Extreme couponing.....Alberways,

Armed with the just 4 U loaded on my card, we went to Safeways and dollar tree .
Safeways  spent 33.01

I used 5.00 off basket coupon , five dollars off of five savings. Their calculations were 44 percent savings.

I got
10 yoplait yogurt for 4.00. - reg price 6.00
Large salsa 4.79. Reg 4.99
Folders coffee - 5.99- reg 10.49
2 yellow cake mix 1.98 Reg 3.98
1 protein veggies 1.98. Reg 6.28
2 grated cheese -8 ounces 2.50 reg 5.58
1-2 percent milk 1.99 reg 2.99
Strawberries 2.99 retail 5.99
Total 46.30 retail
Total spent 26.22

Total 26.22 less 5.00 is 21.22 or 25.08 savings
Savings 54 percent.

Added treats

Donuts 5.00
Chicken nuggets 6.99 should have been 1.00 off on just 4 you




Groceries on the cheap is looking at the "put the meal on the table train" from  a different perspectives. 

The emphasis is on purchasing good shelf stable or frozen food  for a RBP in quantity - enough to last you until it goes on sale again or to keep a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you  use  on a weekly basis. 

This means that instead of shopping daily or weekly for just the things you need to cook your meals for the week. You go to two stores and buy :
1) a protein that is a RBP - enough to make that meal for x number of days. (I.e.: if you eat it once a week, buy enough for 4 meals.)
2) produce and dairy you will need to fill in the meals for the week. 
3) a stock item, if you need to and it is on a RBP - enough to fill in to your self imposed stock level. 

You often are paying 1/2 price for your food.   This allows you to put well-balanced meals on the table consistently on a four dollar a day per person budget.   You spend more time on the locomotive ( planning and shopping ) end of the train, and less time in the caboose ( kitchen j) by cooking more efficiently. 

 Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap.   My premise is that of you can do it on 4 dollars a day, spending more is not difficult and you still get more nutrition for your buck.