Comments on: 20 Ways to Save on Groceries Without Using Coupons: #6-10

By: 20 Ways to Save on Groceries Without Using Coupons: #16-20 | The Finer Things in Life

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:08:46 +0000

[...] in case you missed them, here are methods #1-5, #6-10, and #11-20. Thanks for joining [...]

By: 20 Ways to Save on Groceries Without Using Coupons: #11-15 | The Finer Things in Life

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:56:04 +0000

[...] I have nothing against coupons, and use many myself, but let’s not forget all the ways we can save without them! Be sure to check out #1-5 and #6-10. [...]

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:59:47 +0000

@Laura, Aluminum free? Bonus! I'll have my aunt check that out the next time she heads to Sam's.

By: blue

blue — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:09:54 +0000

@Aimee B, i bought my first house with the money i saved by shopping at Aldi. I dearly miss that store, and wish they’d come out west!!! you are lucky to have it.

sam’s and costco don’t hold a candle to Aldi in terms of potential money saved. Costco used to have a $10 target price (eg, the average price of for each item purchased was $10.) A friend who works there told me that now they have a $20 target…and that seems a little high to me but not by much. I don’t buy big ticket items though.

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:13:09 +0000

In addition to buying yeast in bulk, I also buy baking powder in bulk. At Sam’s it’s not only way cheaper but also aluminum free!

By: niki

niki — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:32:34 +0000

I love the tip about buying yeast in bulk. I had no idea you could get it like that.

And I sooo wish #8 would happen to me. It never hurts to ask, huh?

Great post! Thanks for sharing.

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:15:52 +0000

I buy flour and spices in bulk. I can’t believe the money I have saved getting spices in bulk. way cheaper.

By: Michelle H.

Michelle H. — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:16:55 +0000

I think Pampers and Huggies changed their sizing recently or something. My Kroger was marking down the midsize packages to clear them out a few months ago – and I cleaned out the clearance bin. With one in size 6 and a baby in size 2 at that time I was able to buy all sizes and stockpile for later. After coupons and esavers came out very cheap! The clerk probably thought I was crazy when I came thru the checkout with nothing but a cart overflowing with diapers. : )

By: Aimee B

Aimee B — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:28:17 +0000

I like to buy canned veggies, cooking soups, milk, and some produce at Aldi. We don’t have any stores that sell in bulk here, I would love that. Good posts.

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:50:41 +0000

I love this new series you have. I love the idea of coupons but I always forget what I have and never seem to find the right time to match them to sales before they expire.

While we had to give up our Costco membership when we moved East, we live 10 miles from a Sam’s Club. We save SO much money there, it’s amazing. We always buy baking products (flour, sugar, yeast, chocolate chips, eggs) and especially meat in bulk. Basically, everything we can possibly buy from Sam’s we buy there as long as it won’t go bad before we’re able to eat it all. Thankfully, almost everything can be frozen if it doesn’t have a long shelf life, so we rarely go to the Winn Dixie anymore.