Terrific thursday

It's finally Thursday.  I  It's been a long week already.    The ads did not pop out as a good stocking week.  I do see good hamburger for low prices at SAFEWAYS.  In fact, SAFEWAYS seems to be my store of choice thos week.  ALBERTSONS has good prices on some staples of you include the " coupons".  My hesitation comes on wondering if that means that everything will be at sky high proces when you redeem them.  Then, you haven't saved anything.  If you can use the coupons when other things are a good proce, it might work.  It's a ploy to get you to come back week after week.  Most people shop one store.  The retailers make a lot of profit on the fact that the ads being you in and you will buy impulse buys to fill your cart.

Groceries on the cheap beats them at their own game.  Just buy the sales and what you really need and move on to another store to just buy what you need and the sales.  Avoid the impulse buys.  Thos helps if you don't go to the store hungry and you don't go with screaming kids or husbands that like to put stuff into the cart.  I don't begrudge the retailers a hefty profit, that's what they are in business for, I just think the people that have more money than time can be the ones to give it to them.

Sing two stores, buying the sale items that are on your target list, and getting out of the store is the ticket to saving a lot of money.  I get into two stores in a half an hour usually, unless ot is a store that I haven't been in lately and have to familiarize myself with the layout of the store.  It doesn't have to take all day.  Stick to the basics and plan your trip.  A little time at home will save you lots of time at the store.  Make your list.  Maybe as simple as staring or circling the things on the ad.  Check your coupon matchups.  Take your ads, your list and your coupons to the store.  Get on and get out. Mthey more time you spend in a store,the more money you will spend.

These are basic principles that are tried and true and can save you a lot of money.  Having the patience to plan your trip and work out the reward dollars the stores are offering you,can make a big difference in what you spend for groceries.  Groceries is the biggest discretionary item in your budget.  It os worth your while to cut the expense.

On to food.

Bananas are always a good price at Costco.  They were adding something to make them last longer, it made the packages wet and the bananas were yucky.  We returned them.  Watch for the bags to be sure they are not wet.  Berries are rich in antioxidants and remain within a budget.

Regular carrots are still within budget.  With careful planning, you can still find beef reasonable enough if you supplement it with pork and chicken and some vegetarian.  Eggs are still an inexpensive source of orotein, even with winter prices.  I do watch for the lowest proce, they have a long pull date.

I found a recipe for a bisquick beer bread, we are going to try it.  It should taste good with a hearty soup or chili.   Adding a bread to a meal is a good way to fill up hollow legs.

Guess that's all.

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Jane