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I try to save using coupons and only buying things on sale.I have started making a breakfast meal at dinner time and also serving one meatless meal a week.I'm making oatmeal instead of cold cereals,wh

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Re: How are you saving money on meals with all the increases?

posted at 4/24/2013 12:51 AM EDT

Maxine M

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If you are near a Lowe's Market or a Harris Teeter Store check to see if either store is having triple coupon time or Super Double coupon time for the next week.

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Re: How are you saving money on meals with all the increases?

posted at 4/26/2013 12:11 AM EDT

Maxine M

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I picked up a few objects using triple coupons. My purchase was 65.00 plus tax however using coupons I paid 18.00 plus tax.

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Re: How are you saving money on meals with all the increases?

posted at 4/27/2013 12:19 AM EDT

Maxine M

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I purchased two four pound bags of Domino Sugar for the wonderful
price of 48 cents each Friday. Grand total 98 cents

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Re: How are you saving money on meals with all the increases?

posted at 4/29/2013 2:03 AM EDT

Maxine M

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Keebler cookies are 2.89 using a fifty cents coupon that was tripled I paid 1.34. I had two coupons so I purchased two bags. Total of two bags cheaper than one bag at regular price.

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Re: How are you saving money on meals with all the increases?

posted at 4/29/2013 7:43 AM EDT

JUDY O

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Wow, Maxine. That's a great price for sugar. I think mine is good deal when 4# bag (no 5# bags in this area) is $1.48. I only shop sale items and don't buy unnecessary stuff, like soda, chips and other "junk" foods that are mainly empty calories. Store brand items are usually cheaper and if one had Aldi's in the area, usually their canned goods are a pretty good deal.

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Re: How are you saving money on meals with all the increases?

posted at 5/1/2013 12:34 AM EDT

Maxine M

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I was able to use coupons and purchase items last week without spending extra money because of the triple and Super double coupons

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Re: How are you saving money on meals with all the increases?

posted at 5/6/2013 12:17 AM EDT

Maxine M

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Red Plum and Smart Source issued new inserts this week

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Re: How are you saving money on meals with all the increases?

posted at 5/9/2013 9:44 PM EDT

ann h

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GRANA here;
Doing allthe same things but it's more difficult to save ve on grocery bills since everyone else is buying marked down meats,poduce& baked goods and manufacturers are less generous/more stingy w/ coupons these days;.....
Still cutting portion sizes, eating less meats, using shell eggs instead if the cholesterol free eggs. I remove the yolk combine w/ a no cholesterlo egg product for baking& omelet wraps Even w/ the high cost of egg replacement, it still is a more economic meal than the typical meat entrée;

hubby's cardiologist told him that his cholesterol is "LOW" so once in awhile he enjoys a poached egg sandwich or aBacon& cheese omelet

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Re: How are you saving money on meals with all the increases?

posted at 5/9/2013 9:50 PM EDT

ann h

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GRANA here;
No stores in our area double or triple coupons ; several refuse to take them at all; buying sale items& marked down is often the only sure way to cut expenses; also shopping close to home; spending less on gasoline that way!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shopping at wholesale/club stores & combining their own with mfr.coupons is the best coupon deal around here,
I saved $19+ this week using just straight coupons; plus several items were on sale so my savings were even better!
Still we went over budget by nearly$20. Hubby got 30 cans of light beer, maybe enough to get him through the summer( 1/2 can per day)he also got pretzels to go w/ the beer,"life's little pleasures"