Some people may say I am frugal, but they are just being polite. I am outright stingy. Each day I try to find new cheap ways to live. It may not be for everyone, but it is for me... unless I win the lottery soon. Then I am going for a shopping spree at Walmart. So please join me in my thrifty journey through life.
Showing posts with label savings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label savings. Show all posts
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Have Yourself a Low-Budget Valentine's Day!
Let's face it, most of us don't even really like Valentine's Day. Somehow, someway, we still get talked into celebrating it. This year, forget about really celebrating Valentine's Day! Why not do some low-budget stuff at home instead?
You can listen to some nice anti-love songs for Valentine's Day. Why bother finding someone to celebrate with when you can celebrate by listening to cheating songs, weird love songs, and break-up songs. It might be the most fun you'll have on Valentine's Day.
If you don't want to mope by yourself, how about getting some cheap, fun stuff at Target with your friends? Perhaps you'd like to shop for cheesy, low-budget Valentine's Day items at Claire's. Better yet, you can always go to the dollar store and go crazy buying loads of cheap candy. Just sit around after shopping, and you and your single friends can go crazy with the calories. Good times!
I mean, you could actually decide to do something productive like go to work. Of course, that is not really a celebration. That is more like torture. By hey, you've got to make money to pay all those bills, right? Right! You can also just celebrate at home with a nice dinner, or hang out with your pets, or stalk your exes online. There are are so many options when it comes to Valentine's Day!
So just remember, Valentine's Day is really just like any other day. If it were an actual holiday, we wouldn't have to go to work. So don't get too carried away! Go crazy at the dollar store or hang out at home. Keep it simple and low-budget!
Friday, January 20, 2012
Safeway Savings This Weekend
Right now (January 18 - 24, 2012) Safeway supermarket is having some amazing deals. If you live an area with a Safeway grocery store, I highly recommend visiting them. First and foremost, you need to get a Safeway sales paper. Not only will it tell you all the sales items, there are a number of incredible coupon deals.
If you are like me, you are probably already clipping coupons from the packets that come in the newspaper each weekend. What you may not know is you can use the manufacturer coupons you find in the Sunday paper along with the store coupons at Safeway. Also, if the coupon is below 99 cents or less, Safeway will double it. This equals unbelievable savings right now. It is a great time to stock up.
I just came from Safeway and I would like to share some of the bargains I got:
V8 Fusion Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Regular price: $3.99
Safeway Club sale price: $2.49
Store coupon: - .50
Manufacturer's coupon: .75 doubled (total -$1.50)
TOTAL PRICE PAID: 49 cents!
If you know anything about V8 Fusion, you know this is an excellent deal. Even when it is on sale at stores like Target or Walmart, the price rarely goes below $2.50.
Another example is:
Prego Vegetable Smart Pasta Sauce
Regular price: $2.99
Safeway Club sale price: $1.99
Safeway coupon: - .50
Manufacturer's coupon: - $1.00 (However, 2 jars had to be purchased to get this price, so it was 50 cents off per jar.)
TOTAL PRICE PAID: 99 cents!
Even if you ordinarily shop at another grocery store, or perhaps you go to a discount store like Walmart for juice, pasta sauce, and that type of thing, you should give Safeway a try this weekend. It is important to have the Safeway coupons and the manufacturer coupons, too. If you do that, you will save way beyond what you would save at a discount store this weekend.
Some other sale and coupon items that are a bargain:
If you are like me, you are probably already clipping coupons from the packets that come in the newspaper each weekend. What you may not know is you can use the manufacturer coupons you find in the Sunday paper along with the store coupons at Safeway. Also, if the coupon is below 99 cents or less, Safeway will double it. This equals unbelievable savings right now. It is a great time to stock up.
I just came from Safeway and I would like to share some of the bargains I got:
V8 Fusion Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Regular price: $3.99
Safeway Club sale price: $2.49
Store coupon: - .50
Manufacturer's coupon: .75 doubled (total -$1.50)
TOTAL PRICE PAID: 49 cents!
If you know anything about V8 Fusion, you know this is an excellent deal. Even when it is on sale at stores like Target or Walmart, the price rarely goes below $2.50.
Another example is:
Prego Vegetable Smart Pasta Sauce
Regular price: $2.99
Safeway Club sale price: $1.99
Safeway coupon: - .50
Manufacturer's coupon: - $1.00 (However, 2 jars had to be purchased to get this price, so it was 50 cents off per jar.)
TOTAL PRICE PAID: 99 cents!
Even if you ordinarily shop at another grocery store, or perhaps you go to a discount store like Walmart for juice, pasta sauce, and that type of thing, you should give Safeway a try this weekend. It is important to have the Safeway coupons and the manufacturer coupons, too. If you do that, you will save way beyond what you would save at a discount store this weekend.
Some other sale and coupon items that are a bargain:
- Gatorade
- Nature Valley granola bars
- Hot dog and hamburger buns (Safeway brand)
- Morningstar Farms frozen foods
- Glad containers
- Tide
- Cheerios
- Pantene
- 7 Up
- Colgate
- Pop Secret popcorn
- Duracell
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