I am making a big effort to do this at the moment and thanks to attempting
but rather failing trying to be an Extreme couponer, I do have quite a bit
in my larder. But some of it needs to be used up right away.

I do have some frozen French fries and Tater Tots. Aside from a Tater Tot
type of casserole, I don't know what use those will have. Except to eat
them as is. I may end up tossing some of those because I am the only one
who currently eats them.

I do have a large bag of hash browns to use up. And in case any of you are
wondering why I would get such things and not make them from scratch,
well... I don't mind using them for one thing and I got them for free or
very cheap using coupons. I intend to use those to make something similar
to O'Brien potatoes except that they won't be cubes. I have plenty of bacon
and onions and I do have some red and green peppers. So I will mix those
things up and they will be dinner.

I am hoping that Winco will still have a good price on bell peppers so I
will be getting some more of those and some ground beef and make some
unstuffed peppers. I have never tried this before. Basically make like you
would stuffed peppers but you cut the peppers in bite sized pieces and mix
with your meat, tomato sauce, rice (if you are using it) and seasonings. I
figure I will have a better shot at getting daughter to eat the peppers if I
do it this way. Normally both she and my husband scoop all of their
stuffing out and put their peppers on my plate because they don't like to
eat them like that. I do have plenty of rice in the cupboard.

Looks like the beans are going to have to wait another week unless I just
cook up a small amount of plain ones.

Do you have anything like that you are going to use up this week? Maybe
because you have a lot of it? Or because it's getting rather old?

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>I am making a big effort to do this at the moment and thanks to attempting
>but rather failing trying to be an Extreme couponer, I do have quite a bit
>in my larder. But some of it needs to be used up right away.
>
Do you ever get actual diarrhoea to match the verbal kind from which you
appear to suffer?

"Julie Bove" wrote:
>
>I am making a big effort to do this at the moment and thanks to attempting
>but rather failing trying to be an Extreme couponer, I do have quite a bit
>in my larder. But some of it needs to be used up right away.
>
>I do have some frozen French fries and Tater Tots.

You are so ****ing SICK I don't need to read any more... frozen fries
and tater tots... shove them up your sicko fat ass!

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message

> Do you have anything like that you are going to use up this week? Maybe >
> because you have a lot of it? Or because it's getting rather old?

Yes, I do have things I will use up this week. But there is nothing at all
special in why I would do that because not allowing food to be wasted is
simply about being both frugal and trying to be a competent housefrau.

In addition, TMWOT, part of the talent of cooking and managing my home is to
know how to use up leftovers and to present them so that they both look
appetising and taste delicious.

On 10/4/2012 9:25 PM, Farm1 wrote:

> Yes, I do have things I will use up this week. But there is nothing at all
> special in why I would do that because not allowing food to be wasted is
> simply about being both frugal and trying to be a competent housefrau.
>
> In addition, TMWOT, part of the talent of cooking and managing my home is to
> know how to use up leftovers and to present them so that they both look
> appetising and taste delicious.
>
>
This needs a 'like' button!

"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/4/2012 9:25 PM, Farm1 wrote:
>
>> Yes, I do have things I will use up this week. But there is nothing at
>> all
>> special in why I would do that because not allowing food to be wasted is
>> simply about being both frugal and trying to be a competent housefrau.
>>
>> In addition, TMWOT, part of the talent of cooking and managing my home is
>> to
>> know how to use up leftovers and to present them so that they both look
>> appetising and taste delicious.
>>
>>
> This needs a 'like' button!

I was not talking about using leftovers. I was talking about using up
things from the pantry that were soon to go bad.

Julie Bove wrote:
> I am making a big effort to do this at the moment and thanks to
> attempting but rather failing trying to be an Extreme couponer, I do
> have quite a bit in my larder. But some of it needs to be used up
> right away.
> I do have some frozen French fries and Tater Tots. Aside from a
> Tater Tot type of casserole, I don't know what use those will have.
> Except to eat them as is. I may end up tossing some of those because
> I am the only one who currently eats them.
>
> I do have a large bag of hash browns to use up. And in case any of
> you are wondering why I would get such things and not make them from
> scratch, well... I don't mind using them for one thing and I got
> them for free or very cheap using coupons. I intend to use those to
> make something similar to O'Brien potatoes except that they won't be
> cubes. I have plenty of bacon and onions and I do have some red and
> green peppers. So I will mix those things up and they will be dinner.
>
> I am hoping that Winco will still have a good price on bell peppers
> so I will be getting some more of those and some ground beef and make
> some unstuffed peppers. I have never tried this before. Basically
> make like you would stuffed peppers but you cut the peppers in bite
> sized pieces and mix with your meat, tomato sauce, rice (if you are
> using it) and seasonings. I figure I will have a better shot at
> getting daughter to eat the peppers if I do it this way. Normally
> both she and my husband scoop all of their stuffing out and put their
> peppers on my plate because they don't like to eat them like that. I
> do have plenty of rice in the cupboard.
> Looks like the beans are going to have to wait another week unless I
> just cook up a small amount of plain ones.
>
> Do you have anything like that you are going to use up this week?
> Maybe because you have a lot of it? Or because it's getting rather
> old?

Kids like cheese fries - so do I. If you've got all those fries, tater
tots, etc., experiment with cheese sauces. You could even dunk them in
fondue.

You could also make hash.

