I'm not a regular grocery shopper. I buy stuff before I even need it, matching manufacturer coupons with store sales. This way I'm able to "shop" from my own pantry and pay a fraction of retail with items I use. No, we will not use all those bags of cough drops this month, but we will use them this year. When I make meals for us, I menu plan around what we already have on our shelves and in the freezer. There are occasional items I have to pay full price for, but they are the exception as I build up my food storage with stuff we actually use, all for less then I used to spend to get us by every month.
not including wic:
Retails: $565.80
Total Spent: $158.64
Percent Off: 72%
This month I was able to stock up on chocolate (a necessity!), razors, cheese, batteries, frozen and canned vegetables, crackers, cream soup, chicken broth, tomato sauce, butter, brownie mix, pasta sauce, oil, ice cream, pies, cookie mix, cough drops, evaporated milk, tylenol, yogurt, marshmallows, saltines, toilet paper, pepperoni, tuna, kleenex, chili, and cookies. The brownies and cookies became my neighbor Christmas gifts for all but free! Sweet!
WIC items
Retails: about $65
Total Spent: FREE
thanks WIC!
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