tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733035893331842827.post7698634631901917933..comments2023-08-25T05:58:50.504-04:00Comments on Family Balance Sheet: Nine Ways To Save Money On Groceries Without Using CouponsFamily Balance Sheethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258319062871335770noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733035893331842827.post-59812696492758301172011-01-08T02:54:55.667-05:002011-01-08T02:54:55.667-05:00Couponing doesn't really work for me either. ...Couponing doesn't really work for me either. Like Theresa, I'm in Canada, so no doubling or tripling, most stores in my area won't accept printables, and very few are for anything I use. There are very few ways to get coupons without paying more for the source than the value of the one or two fifty cent coupons for higher priced brand name items that may be useful, so I generally don't bother with them.<br />Instead, I use generics, bulk purchases, substitutions and making my own/making from scratch. I also grow a garden and render fats for cooking. We spend one third to one half the supposed standard amount for a family of four plus pets and I think we eat pretty well. I have a very basic price book in my purse - just the best unit price, and a calculator. I'm currently tracking advertised specials on all my basics plus the rate at which they are consumed so I will be able to take best advantage of the sale cycles. I view food processing as built in hired help. If I buy it, I am also paying for someone else to do all the washing, and the peeling, and the cutting... And it's at a wage higher than I get paid as a SAHM. Just makes no sense to pay someone else more than you earm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733035893331842827.post-65497541530850944492010-03-14T14:51:54.623-04:002010-03-14T14:51:54.623-04:00Thanks for all of the kind comments and for Readin...Thanks for all of the kind comments and for Reading FBS!Family Balance Sheethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258319062871335770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733035893331842827.post-24825172134355788342010-03-12T10:14:20.198-05:002010-03-12T10:14:20.198-05:00I enjoyed this post! Thanks!I enjoyed this post! Thanks!Coupon Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068582395353909569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733035893331842827.post-56843362421794164882010-03-12T09:06:43.125-05:002010-03-12T09:06:43.125-05:00Great post. I live in Canada, where food coupons a...Great post. I live in Canada, where food coupons are hard to come by and doubling and tripling coupons is non existant. I love all your tips. <br /><br />Love your blog.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410176479138340024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733035893331842827.post-4519918081479030302010-03-12T00:15:45.855-05:002010-03-12T00:15:45.855-05:00Great post! I love to get a great coupon deal but ...Great post! I love to get a great coupon deal but find that it only happens for me maybe a couple of times a month (usually just once) and not those amazing deals like some get. But your tips are ones I've tried to follow that really help me save. One that I do is I price match at Walmart. I live in a very small town with only 2 grocery stores (one is Walmart, the other Safeway) and if it's a week that I can't drive 30-60 minutes to a different grocery store with a smokin' deal, I take the flyer to Walmart and price match. Works great!Leslie https://www.blogger.com/profile/17430815366297302202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733035893331842827.post-87735882454345115032010-03-11T12:13:59.022-05:002010-03-11T12:13:59.022-05:00This is a great post! I use coupons as often as I ...This is a great post! I use coupons as often as I can, and these tips used with coupons can save you even more! There are times I don't use my coupons, or chose to shop at a store one week that won't take the printed coupons, and I have to use other ways to save. I like the back-up meal idea. I am the QUEEN on ordering take-out when things get hectic. I know I need to have one, I've said it over and over, I just need to put the plan into action!Kristi https://www.blogger.com/profile/04496862944227818273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733035893331842827.post-44968431937369530812010-03-11T10:30:54.747-05:002010-03-11T10:30:54.747-05:00Great tips - I love coupons, but sometimes, I'...Great tips - I love coupons, but sometimes, I'm just too worn out to use them all! :)<br /><br />Thanks for linking up to my Thrifty Thursday post, too!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393396104487393526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733035893331842827.post-53740582160109795862010-03-11T09:01:01.985-05:002010-03-11T09:01:01.985-05:00Awesome tips. Ill be checking out the meal plannin...Awesome tips. Ill be checking out the meal planning post soon! Thanks for sharing!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15318966183032998930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733035893331842827.post-70098566759684260052010-03-11T08:09:42.326-05:002010-03-11T08:09:42.326-05:00Oh what an encouragement this post was!! I have fe...Oh what an encouragement this post was!! I have felt many times that I was the only coupon-clipper out there who was only getting $5-10 off per grocery trip instead of getting $500 worth of groceries for $4.74...thank you for making me feel more normal!! :-) I still use coupons when I can, but for the most part I look for the $0.99 manager specials (in produce) and the manager specials (in meat), and go with the store brands. I've found that most of the time the taste is the same (though I do have some items that I stick with brand name - Tobasco and White Lily flour come to mind). Anyway, GREAT post and much needed encouragement to me today! Blessings!C.G. Koenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711072064525912284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733035893331842827.post-72525677921305555822010-03-11T02:20:02.818-05:002010-03-11T02:20:02.818-05:00thanks for the tips!!
I also love coupons and don&...thanks for the tips!!<br />I also love coupons and don't buy anything without printable grocery coupons. My favorite coupon site http://www.clickmycoupon.com/ here you can get free printable coupons.lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08708677066704878752noreply@blogger.com