This past week or so has been a great week for free stuff.
I have received a total of $45 in gift cards to restaurants for free. (More on those in another post)
I have received a $25 restaurant gift certificate for a cost of only $4. I will have to spend an additional $10, so, in theory, it's like getting a $35 restuarant experience, but paying only $14 (plus tip, of course). Even that is not in the budget today, but, I will eventually take advantage of it.
I recieved a free pair of Asics socks. They were super soft and cushiony, and they wick away your sweat!
I recieved a free sample of crystal light.
I will have to post more about the assortment of programs I currently spend time on to get deals and rewards in the future. Stay tuned!
Monday, June 30, 2008
Saturday, June 28, 2008
This Week's Haul
This week I spent $35 on groceries. I took a picture to help myself see where my money goes. I bought no meat this week. I bought barely any veggies and no fruit. I still spent $35 and bought almost no processed foods!!!! Crap!
I feel like I'm on a hamster wheel that I can't get off. How did the price of feeding ourselves get so high?
Monday, June 23, 2008
Stretching Grocery Dollars
I have to do a lot more of this before it will be second nature, but, my goal is to eat as inexpensively as possible.
I started off my week with a pretty stocked fridge. When I went grocery shopping I planned to spend very little. In fact, I decided I needed no meat. But, I decided to check for any bargains anyway, and I came up with the mother load. I bought over 10 lbs of ground beef for about $15. I thought this was pretty good. I packed them all up into baggies, about 1/2 lb each. This makes the price of the meat in each meal I will make roughly $.75.
Yesterday, I used my meat to make lasagna. I bought the sauce at the dollar store. I bought the noodles on sale in the supermarket for $1.00. I bought the mozerella cheese on sale for $2.50. I had the ricotta on hand already, and I don't remember what I paid for that. I will guess it was about $2.50 also. That makes the cost of everything about $7.75 We made eight servings with this, so our cost per meal was about $.97. It fits into my "under a buck per meal" budget.
Stay tuned to what I do next!
I started off my week with a pretty stocked fridge. When I went grocery shopping I planned to spend very little. In fact, I decided I needed no meat. But, I decided to check for any bargains anyway, and I came up with the mother load. I bought over 10 lbs of ground beef for about $15. I thought this was pretty good. I packed them all up into baggies, about 1/2 lb each. This makes the price of the meat in each meal I will make roughly $.75.
Yesterday, I used my meat to make lasagna. I bought the sauce at the dollar store. I bought the noodles on sale in the supermarket for $1.00. I bought the mozerella cheese on sale for $2.50. I had the ricotta on hand already, and I don't remember what I paid for that. I will guess it was about $2.50 also. That makes the cost of everything about $7.75 We made eight servings with this, so our cost per meal was about $.97. It fits into my "under a buck per meal" budget.
Stay tuned to what I do next!
I started a blog...
I started this blog to help myself stay focused on my ultimate goal -- stretching dollars.
I know that I'm not the only one doing this, and I hope you'll join me in my journey.
Margaret
I know that I'm not the only one doing this, and I hope you'll join me in my journey.
Margaret
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