Those of you that know me know that I love a good bargin, I very rarely pay full price for anything. In fact the only things in our house which I think we do pay full price for are our electronics because they very rarely go on sale.
I jumped on the coupon bandwagon for a while and let me tell you I saved a whole lot of money. I mean I had our grocery bill down to $60 a week for our family, now that is impressive. Then one day I took a step back. You know what I saw? Something I was not very happy with at all. I saw tons and tons of processed crap in our pantry. Our veggie and fruit drawers were empty and even the meat we were eating was highly processed (chicken patties).
So I dumped the coupons. I now spend about $100 a week on groceries and we eat much better. I still shop the circulars so as far as fruits and veggies go we eat seasonally. For example grapes are $2.99 a pound right now. That is outrageous! We don't do grapes this time of year. However apples are sometimes .50 a pound right now so we do a lot of those. Bananas are also low right now as are grapefruit. Squash, potatoes, brussel sprouts, carrots, bell peppers and cucumbers are also low right now so those are our veggies.
It is possible to eat well and spend less. I refuse to raise my kids on processed crap to save money, it is not worth it to me or a place I am willing to cut corners.
Christmas time is here...almost!
15 years ago
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