{"id":7828,"date":"2021-02-06T18:39:55","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T23:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teenstotsandeverythinginbetween.com\/?p=7828"},"modified":"2021-02-13T17:53:06","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T22:53:06","slug":"saving-on-saturday-32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teenstotsandeverythinginbetween.com\/?p=7828","title":{"rendered":"Saving on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After the struggle we had last week<\/a> I am glad to say that things are definitely looking better today.<\/p>\n

Instead of replacing the washer, we decided to have a repairman check it out to determine if it was worth the repair.\u00a0 \u00a0I am excited to say that he came this morning and it is a belt which will cost $20. So along with his labor we are around $100 to repair, saving us $500 if we had chosen to replace.<\/p>\n

I feel like I am finally controlling the grocery budget.\u00a0 The first thing that has made a huge difference is use “Alexa” to keep up with what items need to be on my grocery list. I have gotten in the habit of adding items as they are used up to the grocery list and then printing before going to the store. I save time and money by not purchasing items not needed!\u00a0 In January we spent $230 on groceries and so far this month we have spent $171!\u00a0 This is a significant reduction in our spending from last year!\u00a0 I do anticipate a COSTCO trip at the end of the month but I also have a Costco list going on the Alexa so that should help as well.<\/p>\n

My mother has been watching food prices and let me know that Aldai had\u00a0 ground beef for $1.49 a pound this week.\u00a0 The limit was 2-5 pound tubes. I was able to purchase 5 tubes between myself, mom and Matt today. This is the absolute lowest I have seen ground beef in several years.\u00a0 I did a quick check of the freezer to determine what we needed. I was able to process 25 # today. We have taco meat, Matt’s chill and my chill. Baked beans for lunch tomorrow and 9 bags of cooked meat to use to help with a quick meal on our busy days.<\/p>\n

Matt was able to use some wood from the building to make 2 additional Minnie Ear holders for Kendall’s wall and a shelf for Zach’s room. I will try and post pictures as soon as they both get painted.<\/p>\n

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Finally, I remember to add digital coupons and offers prior to heading to Food Lion today. My receipt says that I save $26.00 and I earned $4. in rewards!<\/p>\n

How did you save money today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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