-S-

"Steve Freides" > wrote in message
...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>> I am making a big effort to do this at the moment and thanks to
>> attempting but rather failing trying to be an Extreme couponer, I do
>> have quite a bit in my larder. But some of it needs to be used up
>> right away.
>> I do have some frozen French fries and Tater Tots. Aside from a
>> Tater Tot type of casserole, I don't know what use those will have.
>> Except to eat them as is. I may end up tossing some of those because
>> I am the only one who currently eats them.
>>
>> I do have a large bag of hash browns to use up. And in case any of
>> you are wondering why I would get such things and not make them from
>> scratch, well... I don't mind using them for one thing and I got
>> them for free or very cheap using coupons. I intend to use those to
>> make something similar to O'Brien potatoes except that they won't be
>> cubes. I have plenty of bacon and onions and I do have some red and
>> green peppers. So I will mix those things up and they will be dinner.
>>
>> I am hoping that Winco will still have a good price on bell peppers
>> so I will be getting some more of those and some ground beef and make
>> some unstuffed peppers. I have never tried this before. Basically
>> make like you would stuffed peppers but you cut the peppers in bite
>> sized pieces and mix with your meat, tomato sauce, rice (if you are
>> using it) and seasonings. I figure I will have a better shot at
>> getting daughter to eat the peppers if I do it this way. Normally
>> both she and my husband scoop all of their stuffing out and put their
>> peppers on my plate because they don't like to eat them like that. I
>> do have plenty of rice in the cupboard.
>> Looks like the beans are going to have to wait another week unless I
>> just cook up a small amount of plain ones.
>>
>> Do you have anything like that you are going to use up this week? Maybe
>> because you have a lot of it? Or because it's getting rather
>> old?
>
> Kids like cheese fries - so do I. If you've got all those fries, tater
> tots, etc., experiment with cheese sauces. You could even dunk them in
> fondue.

I don't have any kids. Just a teen who can only eat sweet potatoes and not
the regular kind. And I can't eat cheese.
>
> You could also make hash.

Yeah but I have the hash browns.

In article >, "Julie Bove" >
wrote:

> I don't have any kids. Just a teen who can only eat sweet potatoes and not
> the regular kind. And I can't eat cheese.

strange that her teenager isn't her kid

"Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, "Julie Bove"
> >
> wrote:
>
>> I don't have any kids. Just a teen who can only eat sweet potatoes and
>> not
>> the regular kind. And I can't eat cheese.
>
> strange that her teenager isn't her kid


goats will eat anything. Her teen definitely won't.

"Pico Rico" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" > wrote in message
> ...
>> In article >, "Julie Bove"
>> >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I don't have any kids. Just a teen who can only eat sweet potatoes and
>>> not
>>> the regular kind. And I can't eat cheese.
>>
>> strange that her teenager isn't her kid
>
>
> goats will eat anything. Her teen definitely won't.

*sigh* She is on the South Beach diet and I don't know anyone with goats.

Julie Bove wrote:

> "Steve Freides" > wrote in message

>> You could also make hash.

> Yeah but I have the hash browns.

You can put hash browns in hash.

-S-

Steve Freides wrote:
> Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> "Steve Freides" > wrote in message
>
>>> You could also make hash.
>
>> Yeah but I have the hash browns.
>
> You can put hash browns in hash.

Well yes. I said I was going to make it with onions, peppers and bacon.

Julie Bove wrote:

>I don't have any kids. Just a teen who
> can only eat sweet potatoes and not the
> regular kind. And I can't eat cheese.

I don't mean to be picking on you, as goodness knows, you get enough of
that in here, but you really ARE your own worst enemy, IMO.

I have to ask you WHY on earth would you buy frozen potatoes if NOBODY
else in your house will eat them besides you?! Apparently you will only
eat them, IF served plain, and WHY are you asking for suggestions, only
to come back and say "thanks, but no thanks"...because you, or daughter,
DH, etc. can't/won't eat them fixed that way. What kind of suggestions
were you hoping for?

How long have you had them in the freezer anyway? Why don't you throw
them out for the wild birds, and quit worrying about them. That sure
would solve the problem, as seems like nobody here can really help you.

Judy

"Judy Haffner" > wrote in message
...
>
> Julie Bove wrote:
>
>>I don't have any kids. Just a teen who
>> can only eat sweet potatoes and not the
>> regular kind. And I can't eat cheese.
>
> I don't mean to be picking on you, as goodness knows, you get enough of
> that in here, but you really ARE your own worst enemy, IMO.
>
> I have to ask you WHY on earth would you buy frozen potatoes if NOBODY
> else in your house will eat them besides you?! Apparently you will only
> eat them, IF served plain, and WHY are you asking for suggestions, only
> to come back and say "thanks, but no thanks"...because you, or daughter,
> DH, etc. can't/won't eat them fixed that way. What kind of suggestions
> were you hoping for?
>
Apparently you don't read my posts. At the time that I bought them,
*everybody* was eating them. Then daughter was put on a low carb diet by
her Dr. She was eating some but not a lot. Then another Dr. put her on the
South Beach diet and on that diet, regular potatoes are not allowed.

Where did I ask for suggestions? I didn't. I merely stated what we would
be using up and asked if anyone else had anything they needed to use up this
week. We don't always have this situation here but now we do. And if I do
wind up throwing them out it is really no big deal because they were either
free of very cheap. At the time that I got them, I had a ton of high value
coupons from various companies.

> How long have you had them in the freezer anyway? Why don't you throw
> them out for the wild birds, and quit worrying about them. That sure
> would solve the problem, as seems like nobody here can really help you.

Why in the world do you think I am worrying about them? I don't tend to
worry about *anything*! I was merely trying to make an on topic post
because there are so few of these here.

I have had them since last summer (2011), probably July or August. They're
still good till Nov. or Dec.

AFAIK, wild birds don't eat potatoes and even if they did, I would be a fool
to feed them. Terminex came yesterday and there is still Norway Rat
activity in the area. I am not supposed to put food out for any animal.

Julie Bove wrote:
> I am making a big effort to do this at the moment and thanks to attempting
> but rather failing trying to be an Extreme couponer, I do have quite a bit
> in my larder. But some of it needs to be used up right away.
>
> I do have some frozen French fries and Tater Tots. Aside from a Tater Tot
> type of casserole, I don't know what use those will have. Except to eat
> them as is. I may end up tossing some of those because I am the only one
> who currently eats them.
>
> I do have a large bag of hash browns to use up. And in case any of you are
> wondering why I would get such things and not make them from scratch,
> well... I don't mind using them for one thing and I got them for free or
> very cheap using coupons. I intend to use those to make something similar
> to O'Brien potatoes except that they won't be cubes. I have plenty of bacon
> and onions and I do have some red and green peppers. So I will mix those
> things up and they will be dinner.
>
[snip]

Do you like potato soup? How about using the french fries or hash
browns to make that. Or potato salad. Or to add to a beef stew or
vegetable soup.

Tater Tots are really good prepared the usual way and served with fried
eggs.

