Thanks for the great idea ,I might try that one day

This is a good article, but all in all, if we were to always buy what is on sale (and I do), then we cannot follow good diets or healthy diets. You cannot please everyone. I mean, the blog above said if eggs were on sale, then her diet would consist that week of egg salad, omelets, fried potatoes......the health nuts would puke. But good, healthy food is very expensive to buy all of the time. People just do not have that kind of money every week of every month. They buy what they can afford, and make do.

My 16-yr old daughter loves to pick up money off the ground.  One year she found a $20 bill and a $10 bill (not at the same time).  She decided to keep track of the money she found in 2007.  When she counted it on New Year's Day 2008, she had almost $15.00.  And a lot of that was pennies she picked up in the halls of her high school that other students thought were not worth the effort.  

I like to save the water from pasta and steamed vegetables to use in soups and stews. Leftover gravy and pan drippings are also good for that purpose. last week, i bought a whole leg of lamb @ 2.49lb. Chops, even the fatty shoulder were over $ 3,

from that leg, we had three lamb dinners and then with what was still on the bone, I added carrots onions and potatoes ( which were already in pantry) and made a lamb stew which gave us another three meals. It is only the two of us and a whole leg may seem like a lot but it gave more for the money. I take advantage of the can sales at the supermarkets and make sure to get items like canned corned beef, soups, canned stews, vegetables( marinated mushrooms and asparagus) and line the walls of my garage. i wont buy these items any other time. i have also found the small hand held vaccume sealer to be helpful. Buy whole items, cut them up and store in these convenient bags. I use coupons but only for items i will use and then whenever I can get them tripled. Buying in bulk when practical and keeping a well stocked pantry helps. this way, all i have to do is defrost meat and everything else is ready quickly. it also saves time and energy to use the oven for more than one item at a time. i may bake a meatloaf or two, roast sweet potatoes, a pan of chicken parts and a casserole all at once. Cooking temp is same for all items and energy usage the same.