I am a little late on getting my monthly totals together, but it has been a busy couple of weeks. So tonight I finally had the time to sit down and see me grocery savings for the month. It was an ok month. I am not to excited about my savings but hey 69% isn't that bad. After it was all said and done I spent $314.94 and saved $724.95. Not too shabby. I can always do better :) I didn't do any drug store shops this month. I have so much shampoo, body wash, tooth paste and medicine I have cut out my trips to the drug stores for awhile. I need to use some of my stock first.
I hope to save more this month. Actually I really don't plan on doing too much shopping unless something wonderfull comes up. I have pretty much everything I need so I am going to take a break from the all day Saturday shopping trips running from store to store. The weather has been beautiful and I want to spend more time working in the yard and spring cleaning. Soon I will have to start working on getting the swimming pool ready which I am not looking forward to. So I am taking my full stock room as a hint that I need to use some stuff up and stop chasing after the deals for a couple of weeks.
On to a few other things... I want to take a minute to talk about some random things that I am happy about right now!!! My new bedroom suite that should be arriving any day. Everyone buys new furniture from time to time, and we all know it is a big investment. Being a savvy shopper I want to pass my knowdlege to others to help them make smart purchaeses. We usually think of the mom and pop shops as having the highest prices, but when it comes to furniture that is usally not the case. When you are looking for new furniture I would advise to set a day aside to go to several stores and get an idea of what you want to buy. Take pictures of the items you like in the store so you can look at them later for future reference. I also take pictures of the price tags so I know how much the sets are from store to store. After you pick out what you like get the manufactor code and start calling local furniture stores to check pricing. It's that simple! Let me give you an example... When we moved in our house I wanted to full size reclining couches for my living room. I went to the Ashley Furniture Homestore in Raleigh and found what I wanted. I called a local furniture store and saved $400 a couch at the local store. These big stores with the large show rooms have a huge overhead and they pass those extra cost onto the consumer. Plus all the sales people work off commision so they rarely budge on pricing. Most mom and pop shops are run by families and they are not commision driven and they have smaller places and less overhead which equals great pricing. Also the mom and pop stores will often try to undercut thier local competition, so if you have a better price from another store you can use that as leverage. I am buying my bedroom suite from Woods Home Furnishing in Louisburg, by far the best price and great service. So if you are looking to buy something check them out, I highly recommend them :)
Now to my next love! Pampered Chef!!! I always thought the products were a little pricey, but I have been more than staisfied with all the items I have accumulated. I love the Deep Covered Baker!!! I work all day and I am tired when I get home. I hate spending hours preparing and cooking dinner, it's like having to work when I get off work(lol) So I bought my Deep Covered Baker about 2 months ago and I use this thing at least 3 times a week, it is marvlous. It cooks anything in the microwave and it is tasty. A whole chicken will cook in the microwave in 32 minutes! Yesterday I cooked a meatloaf in 22 minutes. I could not believe it, it takes a hour in the oven. So here is the other upside, no oven heating up the house durring these warm months and my light bill has dropped over $50 this month. This is one of the best investments I have ever made. My husband was skeptical at first about cooking all this food in the microwave, but he loves it too. I have ever herd him telling people how great this baker is and how great the food taste. Plus he is getting a tasty meal every night so he is happy and I am spending no time standing over a stove so I am happy to. I absolutly love this :)
Deep Covered Baker meatloaf in the microwave in 22 minutes!
So enough of me pushing my favorite things. At the end of the day I just want everyone to save time and money. My time and money saving ventures bring me so much happiness :)
I hope to save more this month. Actually I really don't plan on doing too much shopping unless something wonderfull comes up. I have pretty much everything I need so I am going to take a break from the all day Saturday shopping trips running from store to store. The weather has been beautiful and I want to spend more time working in the yard and spring cleaning. Soon I will have to start working on getting the swimming pool ready which I am not looking forward to. So I am taking my full stock room as a hint that I need to use some stuff up and stop chasing after the deals for a couple of weeks.
On to a few other things... I want to take a minute to talk about some random things that I am happy about right now!!! My new bedroom suite that should be arriving any day. Everyone buys new furniture from time to time, and we all know it is a big investment. Being a savvy shopper I want to pass my knowdlege to others to help them make smart purchaeses. We usually think of the mom and pop shops as having the highest prices, but when it comes to furniture that is usally not the case. When you are looking for new furniture I would advise to set a day aside to go to several stores and get an idea of what you want to buy. Take pictures of the items you like in the store so you can look at them later for future reference. I also take pictures of the price tags so I know how much the sets are from store to store. After you pick out what you like get the manufactor code and start calling local furniture stores to check pricing. It's that simple! Let me give you an example... When we moved in our house I wanted to full size reclining couches for my living room. I went to the Ashley Furniture Homestore in Raleigh and found what I wanted. I called a local furniture store and saved $400 a couch at the local store. These big stores with the large show rooms have a huge overhead and they pass those extra cost onto the consumer. Plus all the sales people work off commision so they rarely budge on pricing. Most mom and pop shops are run by families and they are not commision driven and they have smaller places and less overhead which equals great pricing. Also the mom and pop stores will often try to undercut thier local competition, so if you have a better price from another store you can use that as leverage. I am buying my bedroom suite from Woods Home Furnishing in Louisburg, by far the best price and great service. So if you are looking to buy something check them out, I highly recommend them :)
Now to my next love! Pampered Chef!!! I always thought the products were a little pricey, but I have been more than staisfied with all the items I have accumulated. I love the Deep Covered Baker!!! I work all day and I am tired when I get home. I hate spending hours preparing and cooking dinner, it's like having to work when I get off work(lol) So I bought my Deep Covered Baker about 2 months ago and I use this thing at least 3 times a week, it is marvlous. It cooks anything in the microwave and it is tasty. A whole chicken will cook in the microwave in 32 minutes! Yesterday I cooked a meatloaf in 22 minutes. I could not believe it, it takes a hour in the oven. So here is the other upside, no oven heating up the house durring these warm months and my light bill has dropped over $50 this month. This is one of the best investments I have ever made. My husband was skeptical at first about cooking all this food in the microwave, but he loves it too. I have ever herd him telling people how great this baker is and how great the food taste. Plus he is getting a tasty meal every night so he is happy and I am spending no time standing over a stove so I am happy to. I absolutly love this :)
Deep Covered Baker meatloaf in the microwave in 22 minutes!
So enough of me pushing my favorite things. At the end of the day I just want everyone to save time and money. My time and money saving ventures bring me so much happiness :)
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