--
Bob

"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>> I am making a big effort to do this at the moment and thanks to
>> attempting but rather failing trying to be an Extreme couponer, I do have
>> quite a bit in my larder. But some of it needs to be used up right away.
>>
>> I do have some frozen French fries and Tater Tots. Aside from a Tater
>> Tot type of casserole, I don't know what use those will have. Except to
>> eat them as is. I may end up tossing some of those because I am the only
>> one who currently eats them.
>>
>> I do have a large bag of hash browns to use up. And in case any of you
>> are wondering why I would get such things and not make them from scratch,
>> well... I don't mind using them for one thing and I got them for free
>> or very cheap using coupons. I intend to use those to make something
>> similar to O'Brien potatoes except that they won't be cubes. I have
>> plenty of bacon and onions and I do have some red and green peppers. So
>> I will mix those things up and they will be dinner.
>>
> [snip]
>
> Do you like potato soup? How about using the french fries or hash browns
> to make that. Or potato salad. Or to add to a beef stew or vegetable
> soup.
>
I once made a potato and leek soup that I liked. But I don't think I have
the recipe any more. In general I don't like potato soup. And I don't
think they would work in potato salad. Not that I could eat that. Because
I can't have mayo. I can have the kind with the vinegar but I'm not a big
fan. I am not sure they would work so well in any kind of soup really
because they have been fried first.

> Tater Tots are really good prepared the usual way and served with fried
> eggs.

But I can't have eggs.

On Thu, 4 Oct 2012 17:51:37 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>I am making a big effort to do this at the moment and thanks to attempting
>but rather failing trying to be an Extreme couponer, I do have quite a bit
>in my larder. But some of it needs to be used up right away.
>
>I do have some frozen French fries and Tater Tots. Aside from a Tater Tot
>type of casserole, I don't know what use those will have. Except to eat
>them as is. I may end up tossing some of those because I am the only one
>who currently eats them.
>
>I do have a large bag of hash browns to use up. And in case any of you are
>wondering why I would get such things and not make them from scratch,
>well... I don't mind using them for one thing and I got them for free or
>very cheap using coupons. I intend to use those to make something similar
>to O'Brien potatoes except that they won't be cubes. I have plenty of bacon
>and onions and I do have some red and green peppers. So I will mix those
>things up and they will be dinner.
>
>I am hoping that Winco will still have a good price on bell peppers so I
>will be getting some more of those and some ground beef and make some
>unstuffed peppers. I have never tried this before. Basically make like you
>would stuffed peppers but you cut the peppers in bite sized pieces and mix
>with your meat, tomato sauce, rice (if you are using it) and seasonings. I
>figure I will have a better shot at getting daughter to eat the peppers if I
>do it this way. Normally both she and my husband scoop all of their
>stuffing out and put their peppers on my plate because they don't like to
>eat them like that. I do have plenty of rice in the cupboard.
>
>Looks like the beans are going to have to wait another week unless I just
>cook up a small amount of plain ones.
>
>Do you have anything like that you are going to use up this week? Maybe
>because you have a lot of it? Or because it's getting rather old?
>

Extreme couponing is for the birds. We stopped getting the Sunday
paper that has all of the coupons in it. I doubt that we have
increased our grocery bill by more than $5. We do check the store ads
in the local papers and I am signed up with our favorite grocery and
get an email each Sunday listing of the things that are on special the
coming week that we buy frequently.

The big problem trying to "coupon" is that you end up with more than
you can use before it is out of date or spoils. Then you have wasted
money that would have bought what you needed at regular price when you
needed it. And unless you have very accessible storage some of the
stuff will get lost and/or forgotten.

If you really want to buy in large quantities, be sure to go through
everything about twice a year and plan meals with all of the things
are nearing expiration. And keep the oldest in the front or on top.

Of course all of that goes out the window when the spouse decides to
buy some groceries and puts them away newest in front and on top.

--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

"The Cook" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 4 Oct 2012 17:51:37 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>I am making a big effort to do this at the moment and thanks to attempting
>>but rather failing trying to be an Extreme couponer, I do have quite a bit
>>in my larder. But some of it needs to be used up right away.
>>
>>I do have some frozen French fries and Tater Tots. Aside from a Tater Tot
>>type of casserole, I don't know what use those will have. Except to eat
>>them as is. I may end up tossing some of those because I am the only one
>>who currently eats them.
>>
>>I do have a large bag of hash browns to use up. And in case any of you
>>are
>>wondering why I would get such things and not make them from scratch,
>>well... I don't mind using them for one thing and I got them for free or
>>very cheap using coupons. I intend to use those to make something similar
>>to O'Brien potatoes except that they won't be cubes. I have plenty of
>>bacon
>>and onions and I do have some red and green peppers. So I will mix those
>>things up and they will be dinner.
>>
>>I am hoping that Winco will still have a good price on bell peppers so I
>>will be getting some more of those and some ground beef and make some
>>unstuffed peppers. I have never tried this before. Basically make like
>>you
>>would stuffed peppers but you cut the peppers in bite sized pieces and mix
>>with your meat, tomato sauce, rice (if you are using it) and seasonings.
>>I
>>figure I will have a better shot at getting daughter to eat the peppers if
>>I
>>do it this way. Normally both she and my husband scoop all of their
>>stuffing out and put their peppers on my plate because they don't like to
>>eat them like that. I do have plenty of rice in the cupboard.
>>
>>Looks like the beans are going to have to wait another week unless I just
>>cook up a small amount of plain ones.
>>
>>Do you have anything like that you are going to use up this week? Maybe
>>because you have a lot of it? Or because it's getting rather old?
>>
>
> Extreme couponing is for the birds. We stopped getting the Sunday
> paper that has all of the coupons in it. I doubt that we have
> increased our grocery bill by more than $5. We do check the store ads
> in the local papers and I am signed up with our favorite grocery and
> get an email each Sunday listing of the things that are on special the
> coming week that we buy frequently.

Yes. I am thinking of canceling my paper. But it's a tossup. Costs me
$2.95 per month to get it. I am sure I do use enough coupons to warrant
that and I perhaps make a dollar or two. Sometimes more. But there is no
way I can do like the people on that show, mainly because they were cheating
and doing things like using bogus coupons.

