Comments on: October Grocery Budget http://www.owlhaven.net/2009/10/29/october-grocery-budget/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:11:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: casey http://www.owlhaven.net/2009/10/29/october-grocery-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-41244 casey Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:31:31 +0000 http://www.owlhaven.net/?p=5767#comment-41244 I am a real avoider of walmart, but I got gutsy one day and asked the butcher at our favorite market about good deals on meat..he told me the store policy is shorter time on how long the meat is out before they have to sell cheap; they repack and put in the bargin bin every morning about 730. I go early and stock up(i have a huge freezer) get nice ribeyes in the summer for the grill for a hefty savings. I know what days they do beef,chicken and such so when i start getting low on what ever type i go on thoses days. Check around ,never hurts to ask! I am a real avoider of walmart, but I got gutsy one day and asked the butcher at our favorite market about good deals on meat..he told me the store policy is shorter time on how long the meat is out before they have to sell cheap; they repack and put in the bargin bin every morning about 730. I go early and stock up(i have a huge freezer) get nice ribeyes in the summer for the grill for a hefty savings. I know what days they do beef,chicken and such so when i start getting low on what ever type i go on thoses days.
Check around ,never hurts to ask!

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.owlhaven.net/2009/10/29/october-grocery-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-40322 Stephanie Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:19:01 +0000 http://www.owlhaven.net/?p=5767#comment-40322 We don't buy any meat except for chicken at the grocery store. We purchase a side of beef and a whole hog from our local processor and that lasts us through the year. We pay $1 per pound for the beef (that includes all the steaks, roasts and ground beef) and about $.90 for the pork (that includes the bacon, ham and sausage). It seems much more reasonable than the store and it is a much better quality. We don’t buy any meat except for chicken at the grocery store. We purchase a side of beef and a whole hog from our local processor and that lasts us through the year. We pay $1 per pound for the beef (that includes all the steaks, roasts and ground beef) and about $.90 for the pork (that includes the bacon, ham and sausage). It seems much more reasonable than the store and it is a much better quality.

]]> By: Top Money-Saving Tips of 2009 | Owlhaven http://www.owlhaven.net/2009/10/29/october-grocery-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-40083 Top Money-Saving Tips of 2009 | Owlhaven Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:17:17 +0000 http://www.owlhaven.net/?p=5767#comment-40083 [...] I mean REALLY stock up.  In October I bought enough ground beef on sale to last til February, which effectively extended that October sale for months, for me anyway.  This [...] [...] I mean REALLY stock up.  In October I bought enough ground beef on sale to last til February, which effectively extended that October sale for months, for me anyway.  This [...]

]]> By: Dianne Andrews http://www.owlhaven.net/2009/10/29/october-grocery-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-38704 Dianne Andrews Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:32:45 +0000 http://www.owlhaven.net/?p=5767#comment-38704 Wow - I hate shopping at Walmart, but that price is worth a stop! We go through a lot of ground beef here too. Wow – I hate shopping at Walmart, but that price is worth a stop! We go through a lot of ground beef here too.

]]> By: Jenny http://www.owlhaven.net/2009/10/29/october-grocery-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-38702 Jenny Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:23:26 +0000 http://www.owlhaven.net/?p=5767#comment-38702 I stock up on anything that goes on sale. Especially meat! When I see meat that cheap, I usually buy as much as I can also, you cannot beat that price. Good for you. On a side note, I bought both of your books about 2 months ago, I LOVE them both. Thanks! I stock up on anything that goes on sale. Especially meat! When I see meat that cheap, I usually buy as much as I can also, you cannot beat that price. Good for you.

On a side note, I bought both of your books about 2 months ago, I LOVE them both.

Thanks!

]]> By: My Boaz's Ruth http://www.owlhaven.net/2009/10/29/october-grocery-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-38658 My Boaz's Ruth Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:14:28 +0000 http://www.owlhaven.net/?p=5767#comment-38658 "I got all my canning done for the year" -- or so you think. Wait for the next shipment... “I got all my canning done for the year” — or so you think. Wait for the next shipment…

]]> By: Kristen@The Frugal Girl http://www.owlhaven.net/2009/10/29/october-grocery-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-38656 Kristen@The Frugal Girl Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:41:41 +0000 http://www.owlhaven.net/?p=5767#comment-38656 LOL about the ground beef! I do the same thing when good flour goes on sale, and the clerks do usually give me a raised eyebrow. I bake almost all of our bread, so I need a LOT of flour to get me through to the next sale. LOL about the ground beef! I do the same thing when good flour goes on sale, and the clerks do usually give me a raised eyebrow. I bake almost all of our bread, so I need a LOT of flour to get me through to the next sale.

]]> By: Owlhaven http://www.owlhaven.net/2009/10/29/october-grocery-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-38653 Owlhaven Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:01:22 +0000 http://www.owlhaven.net/?p=5767#comment-38653 Shana, She didn't bat an eye, bless her heart. I had 7 kids with me, so it probably made perfect sense to her. Especially when the total bill for 60 pounds of beef rang up to $53, with tax. Shana,
She didn’t bat an eye, bless her heart. I had 7 kids with me, so it probably made perfect sense to her. Especially when the total bill for 60 pounds of beef rang up to $53, with tax.

]]> By: Staci http://www.owlhaven.net/2009/10/29/october-grocery-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-38652 Staci Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:31:42 +0000 http://www.owlhaven.net/?p=5767#comment-38652 I like going to Walmart and finding a 5 lb chub of burger for 4.50 a piece...We stock up and buy 80 lbs or so...the checkers usually just go "oh that's a good price, maybe I should pick one up on the way home.." lol I like going to Walmart and finding a 5 lb chub of burger for 4.50 a piece…We stock up and buy 80 lbs or so…the checkers usually just go “oh that’s a good price, maybe I should pick one up on the way home..” lol

]]> By: Shana http://www.owlhaven.net/2009/10/29/october-grocery-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-38651 Shana Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:14:10 +0000 http://www.owlhaven.net/?p=5767#comment-38651 I wonder what the walmart clerk thought of you and your 60 pounds of beef. :) I wonder what the walmart clerk thought of you and your 60 pounds of beef. :)

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