Although I spent money like a mad woman last week, I still think I did pretty well. I was able to score free candy for the Easter Bunny, purchase a case of apples, score a ton of free yogurt and load up on my family’s favorite garlic bread and bread sticks.
Stocking up when the prices are low can be fun, but I need to start watching my pennies.
I need to keep two very important things on my radar.
#1 Canning Season {I’ll need sugar, goofy spices, and some odd ball ingredients}
#2 Summer fruit deals.
Stocking up on summer’s bounty is key for us. I would much stock up on fresh local fruit when it’s in season and freeze it, rather than be forced to buy crappy fruit at high prices during the winter.
We finished our last bag of frozen peaches the other day, and we’ve been out of blueberries for a while now. With only 3 bags of frozen blackberries and 10 quarts of raspberries left we are running seriously low on fruit.
Bottom line: We. Will. Need. Fruit. Lots and Lots of fruit!
Maybe later this week I will sit down and try to figure out just how much fruit we will need to purchase this summer, but for now, here is a show & tell of what I bought this week at the stores:
Albertsons $22.15
24 Boxes of Texas Toast/ Bread Sticks $12
24 4- Packs Activia Yogurt FREE
12 Boxes Who Nu Cookies {could taste so bad} FREE
2 Gallons of Milk $4.78
2 Boxes of Oreo’s $1.98
1 2lb Container of Ricotta Cheese $2.39
2 Salad Kits $1.00
Not bad… I did have to plug the freezer back in though to accommodate all the free yogurt and bread sticks. Ha Ha Ha.
Fred Meyer $37.26
38 lbs Fuji Apples $23.26 {The best apples on the planet!}
8 Boxes Rice Krispies $8
2 Orange Juice $5.58
4 Bags M&M’s FREE
Cabbage $.42
Guinness $3.29 {for Beef Stew & Brownies}
Parsley $.59
Total Spent This Week $63.29
Total Spent This Year $293.68
Total Spent This Year on Garden Seeds/Supplies $304.63
alexis says
So the who nu cookies are bad huh? I’ve been wondering.
Heather S. says
How do you keep that many apples? Do you refrigerate them or just keep them in the garage since it is still kind of cold? We don’t have a Fred Meyer here – that is a great price for apples, and our favorite type as well.
Helen in Meridian says
Did you see the Ed Hume seeds are 50% off at Fred Meyer or BOGO. Also Dollar Tree has mixed fruit, strawberries and peaches in the freezer secton for $1 for smoothies. They are by TJ or something from Boise . I took my FM ad for corned beef to Walmart where I price matched for their fancier corned beef for $1.88 #, making three corned beef less than $18. They freeze nicely.
Tali says
I laughed so hard at you {} about the Who-Nu…I got those once (a few boxes) cause I have a HH and a DD that love cookies and they said ‘yuck!’ I take them to work on ‘potluck’ days!
and P.S. – I got those yummee apples that same week and they are still going strong!