The best coupons come straight from the manufacturer but you can only write
to them so often to get them. I have gotten high value and free things that
way. But for the most part, coupons are for things that we do not even use.
I do use some for cat treats, once in a while cat food or litter, some
cosmetics and cleaning products. Not so much for food.
>
> The big problem trying to "coupon" is that you end up with more than
> you can use before it is out of date or spoils. Then you have wasted
> money that would have bought what you needed at regular price when you
> needed it. And unless you have very accessible storage some of the
> stuff will get lost and/or forgotten.

Yes. I find that I do well at Costco, although they have a limited
selection. I do have a garage where I can store the paper products and I
can put things like cans and jars out there. But after we got that rat in
there we can no longer keep cereal or stuff like that. The potato products
were just stupid on my part. I got that freezer and was like... What can I
fill it with? I saw the big bags of potatoes for cheap and grabbed them up,
never stopping to think that we rarely eat those things.

I have seen the big stockpiles of mustard, Frank's Red hot sauce, BBQ sauce
and stuff like that. How much of that stuff can those people eat? They get
it just because it's free! I will get free stuff and give it to the food
bank but I do try to get them usable things. Not that those things aren't
usable. But if I were needy I would much rather have a can of soup or chili
than some mustard!

> If you really want to buy in large quantities, be sure to go through
> everything about twice a year and plan meals with all of the things
> are nearing expiration. And keep the oldest in the front or on top.

I do try to do that. But the freezer got a little bad. Mostly because of
its design. Some things sneaked their way to the bottom.
>
> Of course all of that goes out the window when the spouse decides to
> buy some groceries and puts them away newest in front and on top.

That happens too. I have gotten my daughter into the habit of checking the
expiration dates and putting the old food in the back or on the bottom. We
can not go by the fact that the new food is newer because it isn't always.
But once in a while she will be in a hurry and just sort of toss things in
there. And then there are the weird things that she or husband sees. Or
even occasionally me. We'll see something that looks like a good idea at
the time but nobody eats it.

Or there is the thing that has happened here in the past few weeks. I plan
to make certain foods but somebody gets sick and is unable to eat that so I
have to change the menu. And then I might wind up tossing something. Like
that big bag of salad that we were going to eat this week. We did eat a
little bit. Just couldn't eat it all.

Julie Bove wrote:
> I have seen the big stockpiles of mustard, Frank's Red hot sauce, BBQ sauce
> and stuff like that. How much of that stuff can those people eat? They get
> it just because it's free! I will get free stuff and give it to the food
> bank but I do try to get them usable things. Not that those things aren't
> usable. But if I were needy I would much rather have a can of soup or chili
> than some mustard!
>


I'm still working on a gallon of pickle relish I bought 5 years ago.
(maybe someday I will learn my lesson) I keep it in the little dorm
fridge in the basement, with the beer and soda pop, and transfer it to a
small jar in the main fridge as we use it.

I should check if it will fit in a quart canning jar yet...

Bob

zxcvbob wrote:
> Julie Bove wrote:
>> I have seen the big stockpiles of mustard, Frank's Red hot sauce,
>> BBQ sauce and stuff like that. How much of that stuff can those
>> people eat? They get it just because it's free! I will get free
>> stuff and give it to the food bank but I do try to get them usable
>> things. Not that those things aren't usable. But if I were needy I
>> would much rather have a can of soup or chili than some mustard!
>>
>
>
> I'm still working on a gallon of pickle relish I bought 5 years ago.
> (maybe someday I will learn my lesson) I keep it in the little dorm
> fridge in the basement, with the beer and soda pop, and transfer it
> to a small jar in the main fridge as we use it.
>
> I should check if it will fit in a quart canning jar yet...
>
> Bob

Oh wow! I don't think we would ever go through a gallon of anything!

On 10/5/2012 10:35 AM, The Cook wrote:

> Extreme couponing is for the birds. We stopped getting the Sunday
> paper that has all of the coupons in it. I doubt that we have
> increased our grocery bill by more than $5. We do check the store ads
> in the local papers and I am signed up with our favorite grocery and
> get an email each Sunday listing of the things that are on special the
> coming week that we buy frequently.

Same here. It's why I like to stock up, so I don't have to continually
look for a sale. Certain items are jacked way up if they aren't on
sale.

> The big problem trying to "coupon" is that you end up with more than
> you can use before it is out of date or spoils. Then you have wasted
> money that would have bought what you needed at regular price when you
> needed it. And unless you have very accessible storage some of the
> stuff will get lost and/or forgotten.

My problem with couponing is that the vast majority of the ones
I see aren't useful to me. I do that Troopon thing, so I do go through
all the inserts. I might keep one or two coupons for myself. Maybe.
The rest are not for anything I use.

It might be different if I had kids, of course.

> If you really want to buy in large quantities, be sure to go through
> everything about twice a year and plan meals with all of the things
> are nearing expiration. And keep the oldest in the front or on top.
>
> Of course all of that goes out the window when the spouse decides to
> buy some groceries and puts them away newest in front and on top.

I hear ya, loud and clear. And you don't want to be that anal-retentive
nag that's always going on about You put the canned tomatoes in the
wrong place again! (laugh)

nancy

On Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:08:45 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>On 10/5/2012 10:35 AM, The Cook wrote:
>
>> Extreme couponing is for the birds. We stopped getting the Sunday
>> paper that has all of the coupons in it. I doubt that we have
>> increased our grocery bill by more than $5. We do check the store ads
>> in the local papers and I am signed up with our favorite grocery and
>> get an email each Sunday listing of the things that are on special the
>> coming week that we buy frequently.
>
>Same here. It's why I like to stock up, so I don't have to continually
>look for a sale. Certain items are jacked way up if they aren't on
>sale.
>
>> The big problem trying to "coupon" is that you end up with more than
>> you can use before it is out of date or spoils. Then you have wasted
>> money that would have bought what you needed at regular price when you
>> needed it. And unless you have very accessible storage some of the
>> stuff will get lost and/or forgotten.
>
>My problem with couponing is that the vast majority of the ones
>I see aren't useful to me. I do that Troopon thing, so I do go through
>all the inserts. I might keep one or two coupons for myself. Maybe.
>The rest are not for anything I use.
>
>It might be different if I had kids, of course.
>
>> If you really want to buy in large quantities, be sure to go through
>> everything about twice a year and plan meals with all of the things
>> are nearing expiration. And keep the oldest in the front or on top.
>>
>> Of course all of that goes out the window when the spouse decides to
>> buy some groceries and puts them away newest in front and on top.
>
>I hear ya, loud and clear. And you don't want to be that anal-retentive
>nag that's always going on about You put the canned tomatoes in the
>wrong place again! (laugh)
>
>nancy

I probably would but I know that it does absolutely no good.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

On Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:35:11 -0400 in rec.food.cooking, The Cook
> wrote,
>Extreme couponing is for the birds.

