One way to save on your grocery bill is to check the dates on the food products before you buy them.  Just tonight I was shopping and found shredded cheese and flour tortilla shells that were several weeks out of date.  The cheese was moldy and I’m sure it won’t be long before the tortilla shells taste badly. 

While many items are still good for a while past their best by date, it’s important to get fresh products so that they’ll last longer and taste better.  If you like to stockpile groceries while they’re at rock bottom prices (or buy ahead), …read more

Food Lion is having a great sale this week.  I stopped by twice today to pick up some of their bargains. Many are worth stockpiling, which will help save you money later.

3 day sale (Friday, Saturday, Sunday):

12 inch Food Lion self rising or thin crust pizza 5/$10, limit 5
5 oz Food Lion chunk light tuna 3/$1, limit 6
64 oz Food Lion apple juice $.99, limit 4
6-16 ct Food Lion ice cream sandwiches, bars, and cones 2/$3, limit 4

Other sales:

26-32 load Wisk laundry deterent (includes H-E) $2.99, limit 2
48 oz Edy’s ice cream buy 1 get 1 free, limit 2
seedless grapes $.99/lb
half …read more

If you’ve been reading Thrifty Mommy for a while, then you know that I enjoy buying birthday presents for my kids when they are on clearance.  I try to shop around for things I know my children will like, except I don’t have the guilt of paying outrageous prices for their toys and I don’t feel too much of a loss if the item becomes forgotten and ends up in the yard sale.
Alligator Girl’s birthday is July 4th and here’s a look at the cool stuff she got, thanks to her Thrifty Mommy! 

MagNext magnet set – This was …read more

CVS is having a great sale on tuna fish and soup.  Right now, you can get cans of Bumble Bee tuna fish, Campbell’s chicken noodle soup, and Campbell’s tomato soup for only $.50/can.

I stopped by earlier this week and picked up about 12 cans or so,  but I’m thinking of getting a few more.  Stockpiling foods when they’re at their lowest prices can really save a lot of money.
What foods are you stockpiling this week?

Hello everyone.  I went to Food Lion last night to pick up a few things and found a few bargains.  Here’s a few deals I found:

Marie Callendar’s frozen dinners and entrees are buy 1 get 1 free.  Then be sure to look on the freezer door for the blinkie machine.  There is a coupon for $.75 off one Marie Callendar’s Pasta Al Dente entree.  The pasta entrees are normally $3.99 and are on sale for $2.  Using the coupon makes them only $1.25!  If your blinkie machine is out of coupons (like mine) look inside on the freezer shelves.  Sometimes …read more

In the past few weeks, I’ve mentioned why I stockpile groceries and also told you some about the things I’m stockpiling.  A few weeks ago, I stockpiled ground chuck while it was $1.69/lb and I also bought a few packs of boneless chicken breasts.  It wasn’t the lowest price I’ve paid, but at $1.99/lb I decided to buy some for the freezer. 
Also, last week I shopped at Harris Teeter while they were having their triple coupon sale.  I ended up with about $160 in groceries for only $60.  My cabinets are pretty full right now and other than fresh items (milk, …read more

Yesterday, I gave a small introduction to stockpiling basics.  You can expect more of these money saving tips in upcoming posts.  Some of you may be wondering what I am stockpiling this week.  This week, I am stockpiling ground chuck.

Food Lion has their ground chuck on sale this week for only $1.69/lb.  Normally, you would pay $3.50 or more per pound for ground chuck.  You certainly don’t want to pay that price when you can stockpile it now on sale for later use.  By the way, if you plan on heading out to Food Lion, you’ll want to check this Food …read more

It’s no secret that the cost of living is constantly increasing.  I find myself spending more on regular every day items than I did last year.  Although prices are rising, there is a way to cut tremendous savings off your grocery bill.  This savings method is called stockpiling. 

There are two types of buying.  The first type of buying is need buying.  This is when you buy the things that you need at that moment.  Of course, need buying causes you to pay full price for items.  How many times have you gone to the store to buy something that you needed …read more

I’ve mentioned that I’ve been a bit busier than normal and here’s one of the reasons.  I was invited to speak at a Clark Howard event that took place this past weekend.
I have been a Clark Howard fan for quite a while, so I was very excited about this opportunity.  Unfortunately, the radio stations here do not air his shows each day, so I am not able to post his tips as frequently as I would like.  

Yep, that’s Clark and me.     Two others and I spoke about saving money with couponing, meal planning, and stockpiling.  The other two speakers of …read more

I had to take J to a doctor’s appointment this week.  We passed by Harris Teeter and I suddenly remembered that they were having triple coupons.  Then I was so mad at myself because I didn’t bring my coupons (was driving hubby’s car).  Harris Teeter is 30 minutes from my house. 
After the appointment, I decided to take a walk through Harris Teeter to see what their specials were, without the triple coupon savings.  I found several great deals.  I picked up some cube steak, stew meat, boneless chicken, and deli meats and cheese.  All were good prices. 

Then I wandered down …read more