Grocery University

I have often heard from various peeps how little they spend in groceries each month.  This fact has always baffled me due.  No matter how many coupons I clip, sales I hit, I have never felt like we were really lowering our grocery bill each month.  And I know for a fact that we blow WAY more money in groceries than 2 people should! And it does not help that we both like to Cook and entertain! This past summer and fall, I kept reading on blogs about Grocery University and how life changing it is!  However it was $25.00 and I did not know anyone else that had used it or honestly if it was worth it.  I did not want to spend the $ and time listening and taking notes if it was not going to help. So finally one of the blogs I follow tweeted that Grocery University was on sale that day for $5 or $10.  I decided at that price I would risk it and take the plunge.  It came in the mail very quickly but  I did not  realize the cd's were not dvd's they were audio cd's.  For whatever reason this dampened my desire and I thought how boring just to sit and listen to cd after cd.  I know, ridiculous! And despite not having anything to do half the time @ work, we rang in the new year and I still had not listened to them all.  Last week I decided enough is enough, finish them ALREADY! And as of Monday afternoon I am a Grocery University dork graduate!

Its all about planning, planning, planning.  We do plan but I believe our biggest problem is often thinking of what we want to cook/eat and going out and buying any items we are missing instead of creating menus out of what we already have.  It is also a process  and building up not only coupons but your pantry.  You are not gong to have an endless supply of coupons immediately.  So the goal on your first trip should be to save 20%.  So Tuesday night I selected the stores ad which had the most items I could use and went shopping.  I will say, be aware of your store sales.  Our stores sales run wed- tues @  midnight. I would not suggest going the night the ad expires (if possible) as I did.  Many of the sale items signs had already been removed so I had to find someone and ask.  Also the lettuce that was BOGO was out. So it is a learning process.  My total for the evening was $140 and I saved $44!  So that's better than 20% and Big T has enough meat to last a month, literally and I should have Bocas for the same!  Now onto this weeks ad to look for sales :) 

Would love to here if anyone else has tried Grocery University!