So I must say that my grocery shopping trip was extremely successful today. Shaws was having some great sales and I had some great coupons. All my coupons were found either for free online or in the Sunday paper. I bought $112.24 worth of groceries before coupons (34 items). Out of Pocket (oop) I paid $44.93 that is a 60% savings (if I did my math correctly).
Alot of people ask if I buy alot of junk food on sale, and if anything I buy is healthy. This trip was a very healthy frugal trip. Here are some of the foods included in our trip:
- (2) 24 packs of bottled water
- (1) 6 pack of bottled water
- (2) packages of salad express
- bananas
- cucumbers
- (2) packages of special K cereal
- (3) boxes of special K bars
- cantaloupe
- (3) cans progresso soups
- chicken
- carrots
- Hamburger
- v8 Juice
Thats just a sampling of what I bought today. I calculated that I put in about 30-45min planning my grocery list. This included planning dinners, cutting out the coupons, and writing a list of what we needed.
I think that the state needs to have a program where they teach people how to frugally food shop. One of my goals is to spend less then $50.00 a week and still eat a healthy diet. Alot of people on state assistance have a strict amount they need to spend each week and this would help to maximize their budget.
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