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gerbilicous

Why I don't use coupons

Oct 27, 2009 11:53

So now that being broke is hip, there's been lots of news stories about "super coupon clippers." These people (all women) spend hours scouring the web and buying 12 papers a week to get coupons which they then use at multiple different stores to get things super cheap or for free ( Read more... )

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catwho October 27 2009, 18:29:41 UTC

We use Glen's phone number to get the Kroger 10% blanket employee discount. Way better than any coupon.

But yeah, home cooking is the way to go. There are a few things I buy pre-made (these super cheap biscuits I get in a 4x10 tinpack for $1.50 come to mind) but most of it ends up as part of a large stewpot. I buy some veggies frozen in packages, but onions and peppers and potatos fresh, and rarely canned.

I haven't eaten a frozen meal since I quit my job.

About the only time we use coupons obsessively is eating out. We're all about the buy one, get one free entres, or free deserts, or stuff along those lines.

How are the books coming, btw?

gerbilicous October 28 2009, 13:08:21 UTC

Coupons for restaurants are awesome. I get the little newspaper books, tons of good stuff in there.

And the book is puffing along. I'm at that stage where everything falls apart. That generally means I'm on the right track. Writing is a backwards thing, sometimes.

hydrangea_sky October 27 2009, 19:05:35 UTC

yyyeeeeessss!!!!! Words of WISDOM AND TRUTH! We recently invested in a craigslist chest freezer ($50) and a FoodSaver vacuum sealer (about twice that, but it is amazing and I use it constantly.)

As a soon to be unemployed grad student living off the dole of student loans (and saintly Justin) I am totally down with you on all of this. Can't wait to actually have the time to be cooking more, seriously.

gerbilicous October 28 2009, 13:10:05 UTC

The crockpot is our greatest friend, especially when we were both working. But there is no greater cooking teacher than insufficient funds. You get real creative real fast!

thunderemerald October 27 2009, 19:12:01 UTC

Abso-friggin-lutely.

And that is why I shop at Trader Joe's.

gerbilicous October 28 2009, 13:11:27 UTC

OH MY GOD, I wish we had a Trader Joe's here. We are deprived as a city. If I had a few hundred thousand dollars to burn I would open one and quickly become the richest lady in Athens.

thunderemerald October 28 2009, 13:52:56 UTC

DO IT ANYWAY!