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8 the hard way

September 29th, 2009 at 03:30 am

Monday
Saving log - $3 tip box
Spending log - $1.75 coffee
Found money - $0.02 (bus floor) + $0.04 (sidewalks) + $0.02 (Safeway floor)

Sunday
Saving log - $0
Spending log - $3.88 coffee, bagel + $20 groceries
Found money - $0.01 (sidewalk) + $0.01 (road)

Found eight cents the hard way - a few pennies here and there. Soon fall will come, the leaves making finding pennies extremely difficult, and the dark making finding silver difficult too.

Three months ago I learned a shocker: the bulk bin usually is not the best price for the staples. I tested it out yesterday afternoon with plain ol' brown rice. I wanted two pounds - $1.99/lb in the bin ($3.98), $2.49 for a 2 lb plastic bag on the shelf... and not an eye-level shelf either, the lowest one.

Such are the tricks of the grocery man.

Posted in Buying calories, Dirty money | 3 Comments »

3 Responses to “8 the hard way”

  1. creditcardfree Says:
    September 29th, 2009 at 01:32 pm 1254231144
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    If I had the choice, I'd pick the bulk bin. I'd use my own container and avoid the plastic. I just don't have good access to bulk bins, but I would pay more if I did.

  2. baselle Says:
    September 30th, 2009 at 05:51 am 1254289891
    1254289891

    Normally I like the bulk bins, especially for the variety. Like the red rices, the green rice, the wild rice, the quinoa, good granola. But the basic stuff, like the brown rice - well, the difference between $1.99 and $1.25 per pound is rich enough to swallow my pride.

  3. frugaltexan Says:
    October 1st, 2009 at 03:05 pm 1254409503
    1254409503

    Did you know you can order most of those online? If you subscribe to a purcase (like quiona) in amazon grocery, you get free shipping and a lower cost. I haven't been eating as much quiona lately, so am not sure of the current price per lb, but it might be worth checking out.

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