I watched a u tube seminar last night. It was on couponing and meal plans. It could have been a boring , but her sense of humor was delightful. One thing resonated with me. She was describing the difference between stockpiling and hoarding. When you buy low and buy enough to last you until the next sale, you are stockpiling. When you buy to be buying and buy things you don't use and at a quantity you can't use in your lifetime, that's hoarding.
Last night we had Chicken Alfredo and mixed vegetables. It took me about 15 minutes , non passive time. I put the pasta in the microwave and went out and talked to the neighbor.. I like quick, tasty meals, especially after I worked the second shift. Cooking meat ahead makes dinner time cooking a lot less hectic. Cooking is a lot less stressful if there are no time constraints on you.
Pasta 49
Sauce .50
Chicken 1.50
Mixed veggies .75
Milk .12
Cheese.50
Bread .72
Total. 4.58
The basis for 1/2 price groceries is five dollar dinners. Breakfast and lunch will take care of themselves as long as you keep to scratch cooking and 1/2 price shopping. breakfast can be
Banana bread or muffins, or oatmeal with raisins or craisens, or yogurt and toast, an egg muffin made with biscuits. Lunch is leftovers, a sandwich...1/2 price cold cuts, or tuna, or egg salad or a salad from the night before with hard boiled eggs. I like cheese, whole wheat crackers and an apple .
Basically, you
- Buy in season. It tastes better, and it is cheaper.
- Buy what is TRULY on sale, Not everything on the grocery ad is really on sale.
- Know your prices, what is rock bottom. Track your main grocery items.
- Strive for 1/2 price there is a lot of difference between 2.20 and .38 for pasta. The same brand. Pasta has a 8 YEAR shelf life.
- Stack coupons when it makes sense. I won't spend a lot of time couponing. A few minutes a week can make a difference. Any more than that and you aren't getting paid enough. If I spend ten minutes and save 6 dollars, I am making 36.00 an hour. Since we don't buy a lot of ready mades and rarely is there a coupon for meat and veggies, any more time than that would be counterproductive.
- Sometimes, bread is cheaper at the grocery store, but most of the time it is cheaper at the bakery outlet, especially the specialty items. I don't have time to make bread. It would be cheaper. When I made sour dough bread, it didn't get eaten fast enough, so I quit. It's not a savings if it goes on the garbage!
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Jane
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