Challenge: To trim down the grocery bills by at least 33%

According to the US Department of Labor, the average American family of four spends $8,513 per year on groceries. This statistic breaks down to $177 per person a month. My family is not the traditional nuclear family. In addition to me and my husband, we have four children -- three teenagers, a two-year-old, and a mother-in-law. Applying the above figures, our grocery bill for a family of seven should approximate to $1239 per month. And astonishingly, it has regularly fluctuated in the range of $1000- $1300. My goal is to trim this monthly pile of receipts down to $830,(including diapers, wipes, hygiene products, and restaurant bills) if not less. Being able to frugally feed my nutrition-conscious husband and appease the voracious appetites of my teenagers will be my main challenge!

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Bouquet and Card, For Free!


As I had mentioned in the last blog, Stop and Shop this week has amazing specials -- purchase any gift card of a value $25 and over, and receive a free bouquet of flowers (valued at $4.99).  The bouquet I chose was originally marked as $11.99 (actually, the sticker said $14.99), but it was placed as a manager's special for $4.99.  This allowed me to receive a big, beautiful bouquet of flowers for free, after purchasing a $25 gift card for Stop and Shop, which I will use on my next grocery trip.

The Hallmark card deal is really fantastic -- I selected baby, welcome home, and get well cards, each for 99 cents, and still received the $5 rewards coupon for my next purchase.  By selecting these inexpensive cards through this transaction, I actually earned $2.03 and special occasion Hallmark cards. 

I must not hoard.  I must not be greedy, but this is so enticing to try one more time (my flower vase can hold more, too).
Posted by Dilara Channing at 2:24 PM

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