TromboneAl
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Eighty six cents for two beers....what kind of beer do you drink?
Natural Light. $12.99/30 cans at RiteAid ($11.99 until recently).
Eighty six cents for two beers....what kind of beer do you drink?
Natural Light. $12.99/30 cans at RiteAid ($11.99 until recently).
Holy crap on a cracker that is good stuff.
Is crap on a cracker as good as $#!+ on a Shingle? sorry, couldn't resist! I am awful.
Moe, like you, I don't (can't) break "food" out from the general "grocery" category. If it was purchased at Giant or BJs, and it wasn't a major electronic item, it's counted as groceries.
We spend about $400 a month for 2 people and 2 cats, and that's with a separate freezer, coupon clipping, stocking up during sales, and some Depression-era food-stretching tips I learned from my Mom.
As others have pointed out, good food costs more of late. Fruit, whole grains,vegetables, meat, and fish have all gone up.
Ive said to people $@#@ on a shingle before and they looked at me funny. At least I know someone else knows what Im talking about now
Oh, I know many things...few of them useful...I have a mind like a cluttered attic sometimes!
Sliced Turkey - $5.99/lb not the best deal but a lot better than paying $10.99/lb at Harris Teeter
You buy sliced turkey? What a wastrel. Just kidding Buy a couple of whole turkeys on sale (.59 to .79 a pound). Store them in the freezer. Roast a turkey. When it's all cooked and has cooled, remove the breast meat, slice it with a slicer or good sharp chef's knife, package the slices in aluminum foil, label/date, store in freezer till needed. Boil the turkey carcass for soup stock. Make a couple gallons of turkey vegetable soup, using the rest of the meat. We can eat hearty for a week on that soup, and we're bigger-than-average, active folks with good appetites...
Thanks for the reply. What kind of meats do you get from Costco and do you freeze them? I'm trying to decide on getting a membership to a wholesale club. If there was one closer or more than 2 of us, I would definitely do it.
If I get a chance I'll drive around today, compare some of the prices, and respond back the best savings
Bank, it sounds as if you're following some South Beach variation, with low carb and low fat, with a large portion of your calories coming from protein.
Gator,
That's quite an advanced vegetarian diet. How does your monthly bill compare with the $400 or so that most of us appear to be laying out for groceries?
(Granted, I include coffee, aluminum foil, napkins, and cat food in our $400--we probably spend <$350 a month on human foodage).