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!

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

BOGO -- What I Didn't Know


I used to think that buy one get one free (BOGO) sales were just wonderful.  Well, now I know there is something even better -- using a BOGO manufacturer coupon at a BOGO sale.  The results?  Two free products.

I was skeptical that this would even happen.  But I tried it at Rite Aid yesterday -- the cashier rang up the two deodorant sticks, one at $3.49, the other at $0.  Then, as she entered the coupons, deducted another $3.49!

Plus, the Irish Spring body wash is on sale this week for $2.99.  The register prints out a +UP reward coupon for $2 off your  next purchase.  I would have paid only 99 cents, but then I also used a $1 coupon in my purse, making the product -1 cent.

The best part of the transaction was the Crest Pro Health toothpaste.  It was on sale for $2.69 with a +UP reward coupon for $2.69, but I applied a $1 coupon, making the toothpaste not only free, but a small money maker.

I think Rite Aid is the rite place to go!
Posted by Dilara Channing at 3:52 AM

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