And, at least as shown in the various reports I have seen, relies on
a lot of cheating and fraud.

On Sat, 06 Oct 2012 20:04:30 -0700, David Harmon >
wrote:

> On Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:35:11 -0400 in rec.food.cooking, The Cook
> > wrote,
> >Extreme couponing is for the birds.
>
> And, at least as shown in the various reports I have seen, relies on
> a lot of cheating and fraud.
>
Care to post a link or two?

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 06 Oct 2012 20:04:30 -0700, David Harmon >
> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:35:11 -0400 in rec.food.cooking, The Cook
>> > wrote,
>> >Extreme couponing is for the birds.
>>
>> And, at least as shown in the various reports I have seen, relies on
>> a lot of cheating and fraud.
>>
> Care to post a link or two?

I sure will.

http://www.jillcataldo.com/node/16258

http://www.hotcouponworld.com/2011/0...-coupon-fraud/

http://thekrazycouponlady.com/2011/0...-coupon-fraud/

http://supercouponing.com/extremecou...questions.html

And there are a lot more. They kept on doing it even after it was brought
to TLC's attention and I am one of the people who did so.

There is a list of bogus coupons.

There is a link here to check if your coupons are fake:

http://www.atg.wa.gov/BlogPost.aspx?id=20710

You can still buy these fake coupons on Ebay and other places. Not that I
am telling you to do so. Anyway... On the last episode, a woman was
shopping at the Seattle K Mart and used the very same bogus toilet paper
coupons that were brought to their attention prior. I do not have the link
about her but it's out there somewhere. She said that she didn't know that
she had bogus coupons and that she was just trying to save money because she
was having a baby. But IMO she would have to have known. It was all over
the Internet that the coupons were bogus and most people who do make an
effort to use coupons on a regular basis do check in at least once in a
while to the various couponing websites. The bogus coupons are always
listed there so that we don't accidentally use them.

I may have in fact bought bogus coupons from Ebay. I did buy coupons a few
times. But the ones that seemed too good to be true were not for products
that are sold in this area. So chances are, the few I was able to use were
legit.

On Sat, 6 Oct 2012 21:40:15 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sat, 06 Oct 2012 20:04:30 -0700, David Harmon >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:35:11 -0400 in rec.food.cooking, The Cook
> >> > wrote,
> >> >Extreme couponing is for the birds.
> >>
> >> And, at least as shown in the various reports I have seen, relies on
> >> a lot of cheating and fraud.
> >>
> > Care to post a link or two?
>
> I sure will.
>
> http://www.jillcataldo.com/node/16258
>
> http://www.hotcouponworld.com/2011/0...-coupon-fraud/
>
> http://thekrazycouponlady.com/2011/0...-coupon-fraud/
>
> http://supercouponing.com/extremecou...questions.html
>
> And there are a lot more. They kept on doing it even after it was brought
> to TLC's attention and I am one of the people who did so.
>
> There is a list of bogus coupons.
>
> There is a link here to check if your coupons are fake:
>
> http://www.atg.wa.gov/BlogPost.aspx?id=20710
>
> You can still buy these fake coupons on Ebay and other places. Not that I
> am telling you to do so. Anyway... On the last episode, a woman was
> shopping at the Seattle K Mart and used the very same bogus toilet paper
> coupons that were brought to their attention prior. I do not have the link
> about her but it's out there somewhere. She said that she didn't know that
> she had bogus coupons and that she was just trying to save money because she
> was having a baby. But IMO she would have to have known. It was all over
> the Internet that the coupons were bogus and most people who do make an
> effort to use coupons on a regular basis do check in at least once in a
> while to the various couponing websites. The bogus coupons are always
> listed there so that we don't accidentally use them.
>
> I may have in fact bought bogus coupons from Ebay. I did buy coupons a few
> times. But the ones that seemed too good to be true were not for products
> that are sold in this area. So chances are, the few I was able to use were
> legit.
>
Thanks, I wondered why my world of coupons seems so different from
theirs. They cheat and I don't.

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

"David Harmon" > wrote in message
news
> On Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:35:11 -0400 in rec.food.cooking, The Cook
> > wrote,
>>Extreme couponing is for the birds.
>
> And, at least as shown in the various reports I have seen, relies on
> a lot of cheating and fraud.

Yes, it does. Sad that they aired that on TV. I have been able to get some
free or very cheap stuff. But very little. And it's not always something I
want or need. I was told by someone to get hundreds of boxes of Tic Tacs at
the military commissary when they were cheap there and there were coupons.
Using what she said, if I pre-ordered enough mints and had enough coupons,
they would give me about $50 back which I could then use for meat or veg or
whatever. And I was like... And then what will I do with all the Tic Tacs?
The rules of the military commissary is that you buy only for your family
and you can not sell the stuff. I'm sure they realize that you might be
buying gifts and things. But they don't want you buying for all of your
neighbors and extended family which of course does happen from time to time.

She never gave me a response. Someone else told me to donate them to the
food bank. But at the time our food bank was requesting only wholesome
foods like brown rice and whole grains and no sugar. They no longer are
making that claim but another one in the area is. At any rate, I wasn't
about to do that. Seems perfectly silly to me to have to jump through all
those hoops and make them order crap you aren't going to use just so you can
make some money off of them.

No - I never overstock, and couponing is a royal pain, not to mention that it doesn't really save you anything if you are stocking up on junk food you'll never get thru. About the only coupons I ever cut are for Tabasco and a certain brand of t.t. I'm gonna buy this stuff anyway, so that's my rule of dumb on clipping coupons.

