Grocery Shopping: Target
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Grocery Shopping
Asked by L.B. from New York
on May 21, 2012
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How long does it take you to grocery shop? It takes me like 2 hours to get through the store.
Do you bring a list? How do you organize what you need?
Do you pl...
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- for me, it takes me about an hour. I go once a week and I have a calendar up that has all our dinners for the week planned out. I make the list from that plus a few ex...
- I live close to my favorite grocery which in in a nice upscale area and I am there daily. I buy all my fruits and veggies fresh when I want them. I probably spen...
- I go once a week. And my family knows that, and if we run out (except for things like milk or ALL produce), I don't go in between (or send hubby either!). I average ...
Grocery Shopping
Asked by T.Z. from Philadelphia
on September 1, 2007
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hi ladies,
I am haing this debate with my husband that my food budget is too much for our family of 4. My budget is $250 every two weeks. I have 2 children one 4 ...
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- since you are including house hold stuff that isnt that bad. i spend about $75 a week and that is just food. but once a month i stalk up on meat so that charges an ...
- hi T.- this might sound a little strange, but i am separated and going thru a divorce now, and i have been amazed at how much less i spend on groceries ever since my ...
- I spend at least $300 each month for my 10 year old daughter and myself on groceries alone. Toothpaste and Tide extra. I shop almost exclusively at whole foods thoug...
Grocery Coupons
Asked by A.O. from Sherman
on October 15, 2008
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Where do you moms find grocery coupons? I hate spending some much $$$ every week. FYI: I usually shop at Target. (I live in Oklahoma so no HEB here)
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- The Sunday paper is the first place to look.
- Target is so expensive. I shop at Krogers if I have coupons for that week and HEB if I don't have any coupons. You should also try www.thegrocerygame.com. It helps you...
- I usually go to couponmom.com. This way, I'm not buying a newspaper just for the coupons, and I can print out only what I want to use. Make sure that the coupon says...
Grocery Shopping with Newborn
Asked by V.S. from Philadelphia
on March 1, 2012
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I have a newborn and a preschool aged child. I know you are not supposed to clip the baby car seat on the front of the cart anymore (a child fell off and died). But ...
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- Just the other week, we had a 12-18 month old fall out of the shopping cart (I work at Wal-mart). He was sitting up in the front of the cart. His mom had just set him ...
- I would put your preschool child in the front and newborn in a carrier. The carrier does get a little heavy when they are older though.
- I would put my preschooler in the cart and the baby in a baby carrier-I used a sling for the first few months and then switched to an Ergo as he got stronger. Now he ...
Grocery Game
Asked by S.G. from Saginaw
on July 11, 2010
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Has anyone ever tried the grocery game or something like it? I have heard some good things and was thinking of trying it but thought I would ask all you other mommas o...
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- I LOVE IT!!! I mostly work the "Drugstore Game" for my freebies, but I also try to save at the grocery store and Target. Remember: ANY savings is better then NO saving...
- I've been using happyhomemakercindy.com and myfrugaladventures.com. They are 2 blogs that I believe do pretty much the same thing and are FREE! It is amazing how muc...
- I did it for a while and if you really watch it you can save a lot. However, I realized that I was buying stuff that I normally would never buy, and some things I just...
The Grocery Game
Asked by H.M. from Dallas
on January 7, 2008
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Has anyone participated in the Grocery Game and had it work for them? I just started a trial membership and wanted other opinions. It sounds like it can be very help...
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- I did my weekly shopping yesterday (actually 2 weeks since I missed last week): Bill before shopper card and coupons was $286 Bill after shopper card and coupons was...
- LOVE IT!!! I've been doing it for almost a year now and it does take alot of work but it has saved my family at least $50/week and we have more groceries at our house...
- I honestly have found that I do not have the time to deal with a whole lot of coupons, so I actually cut of very few (if any) most weeks. I have found a couple of ways...
Grocery Budget
Asked by R.M. from Colorado Springs
on January 9, 2009
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My husband wants us to cut back on grocery spending. Right now we spend about $90 a week for the two of us and our daughter, who is still in diapers. We buy nothing bu...
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- First of all he needs to do some of the shopping. Cut all extra snacks which includes any of his favorites. No Quik, chips of any kind or for that matter junk food....
- Sorry to be forward here but your husband needs a wake up call. $90 a week is awesome, I am impressed with that! Diapers alone are what, $25? An with a baby coming! Co...
- We try to budget $100 per week for a famliy of 4, but usually go over by quite a bit! (I'm blessed to be able to pick up extra shifts, so we usually have "extra" incom...
The Grocery Game
Asked by A.P. from Houston
on November 20, 2009
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Okay so I started playing the grocery game, but I'm confused about using coupons. I went to Walmart and had a manufacturers coupon but it said redeem at walgreens. W...
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- There are several tricks to using coupons. First of all, if it has a store printed on it, it is not a manufacture's coupon. It is a store coupon. Sometimes, the coupon...
- Do not let the savings trick you. Know the prices of the food you buy. I did a research on this by making a list of food to buy and went to Krogers used the coupons ...
- A., I have not played the grocery game. I am interested in learning more, so I will read your replies. Congratulations on your savings. Take care.
Grocery Lists
Asked by M.R. from Rochester
on October 18, 2011
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I am a planner and a list maker, even if I have nothing to work with (hopeless situation = I still make a list or a chart!). I spend a lot of time on my grocery lists...
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- Ok, so I have a master Family Menu, we choose from the menu for the month. I have a Master Grocery List that includes EVERYTHING needed for each meal (all three plus ...
- You're so lucky with the milk. $4.00 per gallon here. We usually one big trip per month at a wholesale store like Walmart or Sam's. And when we run out of milk, bread,...
- Our milk is almost $5 a gallon, $3.50 for a half gallon... and that's generic store brand. I go about once a week. Would go less often, but the fruit/veggies here g...
Grocery Costs
Asked by M.H. from Chicago
on June 18, 2007
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My grocery bill is getting out of control and my second hasn't even started solids yet! I know some of it is because I try to give my son only organic diary and we als...
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- Stanleys Fruit Market is the best secret in town! It's at North and Elston and half the store is organic. Super cheap! I just bought organic raspberries there for $...
- Hi M., We too try to save money on grocery bills, but it can bre difficult. We moved here from southern CA and were shocked to see how expensive food is here! I don...
- I like being able to see my total before checking out at Peapod.com. I know that's saved me $ and kept me within my budget before. Also, I'm saving a ton by using Fuzz...
