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I am definatley feeling the pinch at the grocery store. I now look for the sales on checken breast and stock up and actually pay attention, when I am adding to the cart. Our bill for groceries has gone up I would say 20%.Gas...Forget it..3.30 a gallon... I thankfully do alot of local business and am in the heart of where everyone is.

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I am always scanning the circulars to see which supermarket has the best sale. I have even made it to several stores for specific items - taking in mind that I drive in such a way that they are en route to my home or are close enough to each other so that I am not burning the gas. Long live good sales...........

Cookies that used to be 2 for $5 are now 2 for $7 - a great way to get me away from the Oreo and Chocolate Chip binge. 


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See, one of the nice things about being a writer imprisoned on a remote island off the coast of Corsica, is that all I ever get to eat is stale bread and water:

$0.14 per week.

Okay, so it`s not all that good, and there aren`t many ways to cook it, but what can ya do? I want to be writer, so it`s part of a writer`s angst...right?



Actually, though, about the only way to keep the cost of food reasonable is to know how to cook. If you can cook, and you have a bit or creativity, you can do some judicious shopping for "late-dated" items, bulk items you can divide up and freeze, and so forth. Given those two skills, it`s not all that hard to eat very well for about $50/week for two people.

Regarding scanning the ads for sales, your better bet is to go shopping mid-week, after the weekend sales (Tues or Wed). Set a "circuit" so that you can cover all the supermarkets in your area in one trip. Then physically look at the various items, to find in-store sales that aren`t promoted in advertising circulars.

For example, every couple of weeks chickens will reach their expiration date. The store managers will mark them down to around $2.50 for an entire chicken. You can buy a couple, cut them up yourself, freeze them, and fill your freezer for about ten bucks. But you won`t see those sales advertised anywhere. Same with all sorts of other items.

Shopping is a skill, and it can be developed. :-) So`s cooking. All`s ya need to do is like to eat and want to know how to make the stuff you like.