Extreme couponing, Kroger!

I went with coupon book on hand to QFC and Fred Meyers ( Kroger)

Sara Lee artisan sandwich bread 2.25.- FREE
Blue bunny ice cream 2@3.69- less 2.00 coupons - 2@2.69
Nathan's Frank's 2 @ 3.49 - BOGO coupon - 3.49 for 2
Barilla pasta @1.00 for 3 ea. 3.00 less 1.50 is 1.50 for three 
2 milks at 2.19 amd 1.89 - coupons made them .98


Total spent 12.35
Total saved 11.34-  48 percent






 Groceries on the cheap is looking at the Put Dinner On The Table meal train from a different

 pro sypective.  The emphasis is on purchasing good food( shelf- stable/ freezer staples )at the lowest possible cost and purchasing enough to last you until it goes on sale again -- Keeping a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a regular basis. It means that when you shop, rather than purchasing just what you need for a day or a week, you  buy a loss leader protein, produce you will 

need on sale, a stock item if it's a RBP, and dairy instead.    This allows you to put well balanced meals 

on the table consistently  for a four dollar a day budget per person.   You spend more time on the 

planning and shopping end of the meal train and less on the cooking end by cooking efficiently.    

Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap.   My premise is that of you can do it on four dollars a day, spending more isn't hard.   You still get more bang for your buck.