I
am super excited to report that my freezer and pantry are well stocked and
ready for the cold winter months ahead as well as the upcoming holidays. Usually I will combine the budget for
November and December into one lump sum so I can take advantage of sales at the
holidays. I did that this year too and
after visiting four stores I was able to get everything on my list with plenty
of money left over. Needless to say I am
tickled beyond belief. J
Bright
and early I went to Albertson's and bought loss leaders and marked down
meat. I was able to get steak, which we
haven't had for awhile, as well as ground beef.
All the steaks had $2 and $3 OFF coupons attached to them.
I
was thrilled to get some extras for the holidays. A store coupon afforded us marshmallows at
25¢ a bag for toasting on the back deck fire pot and minis for cocoa. Ricotta was marked down to 99¢ and bagels
too. Eggs were on sale for 99¢ a
dozen. The cuties were $3.99 and the 4# bags of sugar were $1.50 each.
The
ibuprofen was 49¢ with store coupon.
At
Winco I stocked up on pasta from the Mexican and Asian food aisle. Rice, beans and a variety of tortillas also.
I
rounded out my canned goods stock with tomato sauce, olives, pesto, soy sauce,
etc. I was low on garlic powder and
dried basil so I grabbed that from the bulk bin. I also got pecans from the bulk bin for a pie
at Christmas.
The
corn dogs were on sale for $2.98 a box so I bought two. Bulk bacon, a family pack of sausage and a
package of bologna. Not the healthiest
meats but we love them.
At
the dollar store I found canned pumpkin and coconut milk. I picked up an extra package of pepperoni
slices and lasagna noodles. The bag of
cheese balls was just because.
Dollar store finds |
I
have a handful of items I still need for holiday dinners and a couple of
birthdays coming up next week, but for the most part we are sitting pretty darn
good.
Yesterday I did a lot of pantry shopping and really scored great prices. :-) Frys (Fred Meyer) had killer sales going and it was more than I could bear to pass up. lol
ReplyDeleteIsn't it awesome when the stores have great buys like that! I found a few more things on sale this week and I'll probably grab those today while I'm out and about.
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