
Turning an idea into profit and savings is an idea worth pursuing. We covered many tips in Part 1 and Part 2 of this series. Let’s continue the trend…
- Oatmeal is ordered once a year from a local co-op, I usually pick up 150 pounds at a time. I like to get 100 lbs whole rolled oats, 50 lbs quick oats. We make our own Granola.
- We pick up bagels either at the bread outlet or from Walmart (they have been on sale for $1.00 a bag for months now).
- Eggs are picked up at the best place for market price, Sam’s or Walmart. They change all the time so when I can get them for $.07 an egg I buy 15 to 20 dozen. (Yes, I have 2 refrigerators.)
- Tortillas are bought at Sam’s, bananas, cheese (5 # block), hamburger at Sam’s can be bought 80 pounds at a time (we sometimes spit this with 2 other families). It comes to approximately $1.55 a pound.
- Hard shell tacos are bought at Sam’s by the case. Pasta (5 pound bags), tomato sauce (6.5 pound cans), green beans (6 pounds 6 oz), cream cheese (3 pound chubs), pancake mix, round corn chips (6 pound box), gallon jar of pickles, raisins, sour cream, tuna (5 and 6 pound cans, not the little tiny ones).
- Just last week I picked up oranges on sale for $.05 an orange, so I bought 50 for $2.50.
- Chocolate chips were on sale for $.97 a bag, white chocolate on sale after Christmas.
- Sausage either is homemade from elk or deer, or bought at Walmart 2 lbs for 3 dollars.
- Walmart has been having Lettuce for $.99 a head, broccoli for $1.00, Cauliflower $1.00, green peppers $.45, cucumbers $.40 so we have been buying up to serve either in salad or as cut up veggies.
- I picked up ‘take and bake’ pizza for $8.99 and I had bought reduced plain crusts for $1.50. I whipped up my left over spaghetti sauce with a few other spices for the pizza sauce.
How are the deals around your home? List them below, because I may just add your ideas to my list!
