WHAT’S IN YOUR BASKET? Buying groceries on sale is a great way to save money in the budget but being selective about what you buy is also important. Not everyone has the same lifestyle so they will purchase different types of food for their diet. What we typically do is go through the grocery flyers to see what products are on sale and base our meal plan around those items. Those items are typically basic essential items and we also like to make sure our pantry is stocked to build a complete meal. If we can make our own homemade pasta sauce, soup and salads we will opt to do that over buying it pre-made. These are simple recipes that don’t take much time and are from what I calculated cheaper to make even when pre-made is on sale. I remember years ago we used to stock up on items with coupons such as those Stouffer’s pizza pocket thingys because they were cheap but looking back, what a waste of money. It didn’t matter that we only spent $0.50 on them I could have made them for less and they would have tasted better. In a way we got […]
Do you only buy groceries on sale? : The Grocery game challenge #2 June 9-15, 2014
Network Marketing: What is it and is it right for you?
Do You Have What It Takes To Make Extra Money We could all use a little extra cash at times and they are various ways of earning that money to supplement your income whether it is through online surveys or simply cutting your neighbours grass. But what if you could own your own business with a minimal investment, requiring as much or as little time as you want to devote to it, work from home and have all the training and support needed given to you for free? Would you consider Network Marketing? What is Network Marketing? By definition from Wikipedia Network marketing is a strategy in which the sales force is compensated not only on sales they personally generate, but also for the sales of the other salespeople that they recruit. This recruited sales force is referred to as the participants ‘downline’ and can provide multiple levels of compensation. So basically what this means is you sell a product or service while getting other people to join your sales team from which you receive a portion of their sales, who then go on and recruit more people to join and so on. The more products you sell and the […]
The Grocery Game Challenge Dec 10-16, 2012 -2 Weeks Until Christmas!
The Grocery Game Challenge is drawing to a close for 2012 and Christmas festivities are about to begin in 2 weeks time. What a year it has been for all who have joined in to post their grocery shops with us. I’ve heard so many great stories from all of you about how some of you have lowered your grocery budget and have made better choices when grocery shopping. Others were able to stick to their budget and continue to strive and set goals for 2013. As the next couple weeks roll in and the festivities start to come to a high this challenge will still be posted so please check in or subscribe to the blog so you don’t miss posting your shop. If you haven’t had a chance please read a guest post I wrote for my mate John at Frugal Rules titled 10 Ways to Stretch Your Grocery Budget. It really does showcase all the tips we’ve learned this year from all of you and from understanding our shopping habits. When the New Year comes in I will be posting a brand new year of The Grocery Game Challenge and this is the perfect time to join because […]
Mr.CBB’s Garage Sale Tips For Buying and Selling Stuff!
Photo Source Garage Sale, Yard Sale,Rummage Sale, Church Sale,Trunk Sale or Car Boot Sale as we call it in the UK all of which essentially mean the same thing…. cheap prices for “stuff” people no longer need,want or have room for. The Spring and Summer time are the high times for garage sales especially here in Canada. Warm weather and sun plant the Spring Cleaning bug and sends people into a selling frenzy. For newlyweds, students,first time home buyers or anyone who wants a bargain now is the time of year to get out and get searching. What’s it like driving Mrs. CBB to Garage Sales…. well, where do I start (I hope she doesn’t read this… I remember when I first settled here in Ontario in 2007 I had never been to a garage sale at someone’s house in my life. I have to admit it can be a bit draining with the wife raging with excitment in my ear. Her hands waving in the air, hurry, I see the sign, look,look,look at all the people, pull over,she jumps outs, nods up and down, side to side, she jumps back in, go,go,go,… oh yes this does my head in, but […]
The Grocery Game Challenge March 5-March 11/Week 2
This is our weekly grocery shop for March 5- March 11. What was your weekly shop like? Post it in the comment section of this post and you could win a monthly prize of $50 in various Canadian coupons~ see rules and regulations here. We had this weeks shop planned and knew we would spend more than the $64 a week we have budgeted for on groceries. With the Shoppers Drug Mart Spend $75 get 18,500 Optimum Points we were already over budget. A fan asked what we do when we overspend at the grocery store in our weekly budget. This week was a good example and below was my answer to her. So far we have spent a total of $114.91 which is $50.91 over budget this week and we are still not done shopping. When we spend over budget one week this means we have less to spend in the following weeks. In this case we have $75.09 left to spend for the month $190.00-$114.91. We don’t want to spend more than the $190.00 a month. We will see what happens. We hit up a few stores for our shopping this week Shoppers Drug Mart, Food Basics and […]
