at the monthly bills on the spreadsheet that my sweet, thrifty husband uses to keep track of our monthly budget and spending. Hopefully, I'll be back reporting a hefty savings!
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Thrifty?
Let me start by saying that I am not known for being tight with money. I never have been, and I should be considering I come from one of the thriftiest Moms in the world. My mom can shop a sale with the best of them! And, my dear, sweet husband is pretty tight with money. How he ended up with me and my frivolousness is beyond me! Is it possible for this once very frivolous shopper to become thrifty? Well, I am certainly going to try to step up to the challenge, and it really is going to be a challenge.
Since becoming a stay at home mom, I've really tried to be good with money. I even gave up getting my french manicure every two weeks! Seriously, I started to shop the grocery sales, clip coupons, plan meals, plan grocery trips in an effort to only buy what was needed, and generally make an effort to save money in all the stores I shop. I've done well for the most part...well, for me! :) However, I feel like I could be doing more when I read on others' blogs about getting $46 worth of groceries for about a dollar!!! I've read on many blogs about The Grocery Game. I've signed up for a trial month, am receiving the Sunday paper for the coupons (plus, I just really love reading the newspaper!!), and am stoked up to SAVE MONEY! (And, for those of you who know Eric--Yes, he did do the math to account for the cost of joining the game and receiving the Sunday paper. He decided it was still a great money saver even though we do incur those costs.)
We'll see how it goes, and hopefully, I too can report that I got 50 bucks worth of groceries for practically nothing! Now, that would make my ever so thrifty Mom and husband very proud! If only this could be applied to my favorite clothing and shoe stores! Hmmm...one can dream, huh?
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