Before you set out to do your shopping, stop at your local Dollar Store. I have had to become very frugal, due to sudden changes in my life; the loss of my husband 18 months ago, and now living alone for the first time in 59 years. It's time to get frugal!
I spend approx. $20.00 a month at The Dollar store before I go into The Supermarket. What an amazing savings. Yes, I was always a name brand shopper, but when you can't afford it, you realize the inexpensive products work just as well. Try it, you may like it!
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I have found foods at The Dollar Tree are better priced than the ones in the grocery store. You do have to watch what you buy but over all it is a big savings.
Jar of instant coffee, dish scrubber brush, beef or chicken broth (all natural, 32-ounce packages), double packs of scrubber sponges, tube of whitening toothpaste, toothbrushes (up to 4 per pack), plaid fleece scarf, bar mop towel, steel whisk, 180 straws, peanut butter, dish soap, antibacterial spray, shower curtain liner, shampoo - and more. It's all there. Definitely check there first, then shop elsewhere for things you couldn't find for a dollar.
I am so happy people are discovering the joys of dollar store shopping. When I was a young married I caught a lot of flack for my stinginess and refusal to pay full price for anything.
I agree Marty. I am on a fixed income and this is the only place I can get anything new. All else is either second hand or barter.
Some of my fav's are canned mangoes...the little coffee creamers, a box of 50 artificial sweeteners, their sourdough bread and soooooo much more. We finally got one in Sutherlin, OR and we all thought we had won the lottery!!
I will buy just about anything at the dollar store. But,no way would I buy a shower curtain or liner there. I need a liner and shower curtain that will stand up to washing in the machine.
I don't know, Sharon
By the time you pay for detergent and hot water and take the time to launder the liner, I think spending a dollar for a liner at Dollar Tree and treat it as a disposable would be better. Unless the liner gets dirty really fast. That's what I plan to do.
And too, the dirty liner could be recycled. Maybe to keep weeds down in the garden or something similar (maybe a drop cloth when you're painting).
I know this is an old post, but I feel like I need to share my trick for dollar store food and cleaning supply purchases. I know my per ounce price and pass on any thing from the dollar store unless it is at or under my standard per once (or per sheet for toilet paper or paper towels).
For example if there is a bag of chips at 1.00 for 5 ounces that is .20 per ounce, but it my favorite store has chips 16 ounces for 2.00 that is a much better buy at .13 rounded up) an ounce.
The rub is if I am already at the dollar store and out of chips and it would cost me the difference in gas to get them at the other store, then it is a wash.
By knowing your per ounce thresholds, you can always compare prices apples to apples!
This is good advice.
Fads come and go. Whatever happened to all those women in the grocery store isles with calculator in hand, comparing per pound, sheet, unit, etc. prices?
That is still me!! I am always doing the calculations on per ounce, per pound, per sheet. I intend to, someday soon, get it all on my phone in a little spreadsheet then I can at a glance know my best price for everything...vs.
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