I not only avoid overstocking, but I also get a laugh out of that ad which says Americans throw out 500 dollars worth of food a year. I sure don't. I use leftovers the next day, use green bags, keep a freezer inventory etc. I doubt if I throw 20 bucks worth away a year.

On Fri, 5 Oct 2012 07:58:10 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

>No - I never overstock, and couponing is a royal pain, not to mention that it doesn't really save you anything if you are stocking up on junk food you'll never get thru. About the only coupons I ever cut are for Tabasco and a certain brand of t.t. I'm gonna buy this stuff anyway, so that's my rule of dumb on clipping coupons.
>
>I not only avoid overstocking, but I also get a laugh out of that ad which says Americans throw out 500 dollars worth of food a year. I sure don't. I use leftovers the next day, use green bags, keep a freezer inventory etc. I doubt if I throw 20 bucks worth away a year.

Other than for cat stuff I have rarely seen a coupon for a product I
use. I don't bother looking for coupons, for cat products I print
from their web sites, and many I get by snail mail by registering at
their web site, I get free samples too. For many foods, like frozen
pizza, the best coupons can be printed from their web sites. With
many of the national brand foods if you phone their toll free number
and compliment their product they will send you coupons for free
products... I've gotten enough coupons for free Hellman's mayo to last
the rest of my life, and they keep coming... and all I did was call to
complain about their inner lid seal being difficult to remove.

On Friday, October 5, 2012 12:19:41 PM UTC-4, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Oct 2012 07:58:10 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
>
> > wrote:
>
>
>
> >No - I never overstock, and couponing is a royal pain, not to mention that it doesn't really save you anything if you are stocking up on junk food you'll never get thru. About the only coupons I ever cut are for Tabasco and a certain brand of t.t. I'm gonna buy this stuff anyway, so that's my rule of dumb on clipping coupons.
>
> >
>
> >I not only avoid overstocking, but I also get a laugh out of that ad which says Americans throw out 500 dollars worth of food a year. I sure don't.. I use leftovers the next day, use green bags, keep a freezer inventory etc. I doubt if I throw 20 bucks worth away a year.
>
>
>
> Other than for cat stuff I have rarely seen a coupon for a product I
>
> use. I don't bother looking for coupons, for cat products I print
>
> from their web sites, and many I get by snail mail by registering at
>
> their web site, I get free samples too. For many foods, like frozen
>
> pizza, the best coupons can be printed from their web sites. With
>
> many of the national brand foods if you phone their toll free number
>
> and compliment their product they will send you coupons for free
>
> products... I've gotten enough coupons for free Hellman's mayo to last
>
> the rest of my life, and they keep coming... and all I did was call to
>
> complain about their inner lid seal being difficult to remove.

Gee, can I sendja my address? Are they good for any type of Hellman's?
I never saw a coupon for the cat stuff I bought. But, my furbaby is gone and I have no longer any need. I know you love cats, so you can understand the sorrow and guilt. I can't start a thread on it - just bury it in here and let it go at that. He was wonderful and we shared 13 plus years of fun and affection. I'm going to do some shelter vol. hours which help a bit.

Kalmia wrote:
>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> Kalmia wrote:
>>
>> >No - I never overstock, and couponing is a royal pain, not to mention
>> >that it doesn't really save you anything if you are stocking up on junk food
>> >you'll never get thru. About the only coupons I ever cut are for Tabasco
>> >and a certain brand of t.t. I'm gonna buy this stuff anyway, so that's my
>> >rule of dumb on clipping coupons.
>> >I not only avoid overstocking, but I also get a laugh out of that ad which says
>> >Americans throw out 500 dollars worth of food a year. I sure don't. I use
>> >leftovers the next day, use green bags, keep a freezer inventory etc. I doubt
>> >if I throw 20 bucks worth away a year.
>>
>> Other than for cat stuff I have rarely seen a coupon for a product I
>> use. I don't bother looking for coupons, for cat products I print
>> from their web sites, and many I get by snail mail by registering at
>> their web site, I get free samples too. For many foods, like frozen
>> pizza, the best coupons can be printed from their web sites. With
>> many of the national brand foods if you phone their toll free number
>> and compliment their product they will send you coupons for free
>> products... I've gotten enough coupons for free Hellman's mayo to last
>> the rest of my life, and they keep coming... and all I did was call to
>> complain about their inner lid seal being difficult to remove.
>
>Gee, can I sendja my address? Are they good for any type of Hellman's?
>I never saw a coupon for the cat stuff I bought. But, my furbaby is gone
>and I have no longer any need. I know you love cats, so you can understand
>the sorrow and guilt. I can't start a thread on it - just bury it in here and
>let it go at that. He was wonderful and we shared 13 plus years of fun and
>affection. I'm going to do some shelter vol. hours which help a bit.

Better yet give another furbaby a home.

"Brooklyn1" wrote in message
...

Kalmia wrote:
>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> Kalmia wrote:
>>
>> >No - I never overstock, and couponing is a royal pain, not to mention
>> >that it doesn't really save you anything if you are stocking up on junk
>> >food
>> >you'll never get thru. About the only coupons I ever cut are for
>> >Tabasco
>> >and a certain brand of t.t. I'm gonna buy this stuff anyway, so that's
>> >my
>> >rule of dumb on clipping coupons.
>> >I not only avoid overstocking, but I also get a laugh out of that ad
>> >which says
>> >Americans throw out 500 dollars worth of food a year. I sure don't. I
>> >use
>> >leftovers the next day, use green bags, keep a freezer inventory etc. I
>> >doubt
>> >if I throw 20 bucks worth away a year.
>>
>> Other than for cat stuff I have rarely seen a coupon for a product I
>> use. I don't bother looking for coupons, for cat products I print
>> from their web sites, and many I get by snail mail by registering at
>> their web site, I get free samples too. For many foods, like frozen
>> pizza, the best coupons can be printed from their web sites. With
>> many of the national brand foods if you phone their toll free number
>> and compliment their product they will send you coupons for free
>> products... I've gotten enough coupons for free Hellman's mayo to last
>> the rest of my life, and they keep coming... and all I did was call to
>> complain about their inner lid seal being difficult to remove.
>
>Gee, can I sendja my address? Are they good for any type of Hellman's?
>I never saw a coupon for the cat stuff I bought. But, my furbaby is gone
>and I have no longer any need. I know you love cats, so you can understand
>the sorrow and guilt. I can't start a thread on it - just bury it in here
>and
>let it go at that. He was wonderful and we shared 13 plus years of fun and
>affection. I'm going to do some shelter vol. hours which help a bit.

