Here's the lowdown on my recent trip. What we kept (baking powder, tomato sauce, grape jelly, brownie mixes, noodles, pasta, powdered creamers, Chex mix, Ziploc bags, and Puffs tissues) cost me $24. I was paid $73 for the rest of the items, which I sold to a local salvage store. So I profitted $49 from the trip. Definitely worth the time, don't you think?Another great grocery shopping day today. I don't know if I can ever go back to my old way of shopping again.
~Joan
3 comments:
Hi Joan,
It's very neat to read about how you are saving money on groceries - and if I understand correctly, making money as well.
We don't have the coupon thing up here. In the odd blue moon a store might have a coupon for one or two items and it's like 50 cents off one of those things - and that's it. We don't have coupons in the mail, or in the newspaper or on the websites.
One thing I take advantage of is: buy $250 worth of groceries and get $30.00 off.
There is another store that has 10% Tuesdays - on the first Tuesday of every month, you get 10% off your whole grocery order.
Yes it all helps, but there is not near the savings that you are talking about.
I try to save by buying in bulk or very large quantites and also buying sales. WE buy almost no meat and prefer to hunt or buy direct from a farmer. And we grow several gardens full of vegetables. That helps a lot.
Nice to read your blog,
Grace.
I think there were a couple more heart-shaped patatos in the bag, mom
~Isaac~
Joan, Just found your blog and like you I am trying to use coupons, shop wisely, etc. to save money. Would you mind explaining a little more about how you sell to a salvage shop?Thanks so much, love your quilts!
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