tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814984506642537843.post1042522309083316910..comments2024-03-03T16:03:52.071+11:00Comments on Debt Free, Cashed Up and Laughing - The Cheapskates way to living the good life: Common Grocery Budget BlundersCath Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12982092492622482815noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814984506642537843.post-84291775914329820972018-09-07T16:16:32.294+10:002018-09-07T16:16:32.294+10:00Carrying a calculator is easy for almost everyone,...Carrying a calculator is easy for almost everyone, since smartphones all have them built in. I use mine to keep a running tally of what goes in my trolley, but they normally have a memory function so you can do both. Even people still hanging onto dumbphones (which, yes, have some advantages) probably have a calculator in their phones somewhere.Estel Talroval / Theophilus Balsamonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197224825565985845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814984506642537843.post-23434212225840777722018-08-04T15:42:40.536+10:002018-08-04T15:42:40.536+10:00When I had baby No.2, I left him in a child care c...When I had baby No.2, I left him in a child care centre while I grocery shopped. It was disastrous - the centre staff dropped his only bottle slipping all the milk a few times and then did not call for me over the PA. Finally gave up on them and took him shopping. As he didn't know how to sit in a trolley he was forever diving into shelves or the freezer compartments. Quickly taught him how to behave as his sister did and shopping was less of a hassle. They always went shopping with me after that and I can only recall one time that I had difficulty with them. I had left them looking at some toys in the toy aisle while I shopped as I didn't want to wait around for them to have a good look at some new gadget. It took three announcements from the check-out girl for them to leave the store to go home. They were not inclined to pocket anything from the store as they knew that I would do a search of their pockets before we left he store whenever they were away from me for any length of time. And not treats were bought if they pestered me or asked for them continuously. Treats were for well behaved children and not for keeping them quiet.PatriciaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354154150387601905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814984506642537843.post-69563641158429213082014-05-31T15:24:29.469+10:002014-05-31T15:24:29.469+10:00Stick to the plan always.Stick to the plan always.Blum Australiahttp://www.wilbrad.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814984506642537843.post-26939095213207446072014-04-18T10:55:20.095+10:002014-04-18T10:55:20.095+10:00I went grocery shopping with the kids yesterday, t...I went grocery shopping with the kids yesterday, they were surprisingly good. They each got one treat which was in the list anyway and as a whole, didn't vary too much from the list, came in under budget at $130 for the fortnight, also pretty lucky since we have a nice chest freezer full of meat and it was mostly a stock up of the generic cans of vegetables (or the on special cans for $1)Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10007780928669121358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814984506642537843.post-51262323042411636192014-04-18T10:48:36.171+10:002014-04-18T10:48:36.171+10:00Brilliant. You have covered everything very well,...Brilliant. You have covered everything very well, even down to leaving the kid/s at home where possible. I now find shopping with my daughter, now close enough to 14, quite a pleasure but it wasn't always so... Anyway, thank you for what you do. MargaretUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16784811706835864118noreply@blogger.com