Jane's Groceries on the Cheap

Today's shopping trip was to TOP foods.  I spent 38.40 on our food. And 1.40 for the food for the kids backpacks.  We have a definite li...

This all started back in the 70  's when we had double digit inflation and I found myself a single parent.  We were in a recession, and ...

I was reading a blog where people were telling of ways they SAVED money.  I know, to each his own, and I didn't want to attack anyone on...

Yesterday was a hard day.  I was exhausted.  I cut up and cooked beef tips in the crock pot before I went to work.  When I got home, my daug...

Last night we went with  friends to taco Tuesday!   It is a good way for us to go out with friends and have fun without spending a lot of mo...

Here are the ads for this week.  Obviously, the mail is still moving. Note. Betty Crocker potatoes are 1.25 at SAFEWAYS.  I got them for a...

Ok, we all know it is Tuesday.  It's is taco Tuesday,  We had tacos already this week, but I guess we will live to tell about it.  Our s...

Just went to rite aid....beer run.... I got my candy for 25 percent off...I love chocolate for no carbs!!!!! I also got the Mac and chee...

I can't  believe it is Monday.  It seems like I just posted  a Monday madness , don't know where the week went.  We had chicken taco...

Yesterday, it poured rain and the wind was more than strong.  Thankfully, we kept our electricity.  My daughter and I decided it was a good ...

My husband needed a tool at the dollar store.  He picked up the newspaper for me.  This has the p and g insert as well as the smart source. ...

Yesterday we went shopping. The total for the month was just over 60.00.  Yet, I have still growing stock. Both SAFEWAYS and ALBERTSOMS ha...

I did my errands and we went to SAFEWAYS. I spent 46.89.   I saved 74.70.  For a savings of 61 percent. Most of it was meat that I got f...

It's finally Friday and I have errands.  I bought  a punch at Michaels. This the third time I bought something at Michaels that was eith...

It's Thursday already.  This week in some ways has flown by.  A bit of frustration  with insurance companies, but it's behind us now...

The ads QFC Milk 2.59 Yoplait 10/5$$ Dreyers 2.99 Peaches 1.49 Pork shoulder roast 1.79 Week end only 6/2 corn Cod 3.99 Pork 1/...

I got the ads for Fred Meyers and rite aid Sumday.  Nome of them were anything to write home about. I am going to have to use so,e divine ...

Part of stretching a buck in the kitchen is to reduce waste.  When you get home from the grocery shopping trip, or before,my survey the frid...

To recap, we have covered in part, the planning and the shopping.  Now the cooking.  What to do with the stuff after you get it home. Prec...

To recap, we have talked about identifying dinners that your family will eat that use inexpensive sources of protein.  We have identified th...