Today’s Thrifty Ramblings
April 11, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under frugal living
I have a bunch of stuff rattling around in my mind and thought I’d let you in my little world. 
I had to fill up with gas today. It’s $3.25/gallon!!! :sigh:
I stopped at another discount grocery store we have here. This one isn’t as nice as the one across town, but I picked up a few things. The store also carries some clearanced out Kohl’s clothing. Today I picked a fleece jacket for my daughter and a Thomas the Train robe for my son. Each were $2.99. I know it’s hard to imagine buying winter stuff when it’s so warm outside, but this is one of the things that saves me so much money.
Lowe’s Foods finally has more of the reusable bags in stock. I mentioned them a few weeks ago and they’ve been out ever since. Did you folks go and buy them all???? lol I had about 2800 pts, so I used 2500 pts to buy 2 more bags. Now I have 4 bags. As I said before, these bags hold a lot more than regular plastic bags. Each time I take these bags back to Lowe’s Foods, I’ll earn another 200 pts (50 pts/bag). Hopefully, if I get one more bag, I won’t have to use plastic anymore. “Oh happy day . . . ”
Don’t forget about the poll to the right.
It is so stinkin’ hot that we’ve had to turn on the a/c. :( Next week it’s supposed to be a bit cooler though. I like it when we don’t need any heat or air.
I’m making chicken parmesan for supper tonight. I need to share that recipe with you all sometime.
Well, I have a ton of newspapers to go through so I better go. What are you up to today? Do you have any plans for this weekend?
Do You Bring Your Own Bags to the Store?
March 26, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under poll
The recent article about reusable bags has brought about some good conversation. It’s time to poll our thrifty readers to see what you do. Do you have reusable bags that you take to the grocery store? Are you stuck on the plastic bags and couldn’t live without them? Let us know.
LRN