determined to save and build a stockpile-8/22/08
Posted 08-23-2008 at 01:25:51 AM by nmeadows0101
since I have started 5 classes this wk and the kids go back monday and hubby has some over time( used to pay bills) .
I am trying to spend OOP less than 80.00 ( key word trying).
I would like to get to where I could do like Jane4girls does on 800.00, but that is aways off yet.
it is a little out of my to go to lowes food but not much. and then when I go to lincolton to pay a bill , I can go by HT and bi-lo's. If it is really good , I can go by bi-lo's in conover ( they are a little better than the other one).
But if I can keep up with deals and sales , I think I can do pretty good.
It is going to take some trading and planning( saving on gas) also.
I am going to make this work. I have done pretty good this wk so far.
I wanted to go by target and wag. , but I have not yet.
I am thinking so this post may carrying on for a little while
I am trying to spend OOP less than 80.00 ( key word trying).
I would like to get to where I could do like Jane4girls does on 800.00, but that is aways off yet.
it is a little out of my to go to lowes food but not much. and then when I go to lincolton to pay a bill , I can go by HT and bi-lo's. If it is really good , I can go by bi-lo's in conover ( they are a little better than the other one).
But if I can keep up with deals and sales , I think I can do pretty good.
It is going to take some trading and planning( saving on gas) also.
I am going to make this work. I have done pretty good this wk so far.
I wanted to go by target and wag. , but I have not yet.
I am thinking so this post may carrying on for a little while
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 |  so far this wk.@ a few stores. OOP Total Savings Foodlion $ 22.20 $ 53.49 $ 31.29 8/21/2008bi-lo's $ 24.67 $ 74.23 $ 51.95 ht $ 1.68 $ 10.94 $ 9.26 8/22/2008Lowes food $ 22.24 $ 44.56 $ 24.32 Foodlion $ 6.54 $ 8.52 $ 1.98 $77.33 $191.74 $118.80 I am trying to keep this on a excel to keep up with it, is there another way to do or easier way? I have it on there for the mo. but this is for just this wk. that I have posted. Most of this is drinks, I dread it when I go to buy meats bc then the OOP will be higher. |
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| |  I keep track of my spending on an excel sheet as well. I also keep a comparison sheet of the items that I don't buy as often so that I have an idea of where to buy them the cheapest. I would also love to be able to do as well as Jane4girls, but that is impossible because my husband would have a fit if we didn't always have Coke, bottled water, meat, junk food, name brand cereal, etc. on hand. Even so, I am happy that my grocery bill per month is less than half of what it used to be now that I regulary watch sales and use coupons. :) |
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| | how do you do a spreadsheet of the items like? type in each 1 and the store and cost? I would think that would take lots of time and hard to keep up with? I know, my hubby wants meats and some name brands- hubby eats meats and pototoes mostly and dr. pepper, etc. that is why at the top of my wish list it is in bold. I know I am going to have to buy a pile of meats soon. I usually buy weekly. My teen is the worst - he eats so much more than I can buy at a time or find on sale usually. but I am trying. Thurs or fri. one , I stopped by HT bc they had edge shaving cream on sale . I stopped and the kids were with me and of course he saw me get it. When we got the house , I was putting things up and only found 1 edge( I only got 2 bc I had 2 q's) well he took 1 . hb got the other 1. I spent about 80.00 this wk. I know that it is going to take time but hopefully before hoildays , I will have a good start on things. |
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