Yep I did it again

Again, I watched the season premier of Extreme Cheapskates
I was somewhat grossed out and mostly I would be embarrassed if I ever did that stuff.
(Not to mention the poor kids of these people)
Also, keep in mind, the title says it all
EXTREME
sensational for TV

I have said it before, there is frugal, then there is cheap.
I consider myself frugal.
Willing to spend money, on the best value.

Junk Mail

Sometimes it is a good to be on a mailing list.
Got a  coupon for a free full sized bath product.
Got to treat myself to one of my favorite scents .

Close up, just in case you miss the total. 0.00

Pumpkin from a book

You may have seen, I made trees from magazines
You can make a pumpkin from a book.  
I had an old paperback lying around, too beat up to donate.
An Ann Rice book, perfect for Halloween.
Had all the supplies around the house, so this project was free.

 

 

Cutting the pages

Changing my Ways Part 2

Tried another store, a grocery outlet
This one is called Swans Pantry in Exton
Here is what I got.
And Pumpkins too.
3.99 for a big pumpkin
The whole order was 28.00
Cereal for .99 or 1.49 !
Ocean Spray cranberry juice, soup, spices....

Love the Library

My son's school REALLY pushes ordering the Scholastic books
Well, all the "New" books my son wanted, I ordered through my local library.
I have 6 on hold now and 5 will be ready in a few day if not sooner.
The 6th book has quite the waiting list.
Still...5 books to read for free!

One GIANT leap for Pam

Went to Giant today, not my normal store...but they have soda on sale 4/4.  My buy price is .99.  I bought 8 and had 4 1.00/2 coupons.  My brand name sodas were .50 for a 2 ltr bottle.  4.00 for 8 bottles of soda.
Next Dannon yogurt 4 pk 1.89 - 1.00 coupon.  .89 for 4 yogurts
Lastly, Giant brand cereal 5/5. 1.00 for a box of cereal, yes please.
And I bought milk, the most expensive thing on the list and no coupon...still I think I did great.

Changing my ways

I have mentioned in the past that I grocery shop once a month at a Shoprite no where near my house.
With coupon policies changing and the price of gas and food going up, I need to re-evaluate my shopping strategies.

For the past month I have shopped local stores for just a few items, mostly on clearance.

Here is what I have found

Giant has a great Clearance rack

.99 cent  lb for prepared BBQ Chicken quarters

That is a lot of chicken for .99 lb

Bread for less than $1.00

Fruit and Grain bars for 1.19

Yep, I bought all they had.  4 boxes