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!

Thursday, September 29, 2011

The Ulta Experience

I love grand openings.  The Northborough Crossing's Ulta Salon/Cosmetics/Fragrance store gave me the most favorable impression.  Their Revlon and Neutrogena products were all 40% off this week, making the new Revlon Age Defying DNA creme only $8.99.  With a $5 coupon from the Sunday inserts, the bottle came out to only $3.99.  The Neutrogena Deep Clean Face wash came out to $4.41 after a coupon.

With their special flyer coupon of $3.50 off a purchase of $10, my total bill for everything was a mere $5.31!

Signing up as a member of the "Club at ULTA" game me another $30 worth of free products -- Oscar Blandi shampoo spray, Kendra volume spray, and Ulta body lotion and mascara.  

What an "ulta" mate beauty shopping experience!
Posted by Dilara Channing at 10:34 AM

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