Better yet give another furbaby a home.

******************
Absolutely! adopt another kitty if you're in a position to do so.

I get coupons online for Persia's r/x food and kitty litter. Just got to do
a simple search

Jill

"Kalmia" wrote:
On Friday, October 5, 2012 12:19:41 PM UTC-4, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Oct 2012 07:58:10 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
>
> > wrote:
>
>
>
> >No - I never overstock, and couponing is a royal pain, not to mention
> >that it doesn't really save you anything if you are stocking up on junk
> >food you'll never get thru. About the only coupons I ever cut are for
> >Tabasco and a certain brand of t.t. I'm gonna buy this stuff anyway, so
> >that's my rule of dumb on clipping coupons.
>
> >
>
> >I not only avoid overstocking, but I also get a laugh out of that ad
> >which says Americans throw out 500 dollars worth of food a year. I sure
> >don't. I use leftovers the next day, use green bags, keep a freezer
> >inventory etc. I doubt if I throw 20 bucks worth away a year.
>
>
>
> Other than for cat stuff I have rarely seen a coupon for a product I
>
> use. I don't bother looking for coupons, for cat products I print
>
> from their web sites, and many I get by snail mail by registering at
>
> their web site, I get free samples too. For many foods, like frozen
>
> pizza, the best coupons can be printed from their web sites. With
>
> many of the national brand foods if you phone their toll free number
>
> and compliment their product they will send you coupons for free
>
> products... I've gotten enough coupons for free Hellman's mayo to last
>
> the rest of my life, and they keep coming... and all I did was call to
>
> complain about their inner lid seal being difficult to remove.

Gee, can I sendja my address? Are they good for any type of Hellman's?
I never saw a coupon for the cat stuff I bought. But, my furbaby is gone
and I have no longer any need. I know you love cats, so you can understand
the sorrow and guilt. I can't start a thread on it - just bury it in here
and let it go at that. He was wonderful and we shared 13 plus years of fun
and affection. I'm going to do some shelter vol. hours which help a bit.

------------------------------

So sorry to hear that, Kalmia. I remember the last time we talked about him
wanting to go in and out of the house earlier last summer.

I lost my little girl-cat September 1, so I know how you're feeling. She
was 12.5 years old. Still have her big brother, but we miss her terribly.

Take care,

bill_n

Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Oct 2012 07:58:10 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> > wrote:
>
>> No - I never overstock, and couponing is a royal pain, not to
>> mention that it doesn't really save you anything if you are stocking
>> up on junk food you'll never get thru. About the only coupons I
>> ever cut are for Tabasco and a certain brand of t.t. I'm gonna buy
>> this stuff anyway, so that's my rule of dumb on clipping coupons.
>>
>> I not only avoid overstocking, but I also get a laugh out of that ad
>> which says Americans throw out 500 dollars worth of food a year. I
>> sure don't. I use leftovers the next day, use green bags, keep a
>> freezer inventory etc. I doubt if I throw 20 bucks worth away a
>> year.
>
> Other than for cat stuff I have rarely seen a coupon for a product I
> use. I don't bother looking for coupons, for cat products I print
> from their web sites, and many I get by snail mail by registering at
> their web site, I get free samples too. For many foods, like frozen
> pizza, the best coupons can be printed from their web sites. With
> many of the national brand foods if you phone their toll free number
> and compliment their product they will send you coupons for free
> products... I've gotten enough coupons for free Hellman's mayo to last
> the rest of my life, and they keep coming... and all I did was call to
> complain about their inner lid seal being difficult to remove.

Yes. Compliments or complaints get you coupons. Daughter made a list of
everything we eat or use and I wrote to the companies. But I wasn't
necessarily able to use all of those coupons before the expired. The
problem? We already had all of that stuff and in some cases quite a lot of
it.

Kalmia wrote:
> No - I never overstock, and couponing is a royal pain, not to mention
> that it doesn't really save you anything if you are stocking up on
> junk food you'll never get thru. About the only coupons I ever cut
> are for Tabasco and a certain brand of t.t. I'm gonna buy this stuff
> anyway, so that's my rule of dumb on clipping coupons.

We don't eat junk food.

> I not only avoid overstocking, but I also get a laugh out of that ad
> which says Americans throw out 500 dollars worth of food a year. I
> sure don't. I use leftovers the next day, use green bags, keep a
> freezer inventory etc. I doubt if I throw 20 bucks worth away a
> year.

Well I don't know what it's like where you're at but here we can get snowed
in for a week or more at a time. So during the winter it is necessary to
keep extra food. I also try to stock up on the non-perishables when they
are on sale. Or buy some things at Costco where they are cheaper but you
have to buy a large amount.

Our current situation required me to stock up on extra food because we
didn't know when the next paycheck would come in or how much it would be.
And we still don't for sure. So we have plenty of beans, rice, pasta, and
other non-perishable things. Yes, I do have to buy some fresh food each
week. But if we really had to, we could eat off of what we had and we would
be fine.

I do not have time to go shopping every day. Yes, I could do that at the
Albertsons near the dance studio but by shopping only there, I would not
necessarily be getting the best prices or getting what I need. We generally
spread the bulk of our weekly shopping between 3 different stores and that's
not one of them. And there are still other stores that I have to shop at.
For instance to get turkey broth concentrate, I can only get it at three
stores and they are not the ones I normally shop at. And their prices are
higher. But they are necessary to go to sometimes.

I don't know how much food Americans throw away. I do know a very common
scenario in our house and my friend's house. Someone will decide that they
really, really like something. Say... Yogurt. So they are eating it every
day and you wind up stocking up on it when it goes on sale. Then all of a
sudden they are sick of it and never want to eat it again. And nobody else
in the house likes it. So out it goes. If this happens here with a
non-perishable, I will just give it to the food bank. But if it is
something like yogurt, they won't take it and I don't know anyone else who
will.

