Normally I try not to drink a lot of Coke and Pepsi products. But my girlfriend has an addiction to Mountain Dew, so we always have it on our grocery list. Since she pays for the groceries, I don’t complain too much. Just like everything else, the price of soda
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ISO Low Priced Beer
Before my income went below the poverty level, I didn’t think too much about what beer I was buying, as long as it was a good brand. Those days are long gone and now I have to go with lower price options for my weekend refreshment. It reminds me of
Continue readingThe Buy 5 Save $5 Promo
Whoever came up with the “Buy 5 save $5” grocery promo is a genius. In this promo you buy 5 items from a list of hundreds of items and save $5 off those items. The items you can select usually range in price from $3 to $10. Trying to choose
Continue readingWinter is Like a Survival Show
It’s the middle of winter in central Minnesota and we have about 3 feet of snow on the ground. The temperature has been below freezing most days since early December this year. In past years, when I was working, we would go shopping or to the casino to get some
Continue readingCost of Food in 2022
I added up all of our grocery expenses for 2022 to see how much we spent on food. We live in the United States and our household consists of two people. The majority of our grocery shopping is done at one store which is just down the street from our
Continue reading2023 Wish List
In 2022 I was only able to knock the Battery Maintainer from my wish list. It was the lowest priced item. I ended up getting two of them, one for each vehicle. I need to replace one of my vehicles which are both over 12 years old. But, with the
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