{"id":82,"date":"2011-12-18T00:55:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-18T00:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coffeefreakdesigns.com\/teenstotsandeverythinginbetween\/?p=82"},"modified":"2011-12-18T00:55:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-18T00:55:00","slug":"saving-money-a-look-at-the-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teenstotsandeverythinginbetween.com\/?p=82","title":{"rendered":"Saving Money- A look at the Numbers!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have made multiple shopping trips since Thursday. The main reason why is that our local grocery store has a stock up deal on Diet Cokes and paper products. I discovered these by accident on Thursday and since it seems we pass a Food Lion almost anywhere we go, I am trying to stock up.\u00a0 Diet Coke 2 liters are on sale for 0.88 each when you buy four. This is the cheapest I have seen them since September and I have gone through my stockpile and actually have been paying around $1.25 each for the past couple of weeks.
So let’s look at these numbers. Standard price for a 2L is $1.25, so far I have purchased 16 at a savings of 0.37 each for<\/u> 5.92<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

While picking up a third round of drinks on Friday, I discovered that Hefty paper products are on sale BOGO free, with a coupon on display for 1.00 off 2. So far I have picked up around 300 paper plates, 60 paper bowls and 50 cups. I did send a set home with\u00a0 my mother to\u00a0 use at Christmas. I figured out that by using these products instead of the dishwasher twice a day, I am saving at minimum $1.00 a day by reducing our use\u00a0of \u00a0the dishwasher by half. I should have easily enough products to last a month so that is a savings of $30.<\/em><\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

Finally, I made a trip out to CVS today because of the information I found on-line, I hoped to get a coupon for 3 12-packs of Diet Coke for $8.00. I was excited to get this coupon. I combined sales and coupons today in order to purchase 9 12-packs of Diet Coke and 4 bags of candy for $25.00. In my calculations, I see the candy as all free because I would not normally purchase it.\u00a0 My per can cost then is 0.24.\u00a0 I go through roughly one 12 pack of drinks a week at work. We do have a machine that sells cans for 0.65 each. So by stocking up today I saved 0.42 a can or $4.92<\/em><\/strong> a week. A grand total of $44.98.<\/em><\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

Today, I place a whole chicken in the crock pot with several cups of water.\u00a0 After it cooking all night, I was able to freeze 7 cups of chicken broth. A can of chicken broth is typically 14-15oz or just shy of 2 cups. I saw today that a stock up price on broth was $2.00 for the container, so\u00a0by freezing the broth I had today I saved at least $6.00. <\/u><\/em><\/strong>I also was able to shred the cooked chicken that can be used for soups or pies instead of cans.\u00a0 I should add here that this chicken from Angel Food so I am not sure of the cost.\u00a0 I figure a good estimate of the savings is $5.00.<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

My final savings by planning ahead today is $94.00<\/strong><\/em><\/u> off our normal grocery bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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