Julie Bove > wrote:

>I don't know how much food Americans throw away. I do know a very common
>scenario in our house and my friend's house. Someone will decide that they
>really, really like something. Say... Yogurt. So they are eating it every
>day and you wind up stocking up on it when it goes on sale. Then all of a
>sudden they are sick of it and never want to eat it again. And nobody else
>in the house likes it. So out it goes. If this happens here with a
>non-perishable, I will just give it to the food bank. But if it is
>something like yogurt, they won't take it and I don't know anyone else who
>will.

Was at the park yesterday and the Park Police were hassling a guy
for selling samosas. An unlicensed vendor type. So, he walked
around giving away the rest of his tray of samosas.

That is probably also illegal, but they let him do it.


Steve

On Fri, 5 Oct 2012 07:58:10 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:


>I not only avoid overstocking, but I also get a laugh out of that ad which says Americans throw out 500 dollars worth of food a year.
> I sure don't. I use leftovers the next day, use green bags, keep a freezer inventory etc. I doubt if I throw 20 bucks worth away a year.
>
>

Same here, but I do know people that toss that much and probably
more. I know people that will cook a 14 pound turkey and not eat any
leftovers. In our house, not only do we have the turkey for a couple
of meals, the carcass becomes a base for soup. Of 20 working days a
month, about 19 of my lunches are leftovers.

Even when I don't have anything to take for lunch, the frozen meals in
the freezer at work are when Stouffers is on sale 4 for $10.

Coupons are a PITA, but I do pay attention to what is on sale.
Yesterday, I picked up 8 items at the supermarket, 7 were on sale.

We shop at BJ's too, but you have to use care. I won't buy the huge
jars of peanut butter or mayo since they would hang around too long.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 5 Oct 2012 07:58:10 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> > wrote:
>
>
>>I not only avoid overstocking, but I also get a laugh out of that ad which
>>says Americans throw out 500 dollars worth of food a year.
>> I sure don't. I use leftovers the next day, use green bags, keep a
>> freezer inventory etc. I doubt if I throw 20 bucks worth away a year.
>>
>>
>
> Same here, but I do know people that toss that much and probably
> more. I know people that will cook a 14 pound turkey and not eat any
> leftovers. In our house, not only do we have the turkey for a couple
> of meals, the carcass becomes a base for soup. Of 20 working days a
> month, about 19 of my lunches are leftovers.
>
> Even when I don't have anything to take for lunch, the frozen meals in
> the freezer at work are when Stouffers is on sale 4 for $10.
>
> Coupons are a PITA, but I do pay attention to what is on sale.
> Yesterday, I picked up 8 items at the supermarket, 7 were on sale.
>
> We shop at BJ's too, but you have to use care. I won't buy the huge
> jars of peanut butter or mayo since they would hang around too long.

Today I bought very little food. I did buy soda because it was on sale for
a good price and then I found it for an even better price at Target. I did
buy two packs of frozen peanut butter and jelly stuffed kid's things at
Target. They were on sale. I have not tried them so don't know if I will
like them. And hopefully the peanut butter won't be recalled. These are
not something I would eat on a regular basis by any means but I have had
times lately where I had to get my daughter to dance and wasn't able to eat
before we left due to a variety of reasons. These would be great for me to
grab on my way out the door and to eat at the dance studio. And because I
have been having trouble with low blood sugar I think this is all the more
reason to get something like this. If it turns out that I like them or at
least don't really dislike them, I will get more.

I bought a pound of Laura's ground beef which I will combine with the
peppers, onions, brown rice and tomato sauce that I already have to make
unstuffed peppers. That should cover two meals. At Costco I bought a loaf
of bread, a case of baby carrots and two cases of sliced apples. The
carrots will likely last us two weeks. They are good until the 23rd. The
apples will last a week and perhaps 2-3 days longer depending on whether or
not I eat any. The rest of what we eat for the week will mostly be what we
already have in the house. I also bought cat treats at Target. They were
on sale for $1.01 per package and I had a coupon to save 75 cents off of two
packs. And I used $1.00 off coupon at Albertsons for a People magazine.

Tomorrow we will go to Winco, mainly for more peppers, assuming they are at
a good price. I will cut some up for the freezer and I am thinking I should
also do the same for some of the onions that I have in the fridge. I bought
a smallish bag of yellow onions. I mostly use those for cooking so I might
as well freeze them since I now have plenty of freezer space. The only
other thing that I have on my list is bagels. But we will still wander the
aisles because it is one form of exercise that I can do and we will be
looking for bargains. Winco does not usually have advertised specials. If
they are opening a new store they may put out a small flyer. But most of
the time you have to go to the store to see what they have. Daughter might
buy a sandwich or two. Often they have them marked down to $1.49.

We don't really need anything more for our stockpile except for some shelf
stable milk which they do not carry. I just bought some but it expires in
Dec. So we will be using that up now. Wish I could remember where we
bought it. The prior milk came from Big Lots but when we went back to get
more, they have none. So I will probably not be buying much at all there
unless I see some whopping good prices on things.

On Fri, 5 Oct 2012 22:38:13 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Fri, 5 Oct 2012 07:58:10 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I not only avoid overstocking, but I also get a laugh out of that ad which
>>>says Americans throw out 500 dollars worth of food a year.
>>> I sure don't. I use leftovers the next day, use green bags, keep a
>>> freezer inventory etc. I doubt if I throw 20 bucks worth away a year.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Same here, but I do know people that toss that much and probably
>> more. I know people that will cook a 14 pound turkey and not eat any
>> leftovers. In our house, not only do we have the turkey for a couple
>> of meals, the carcass becomes a base for soup. Of 20 working days a
>> month, about 19 of my lunches are leftovers.
>>
>> Even when I don't have anything to take for lunch, the frozen meals in
>> the freezer at work are when Stouffers is on sale 4 for $10.
>>
>> Coupons are a PITA, but I do pay attention to what is on sale.
>> Yesterday, I picked up 8 items at the supermarket, 7 were on sale.
>>
>> We shop at BJ's too, but you have to use care. I won't buy the huge
>> jars of peanut butter or mayo since they would hang around too long.
>
>Today I bought very little food. I did buy soda because it was on sale for
>a good price

Soda is NOT food.