My family loves Mexican! In fact, beans and rice is a weekly staple for my family. However, we also eat tacos, nachos and several different versions of burritos; many of which probably seem less authentic Mexican and more “hey,…
Tag: Grocery store
When Couponing Becomes a Waste of Your Family’s Time
I’ve come to an unfortunate reality; couponing doesn’t provide a generous amount of savings for my family. In fact, for my family’s needs, couponing is mostly a waste of time and I think it is because my family is…
Don’t Pay the Packaging Company: Buy This, Not That at the Grocery Store
Imagine going to the grocery store and your food was not prepackaged. Instead, after purchasing your groceries, the packaging company stood at the front of the store and offered to package your groceries for the trip home. Would you…
The Average Family Thanksgiving Meal is 43% Cheaper at Tops: Tops Beats Wegmans as Best Place to Buy Thanksgiving Fixings in Rochester, NY Thanksgiving Week
The biggest question you need to answer when living in Rochester, NY is where to grocery shop: Tops or Wegmans? However, for the 2011 Thanksgiving week, there was no contesting that Tops had the best prices for the average family…
Dining Out in a Group: 3 Ways You Might Overpay When Splitting the Bill
I like to eat out, especially in groups. Being served food at a restaurant allows you to focus more on the company. Since no one at the table made the meal, there is honest conversation about the level of enjoyment.…
The Average Family Can Save Thousands by Cutting Back on Just Three Bills
Economics will put you to sleep; just ask my wife. Merely editing a ten page paper I wrote in college on the collapse of the Bretton Woods monetary system put my wife into a long, mid-day slumber. Caffeinated tea was…
Buy This, Not That at the Grocery Store
You need to eat or you will die. That’s the state of our existence, which is why being frugal at the grocery store is often more about substitution than it is about eating less. There are many good shopping rules…
