Last week my local Kroger store was having a great sale on eggs. They were selling a 2.5 dozen package for $2.49. I was out of eggs and thought this would be a great way to stock up. Quick, efficient, and cost effective.
After a few days in the fridge I needed eggs for muffins. Do you see the problem? There’s a cracked egg. So, I repackaged the eggs into traditional dozen egg containers. But guess what was left…..
Yup. I was left with 4 cracked eggs. Yuck. Now I was lucky that I didn’t have any more breakage, but I’m sad to loose 4 eggs right off the bat. So, the lesson of the day is this…if you buy eggs in bulk, repackage them once you get home.
Do you have a pile of these around your house? I cleaned out my coupon stash and came up with this big pile of coupons that have expired. Here’s a few ideas:
- Throw them away, they aren’t worth anything anyway
- Fire starters for your wood burning fireplace
- Recycle!
- Play Money
No, I’m not suggesting you use coupons as counterfeit. Let your kids play with the coupons and use them as “money.” Here’s some ideas:
- Cash for playing grocery store
- Cash for ‘admission’ to kid’s special events like their zoo, amusement park, or whatever they are playing.
And then there’s the educational angle:
- Addition practice
- Sorting into groups: same value, same product, same color, etc
- counting practice: put coupons in piles of 5′s or 10′s and then count by 5′s or ten’s
- Make a bar graph based on value
- Teach Change — if I want to buy a candy bar for 50 cents and I give you this $1, how much change do I get? (multiple ways to get the $0.50 — 1 50 cent coupon, two 25 cent coupons, a 40 cent and a 10 cent, etc)
And one of the best things about expired coupons — when you find them laying around the house after the kids go to bed — you can just throw them in the recycling because there will always be more.
If you read many blogs, you’ve probably seen posts about giveaways. At first they looked too good to be true. But I decided to enter a few. And guess what……I’ve won a few things. Before Christmas I entered a giveaway from Becky at Nickel’s ‘n Dimes. She’s a great blogger who shares deals in the Cincinnati area. Anyway, she offered a Nestle chocolate gift basket. Of course I had to enter. And then I won! Check out what came in the mail:
Hidden in this package was some juice, Ovaltine, chocolate chips, and Raisinettes. YUM! Thank you!
So, giveaways are real. And guess what…..I’ve got a giveaway coming soon. I need to check out my comment feature. So, if you don’t mind, comment on this post. This will make sure that this feature works well before the real giveaway happens next week.
Right now, Amazon is selling a 12 pack of Organic Pumpkin cans for $12. That’s $1/can. That’s the price for non-name brand on-sale pumpkin at my local Kroger last month. I haven’t used this pumpkin — yet, but I’m going to give it a try. Will you join me? Recent reviews say that the dented can issue seems to be resolved. And use by dates of 2013 are reported. I’ve been wanting to make up some Pumpkin Muffins and Pumpkin Breads. Do you have a favorite recipe to share?
Note: prices change all the time at Amazon. If you see this pumpkin at $12, I’d suggest you buy it now. We have no idea when the price will go up.
I know it’s almost Christmas, but I have a *few* photos I need reprints of. My Sunday paper had ads full of photo deals from local stores. The best one I saw was for $0.15/print (when you buy 50) at Walgreen’s. I was almost ready to upload my photos and then head on over, but then I remembered another store with competitive prices….Meijer. Meijer has teamed up with Snapfish to offer photo printing services. This week I can upload pictures today and have them ready tomorrow for $0.10 each. No minimum, and no limit. Yeah! I already need to go to Meijer and pick up a few other things. Now, I can make one stop — and save some money.
Where do you go for last minute photo reprints?
Save-a-Lot is not on my normal route of grocery stores. It’s out of the way, in nearby city. But perhaps I need to make it part of my routine occasionally. Today I got an e-mail with this week’s sale flyer. I think I’m going to pick up a few things there and maybe you’ll want to too. You can see your local ad at SaveALot.com
My ad says these prices are good through Jan 1st.
- Libby’s pineapple chunks $0.99
- Kraft chunk cheese 10 ounces $1.79 (that’s the same as $1.43 for 8 ounces)
- store brand cool-whip $0.79
- Kraft cream cheese $0.89
- baby carrots 1# $0.79
- Ritz crackers (regular 16oz box) $1.79
Happy Savings!
The people at Yoplait are helping to fight cancer. Their campaign “Yoplait Save Lids to Save Lives” is running until the end of the year. For every pink lid sent in through December 31, 2010, Yoplait will
donate 10 cents to Susan G. Komen for the Cure® for up to $1.6 million, with a minimum donation of $500,000. Visit YourLidMatters.com for lid collection tips and tools!
And as a special deal, Yoplait is offering my readers a coupon for 50 cents off 4 yogurts. Get your Yoplait Coupon before the supply is gone.
Regular Price: 69 cents * 4 – $1 (my stores double) = $1.76 or $0.44 per yogurt
On Sale: 50 cents * 4 – $1 (my store doubles) = $1 or $0.25 per yogurt!
This is the kind of savings I *love.* Couple a coupon with a sale and reduce your grocery bill.
