Archive for March, 2007
Pancakes, one of my favorite frugal foods
I always have some sort of pancakes in my freezer. They are such a frugal food, made with basic pantry ingredients, they freeze great and can be sweet or savory. I have them for breakfast, lunch, even dinner. Here are some of my favorite recipes, these are all tried and true: Blueberry Blueberry Sour Cream [...]
Why I really need to PLAN grocery shopping trips
Because I spent exactly TWICE as much as I usually do, that’s why. Of course, my husband was with me, so I can try and pin some of this on him. Fact is, though, he’s usually with me, because of his previously mentioned love of grocery stores. The real reason for the overspending was poor [...]
“High end” grocery stores can have some very good bargains!
A couple of years ago, I was out with a friend, and we stopped at one of those gourmet, high end grocery stores. You know the kind – the deli and bakery have you drooling; they carry varieties of cheese that you never heard of, and produce that you only read about. I had never [...]
Today’s coupon observations
I think I’ve already stated that the area where I live has very limited double coupons. Limit of 5, must spend $25 on items other than the coupon items, occurs only one day per week. Lots of restrictions; you get the idea. We certainly don’t have stores that triple coupon – or quadruple coupons (still having [...]
Tuna prices seem to be diving
First, let me say that tuna has been a pretty good bargain for a long time. I’ve been tracking prices for years, and I am still able to get tuna for 49¢ a can – same as years ago. A lot of the time, I need to go to Aldi or Save-A-Lot to get that [...]