Making Cents Of It All

We went to upstate NY for part of last week. We wanted to enjoy all of the beautiful fall colors and activities. This will be what I have gotten the last 2 weeks.  I bought 4 pumpkins from Aldi. They were on sale for $2.99 each. I will cook them up after Halloween.  Vegetable oil was on sale for $3.49 each, limit 2 so I grabbed them.  Whole peeled tomatoes were marked down to 21¢ each. I bought all of them.  Soups were marked down to 67¢. I only grabbed 2 for my son since I don't know if he will like them. I can't eat them because of the sodium and Hubby can't have them because they contain dairy.  Whole chickens were on sale with a coupon for 69¢ a pound, limit 2.  Pepsi was on sale for 77¢, limit 4. We host Thanksgiving so I got them early.  Taco kits were on the marked down rack. We love tacos.  They were $1.24 each. If the shells are broken, I will make a taco salad with the...

This time of year lots of canned goods go on sale. So I had to get some.  I stocked up on beans that were 2 for $1. It was a limit of 4 each so I got an assortment. We do use dried beans too. Canned are great for vacations or busy nights. I got 32 cans. I got a work out carrying them in and putting them away.  16 ounce bags were on sale too. I got 5 of the barley and 5 of the lentils. This will be great for soup all winter long.  Cases of dog food were 75% off. Oreo loves these so I got 3 cases.  Gala Apples were 88¢ a pound. You could only get 5 pounds.  Coffee was on the clearance rack.   These will be Christmas presents and go in baskets of food.  They were 75% off. Candy was marked down to 24¢. I would love to tell you that this is for Trick or Treaters but they are not. My son and I will eat them. I will also give some to P.  The garden is still giving...

We got 50 pounds of potatoes from a local farm for $15. We picked 13 pounds of apples.  18 count eggs were on sale for 99¢. It was a limit of 3.  Pasta was on sale for 88¢ I got the 2 kinds that we needed.  Olives were on sale for 99¢ I got 12.  OJ was on sale for $1.99 each. Ketchup for 39¢ I will always take. Chapstick 3 packs were on the clearance rack. They will be going into stockings for Christmas.  I added another bag of hot peppers to the freezer. More kale got added to the freezer too.  I need to make more sauce.  Cases of seltzer were on sale 5 for $10.  These granola bars went to work with Hubby for his snack drawer.  Lastly I got hot sauce 75% off for my son.  What did you add to your pantry this week? 

I have been adding lots to my pantry recently. The Stop & Shop that is near the man I help has been getting remodeled. They have been having great clearance. I have been going when I leave work for the day. I was getting lots of strange looks the day my cart was full.  I got 7 packs of paper towels. I rarely use them. Hubby likes to have them around. He has gotten them as birthday and Christmas presents.  I paid $1.45 for 8 rolls. This should last Hubby several years.  I got very good dog food marked down. After I talked to my sister I went back another day and got her 2 bags for Lip. So a total of 4 bags.  They were 75% off.  I bought all of the spaghetti that was on the shelf, 21 pounds.  They were 34¢ each.  These 36 count K cups were $6.24 each. I got 5 of them. They will last my son through the end of the year.  These glade sprays were 37¢ each.  I found som...