There are many items we eat on a regular basis, and apples are one of them. I have a “Master Grocery List” that includes items we always buy. I keep my pantry, fridge and freezer stocked with these items, purchased at the best price. Some items on our Master List we buy during our Monthly…
Category: Cheap Finds
The Best Price for Nutritional Yeast
We use nutritional yeast at our house, primarily for making vegan parmesan and cheese sauces. The lowest price in my area to purchase it is actually found at Whole Foods! Prices can be regional, please check the current price at your store. Conversely, I have seen it as high as $25/lb. on store shelves. Do you…
How Much Does a Hill of Beans Cost? + Recipes for Instant Pot Refried Beans & Whole Beans
Is it Worth it to Make Beans from Scratch? Those $1 cans of beans sure seem like a good deal – but is it much cheaper to make beans from scratch? Canned beans are convenient, and I feel have their place. If you choose to make your beans from scratch it’s nice to know how…
Oatmeal for Breakfast – Just 6¢ per serving!
Update: The price on the bulk Bob’s has gone up a bit since I wrote this, I’ll update comparison soon! Still the best price per lb. in my area. You can save $200 a year per person just by changing the way you buy oatmeal! (For Bob’s Red Mill!) My husband eats oatmeal every morning for breakfast,…
My 25¢ “No-Bucks” Soy or Almond Milk Latté
I have had a few Starbucks lattés in my time, and they are good. But, at more than $5 each for a soy vanilla latté, it’s not something I want to spend money on regularly. I can make these copycat lattés at home, for about 25¢ each! That is a savings of more than 95%….
What I Buy at Trader Joe’s
Bananas $.33/lb.! There are a few things I buy on a monthly basis at Trader Joe’s that I have verified are at the lowest price available anywhere in my area. On occasion I will also buy Marshmallows (they are gelatin-free), and Pita Breads. These prices are based on my store in the San Francisco Bay…
6 Free Avocados at Sprouts!
If you live near a Sprouts Farmers’ Market, you can score free avocados starting tomorrow! Sprouts is having a Friday, Saturday and Sunday 3 day sale: $1 for 3 avocados. There are 2 coupons available to print right now on Coupons.com. One will get you 3 avocados for free, the other will get you 3…