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05-03-2019 11:51 AM
@buyornot wrote:
@Snoopp wrote:I just did my budget and I spent 800 on groceries too. That is a bit high. I'm using coupons and buying what is on sale and freezing. I have a full pantry and am using that food up. You might find the same in your home. I have cut that 800 by $100 so far and hope to cut by another 100.
I had been spending way too much on qvc. I stopped that and am on month 3 with no qvc purchases.
If you have early bird dinners in your area, lots of people take advantage of them when eating out.
Yup-those are the two area that I'm concentrating on also
@buyornot you must be my twin😃
05-03-2019 02:54 PM
Retired also we stopped newspaper delivery ($50 a month) download grocery coupons to my shoppers card, they even have their own brand coupons at times. Some will order their groceries on line & pick them up later know there is a fee for that but it will stop impuse buying. I haven't done that yet. Shop sales even if you don't need pantry items especially cleaning & paper products. We go out to lunch during weekdays some have specials on certain days plus I never finish so always have lunch the next day. Weekdays at 10am til 3pm is cheaper electric rates here so I always do my laundry or run dishwasher during those times. Dollar stores do have some brand names and is great for glasses, dishes & cleaning supplies. Utube has alot of people giving ideas how to live on a budget or soc.sec.
05-03-2019 03:25 PM
The new Dollar General store near me has some great buys, and I will buy there before making a trip into town.
I buy their Clover Valley store brand canned peas 2 for $1, sweet and dill pickle relish, and pepperoncini peppers, much cheaper than the grocery store. I found Oxydol detergent there this week for $1.50, and occasionally find Ajax detergent, both of which pretty much disappeared from local shelves years ago. I also purchased the Rexall brand of aspirin and Bacitracin this week, and always get my name brand shampoo and body lotion cheaper at DG. This store also carries the packs of freeze dried fruit we feed to our chinchilla, for $1.
I am not a big generic brand shopper, but will buy certain ones I feel are as good as name brand. DG offers multiple choices, and I like finding what I need close by, in a smaller store. I love their greeting cards; nice quality paper, and so easy to write on. If I lived within walking distance of a DG, I’d probably walk there every day!
05-03-2019 04:27 PM
Grocery list? Still waiting.
05-04-2019 10:21 AM
And STILL waiting!
05-04-2019 12:49 PM
05-04-2019 01:37 PM
@IamMrsG Excellent advice. I am going to put the check register thing into practice, instead of keeping a separate accounting of the credit card amounts totals. Brilliant, just brilliant. Thank you so much.
05-04-2019 01:55 PM
Does anyone really think that the Rexall brand of aspirin is any diff than any other.
Aspirin is aspirin. Bleach is bleach and on and on.
05-04-2019 03:38 PM - edited 05-04-2019 03:39 PM
To be certain, I always compare the ingredients. It is the only way to be sure. As an example take Lea & Perrin's Worcestershire Sauce versus a store brand or another national manufacturer, like French's. Worcestershire has distilled white vinegar, molasses, sugar, water, salt, onions, anchovies, garlic cloves, tamarind extract, natrual flavorings, and chili pepper extract. For the competitors the ingredient list was not only not the same but if I recall correctly at least one had water as the first ingredient listed and a less extensive ingredent string. So that was why they were less expensive. So I purchase the original Worcestershire.
I have purchased and used the store brand versus Bayer, but I always check the ingredients list first, because formulas used can change. However, if I have a coupon, which I often do, and CVS has a sale I will buy the Bayer aspirin.
When I shop I prefer making an informed purchase rather than just "grab and go" just to get it done.
05-04-2019 04:46 PM
I’m also retired and also spent too much on food. This isn’t for everybody, but, I put a certain amount of cash into a small change bag and I use that money for food and gasoline for a month, any left over I top off for the next month, I put $250 a month into it and I kept to it, never go over the amount.
My sister and I are both retired and we spend most of our time together, shopping, travel,etc. A few years ago we decided to live together, sold one home and after awhile we downsized to one car.
You can save a lot with having one car, shop at only one store for groceries and household needs, I shop at Trader Joe’s.
Of course you need to set priorities, mine is our health and travel.
Needless to say, don’t buy from QVC.
Remember, to live on a budget doesn’t mean you’re poor, it means you use your hard earned money wisely.
Happy retirement, enjoy it!
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