Comments on: Grocery Spending and Menu Plan http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/03/grocery-spending-and-menu-plan/ cheerfully living on less Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:11:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Julia http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/03/grocery-spending-and-menu-plan/#comment-2924 Julia Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:51:00 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=1659#comment-2924 We have a visa from Amazon.com (based here in Seattle, so I consider it a local business ;-) which gives us about $25/month in free certificates. Nowadays, they have just about everything, including food, on their site, so I have plenty to choose from. We pay the card in full every month, never carry a balance, so it's free---extra moola is the best! And I can occasionally splurge on our own copy of a book that we originally got from a library, they have tons of used books to from individual sellers which I love to use. We have a visa from Amazon.com (based here in Seattle, so I consider it a local business ;-) which gives us about $25/month in free certificates. Nowadays, they have just about everything, including food, on their site, so I have plenty to choose from. We pay the card in full every month, never carry a balance, so it’s free—extra moola is the best! And I can occasionally splurge on our own copy of a book that we originally got from a library, they have tons of used books to from individual sellers which I love to use.

]]> By: Kristen http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/03/grocery-spending-and-menu-plan/#comment-2881 Kristen Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:40:35 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=1659#comment-2881 Liz, that stinks. But, kids usually eat more yogurt than husbands do, so you'd probably prefer that the kids eat it. It'll save ya more money! I drained some of mine today to make a thicker yogurt and I'm sending it in the husband's lunch with some cherry preserves on top. Wish me luck! lol Hopefully he'll like it. Clare, thanks for clarifying. I plan to do a post on that. None of my cards have an annual fee, and I pay everything off each month, so the rewards are just extra moola. Love that! Liz, that stinks. But, kids usually eat more yogurt than husbands do, so you’d probably prefer that the kids eat it. It’ll save ya more money!

I drained some of mine today to make a thicker yogurt and I’m sending it in the husband’s lunch with some cherry preserves on top. Wish me luck! lol Hopefully he’ll like it.

Clare, thanks for clarifying. I plan to do a post on that. None of my cards have an annual fee, and I pay everything off each month, so the rewards are just extra moola. Love that!

]]> By: Clare http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/03/grocery-spending-and-menu-plan/#comment-2869 Clare Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:35:00 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=1659#comment-2869 I was wondering about reward credit cards. I know that airline rewards cards have been around for awhile, but more and more I hear about other sorts of reward cards. Do they usually have an annual fee? I've got a cc on which I don't carry a balance (or pay a fee) that gives some percentage of my purchases to my college, but as I read about what you're buying w/your rewards, I'm beginning to think that maybe I'm missing out on something good. I was wondering about reward credit cards. I know that airline rewards cards have been around for awhile, but more and more I hear about other sorts of reward cards. Do they usually have an annual fee? I’ve got a cc on which I don’t carry a balance (or pay a fee) that gives some percentage of my purchases to my college, but as I read about what you’re buying w/your rewards, I’m beginning to think that maybe I’m missing out on something good.

]]> By: Frugal Liz http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/03/grocery-spending-and-menu-plan/#comment-2840 Frugal Liz Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:44:24 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=1659#comment-2840 My husband hates my homemade yogurt.:( My kids like it, though, so I guess that's what really matters.:P My husband hates my homemade yogurt.:(

My kids like it, though, so I guess that’s what really matters.:P

]]> By: Kristen http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/03/grocery-spending-and-menu-plan/#comment-2774 Kristen Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:26:03 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=1659#comment-2774 Valerie-I was waiting for someone to notice that! lol My husband is fond of cherry yogurt, and I still haven't figured out how to make it for him(I bought some frozen cherries and am going to give that a shot next time I make yogurt). So, every now and then when yogurt is on a good sale and I have some coupons, I buy him 10-12 little cups of yogurt. I know it produces a lot more trash than my homemade yogurt does, and even on sale with coupons, it's not as cheap, so that's why I'm going to try to figure out how to make it myself! Valerie-I was waiting for someone to notice that! lol My husband is fond of cherry yogurt, and I still haven’t figured out how to make it for him(I bought some frozen cherries and am going to give that a shot next time I make yogurt). So, every now and then when yogurt is on a good sale and I have some coupons, I buy him 10-12 little cups of yogurt.

I know it produces a lot more trash than my homemade yogurt does, and even on sale with coupons, it’s not as cheap, so that’s why I’m going to try to figure out how to make it myself!

]]> By: Valerie http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/03/grocery-spending-and-menu-plan/#comment-2773 Valerie Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:16:34 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=1659#comment-2773 Hi Kristen -- Hope you're doing well! I noticed that you purchased yogurts this week. You were making your own yogurt for a while... what spawned this purchase? Hi Kristen — Hope you’re doing well! I noticed that you purchased yogurts this week. You were making your own yogurt for a while… what spawned this purchase?

]]> By: Kristen http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/03/grocery-spending-and-menu-plan/#comment-2768 Kristen Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:11:26 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=1659#comment-2768 Just to clarify, I paid $5 to CVS, and I walked out with $5 in ECB to spend on my next shopping trip. So, I truly did only pay $5 out of pocket. Just to clarify, I paid $5 to CVS, and I walked out with $5 in ECB to spend on my next shopping trip. So, I truly did only pay $5 out of pocket.

]]> By: Kristen http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/03/grocery-spending-and-menu-plan/#comment-2767 Kristen Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:10:18 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=1659#comment-2767 Tamika, the body wash was $5, but you got $5 in ExtraCareBucks for buying it. So, I paid for that separately(spent $5, got $5 back in ECB). Then I bought the other stuff(on sale, and with coupons), used the $5 ECB to pay for it, and got another $5 in ECB back. Clare, are you wondering about the club cards that grocery stores offer, or about credit cards that offer rewards? Let me know, and I'll answer! Tamika, the body wash was $5, but you got $5 in ExtraCareBucks for buying it. So, I paid for that separately(spent $5, got $5 back in ECB). Then I bought the other stuff(on sale, and with coupons), used the $5 ECB to pay for it, and got another $5 in ECB back.

Clare, are you wondering about the club cards that grocery stores offer, or about credit cards that offer rewards? Let me know, and I’ll answer!

]]> By: Tamika http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/03/grocery-spending-and-menu-plan/#comment-2766 Tamika Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:03:28 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=1659#comment-2766 You got all those toiletries for 10 bucks????????????????????? You've GOT to be kidding me!!!! You got all those toiletries for 10 bucks????????????????????? You’ve GOT to be kidding me!!!!

]]> By: Frugal Liz http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/03/grocery-spending-and-menu-plan/#comment-2753 Frugal Liz Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:43:19 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=1659#comment-2753 This week I spent $95, but that includes a 25 pound bag of jasmine rice! Someday I'd like to get my spending down around $80...I'm still working on it. This week I spent $95, but that includes a 25 pound bag of jasmine rice! Someday I’d like to get my spending down around $80…I’m still working on it.

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