Whenever I need grocery items that I don’t have coupons for, I look for creative ways to lower my out of pocket expense. Today I saved some cash by turning in my old soda pop cans. I keep my cans in a cupboard under the sink, and they’ve been building up for quite some time. “Taking back cans” isn’t exactly high on the priority list, but the cupboard was stuffed full of bottles so I decided that it was high time to turn them in. Safeway has a bottle return center, and after you return your cans, it prints out a slip that can either be redeemed for cash or used to offset your purchases in-store. This was convenient, since I needed a few things anyway! All of my cans added up to $6.65 altogether, which was enough to pay for this:
Total spent: .10 cents
Total before bottle refund: $6.78
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Got:
1 gallon of milk
1 quart of half & half
1 package of rubber gloves
I also have some miscellaneous grocery expenses to report. I got sick last week, and Jai made a few shopping trips to buy me medicine and food – I had plenty of food already, but you know how only specific things sound appealing when you don’t feel well! He also picked up the Sunday paper for me. He spent about $25 for everything, give or take a dollar or two (Not all of his purchases had receipts, so I may be missing an item). I also stopped by the store later that week and bought a gallon of milk and a clearanced bottle of Starbucks flavored syrup, for a grand total of $5.94. I didn’t take a picture because there were no special deals to report, and I didn’t want to bore everyone!
