Comments on: Play It Again, Momma: 35 Ways to Reduce That Grocery Budget http://momadvice.com/blog/2009/06/play-it-again-momma-35-ways-to-reduce-that-grocery-budget Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Erin Muise http://momadvice.com/blog/2009/06/play-it-again-momma-35-ways-to-reduce-that-grocery-budget/comment-page-1#comment-23899 Erin Muise Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:18:35 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=192#comment-23899 oh ya, I stockpile flour, rice, oats, sugar, chocolate powder, chocolate chips, spices, almonds, canned soups, and cake/baking mixes when they are discounted or very reasonable. oh ya, I stockpile flour, rice, oats, sugar, chocolate powder, chocolate chips, spices, almonds, canned soups, and cake/baking mixes when they are discounted or very reasonable.

]]> By: Erin Muise http://momadvice.com/blog/2009/06/play-it-again-momma-35-ways-to-reduce-that-grocery-budget/comment-page-1#comment-23898 Erin Muise Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:15:11 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=192#comment-23898 I grow bell peppers, yellow hot wax peppers, trying cayenne and jalepeno after I dragged them in for the winter, tomatoes (not that successfully but keeps the plants alive), greek oregano, spring onions (just save a bulb, plant it in a pot and eat the tops- put it somewhere where the smell won't bother you), marigolds are edible- I take a few leaves and put them in omelets and stir fries- wild apples, sheep sorrel (a weed with a yummy lemon taste), wild raspberries and strawberries, italian oregano outdoors, and raised vegetable beds when weather permits- tomato, lettuce, 3 kinds of peppers, garlic, beans, dill, basil. I live in Nova Scotia, but fortunately I have large windowsills in my 50 plus yr. house. Each night, I say good night to all my plant friends with some water- hot peppers don't need it every night. Why bother with houseplants you can't eat?? I grow bell peppers, yellow hot wax peppers, trying cayenne and jalepeno after I dragged them in for the winter, tomatoes (not that successfully but keeps the plants alive), greek oregano, spring onions (just save a bulb, plant it in a pot and eat the tops- put it somewhere where the smell won’t bother you), marigolds are edible- I take a few leaves and put them in omelets and stir fries- wild apples, sheep sorrel (a weed with a yummy lemon taste), wild raspberries and strawberries, italian oregano outdoors, and raised vegetable beds when weather permits- tomato, lettuce, 3 kinds of peppers, garlic, beans, dill, basil. I live in Nova Scotia, but fortunately I have large windowsills in my 50 plus yr. house. Each night, I say good night to all my plant friends with some water- hot peppers don’t need it every night. Why bother with houseplants you can’t eat??

]]> By: The Motherload » Eating Healthy at Aldi Supermarket? Yes, You Can! http://momadvice.com/blog/2009/06/play-it-again-momma-35-ways-to-reduce-that-grocery-budget/comment-page-1#comment-18175 The Motherload » Eating Healthy at Aldi Supermarket? Yes, You Can! Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:02:24 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=192#comment-18175 [...] 35 Ways to Reduce That Grocery Budget [...] [...] 35 Ways to Reduce That Grocery Budget [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://momadvice.com/blog/2009/06/play-it-again-momma-35-ways-to-reduce-that-grocery-budget/comment-page-1#comment-1787 Anonymous Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:51:22 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=192#comment-1787 Thanks for all the tips - they are great reminders! A++!! Thanks for all the tips – they are great reminders! A++!!

]]> By: Jessica Morris http://momadvice.com/blog/2009/06/play-it-again-momma-35-ways-to-reduce-that-grocery-budget/comment-page-1#comment-1788 Jessica Morris Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:21:46 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=192#comment-1788 Great list! :)<br />One I would add is "Don't take your husband shopping with you." <br />We spend more money when we go grocery shopping together! Great list! :)
One I would add is "Don't take your husband shopping with you."
We spend more money when we go grocery shopping together!

]]> By: Jenn @ Frugal Upstate http://momadvice.com/blog/2009/06/play-it-again-momma-35-ways-to-reduce-that-grocery-budget/comment-page-1#comment-1789 Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:55:17 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=192#comment-1789 Great tips! It's fun to read through and see how many of them I'm already doing. Great tips! It's fun to read through and see how many of them I'm already doing.

