Scored at the store yesterday. Seems their sales were primarily things I needed or would normally buy. Several of the coupons were for a single item only because the price was so good.
However, my mom wanted to get out of the house and joined me. A kind shopper had left some of the great coupons on the items that they didnt need..so my mom bought seconds of some of the items that were ONE only. I got 6.5 lbs of thick bacon for $9.99; 24 pack of Coke for $4.99; hamburger for $1.69 lb; classico pasta sauce $1.23; orange juice, cookies, pork chops...all in all; $178 in groceries for $99.
The checker said that he was seeing more coupons this weekend than he had seen in a long time. Most likely this is a combo of some really good deals, and more people taking advantage of frugal opportunities. In any case, I was glad to see the shelves well stocked on the bargains. Thank you Safeway!
I had some Costco mega-pack of hamburger buns in the freezer and plenty of hamburger...so...
So, we invited all the kids, some of their friends, grandkids over last night and had a bonfire and bbq. I had some red potatoes on hand so I looked up a recipe for red potato salad (potatoes; bacon; celery; eggs; miracle whip and sour creme + salt and pepper to taste) My first attempt at potato salad and it was a big hit.
I fed everyone for about $20. Oh, and I had picked up a package of marshmallows and everyone enjoyed toasted-gooey-yumminess for dessert. The little guys loved it. My grandson (4) had spent the night with us on Friday, so he spent yesterday as papa's shadow, setting up the bonfire, getting the firewood, etc. He didnt take a nap, so by 8pm, the little guy was pooped. I am sure he conked on the drive home and had sweet dreams last night. I know I slept like a baby.
Today we have no plans to leave the house. We have plenty of food and no desire to go anywhere, so it will most likely be a lazy-jamma-type day.
Good day to catch up on laundry, etc. But for now, its coffee time!
Savings at the grocery store
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That was a great price on the Classico. Cheapest I've seen is $2.
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