]]> By: kaydee http://momadvice.com/blog/2009/06/play-it-again-momma-35-ways-to-reduce-that-grocery-budget/comment-page-1#comment-1790 kaydee Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:18:14 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=192#comment-1790 These are really great ideas! I'm going to try these--we do bake our own bread and that has really brought down the bill. For those who are REALLY hurting there is a website called www.angelfoodministries.com which is a group of churches around the country providing excellent boxes of food at a reduced cost. These are really great ideas! I'm going to try these–we do bake our own bread and that has really brought down the bill. For those who are REALLY hurting there is a website called http://www.angelfoodministries.com which is a group of churches around the country providing excellent boxes of food at a reduced cost.

]]> By: Goo Goo Buy Buy... http://momadvice.com/blog/2009/06/play-it-again-momma-35-ways-to-reduce-that-grocery-budget/comment-page-1#comment-1791 Goo Goo Buy Buy... Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:53:49 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=192#comment-1791 Amy,<br /><br />I'm laughing at the fruit bowl comment. I wish my little one would sink his teeth into a bowl full of fruit. But that one has a sweet tooth.<br /><br />Thanks for these tips; we're using a lot of them already. But there are quite a few I want to try, like making my own coffee creamer. I'm a flavored creamer gal, and there are rarely coupons for my favorite brand. <br /><br />One comment I will add is that you have to resist going overboard on the budgeting and bargaining. I've burned myself out running around to different stores to snag the best deals and clipping coupons until my fingers are sore. I still bargain hunt and clip coupons, but I'm trying to learn that there are bargains that I can pass up.<br /><br />That's one of the things that inspired me to go grocery free to see how long I could feed my family from my stockpile. We've amassed a huge stockpile thanks to my bargaineering, and I think we can afford to take a break from adding to the stockpile. I'm really enjoying the freedom of it. It's something I've been blogging about at my site, Goo Goo Buy Buy: http://www.googoobuybuy.com/search/label/Grocery%20Free<br /><br />Man, I really hope I have all the ingredients to make homemade coffee creamer. It's going to kill me to have to wait... Amy,

I'm laughing at the fruit bowl comment. I wish my little one would sink his teeth into a bowl full of fruit. But that one has a sweet tooth.

Thanks for these tips; we're using a lot of them already. But there are quite a few I want to try, like making my own coffee creamer. I'm a flavored creamer gal, and there are rarely coupons for my favorite brand.

One comment I will add is that you have to resist going overboard on the budgeting and bargaining. I've burned myself out running around to different stores to snag the best deals and clipping coupons until my fingers are sore. I still bargain hunt and clip coupons, but I'm trying to learn that there are bargains that I can pass up.

That's one of the things that inspired me to go grocery free to see how long I could feed my family from my stockpile. We've amassed a huge stockpile thanks to my bargaineering, and I think we can afford to take a break from adding to the stockpile. I'm really enjoying the freedom of it. It's something I've been blogging about at my site, Goo Goo Buy Buy: http://www.googoobuybuy.com/search/label/Grocery%20Free

Man, I really hope I have all the ingredients to make homemade coffee creamer. It's going to kill me to have to wait…

]]> By: Hoosier Homemade http://momadvice.com/blog/2009/06/play-it-again-momma-35-ways-to-reduce-that-grocery-budget/comment-page-1#comment-1792 Hoosier Homemade Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:16:21 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=192#comment-1792 I remember reading this post several times before and I still love it!<br />Thanks Amy!<br />~Liz I remember reading this post several times before and I still love it!
Thanks Amy!
~Liz

]]> By: Kimba http://momadvice.com/blog/2009/06/play-it-again-momma-35-ways-to-reduce-that-grocery-budget/comment-page-1#comment-1793 Kimba Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:58:29 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=192#comment-1793 What a fantastic list of money saving ideas! I'm going to bookmark this and come back later to read each one in more detail.<br /><br />Kimba What a fantastic list of money saving ideas! I'm going to bookmark this and come back later to read each one in more detail.

Kimba

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