my only nonfood items are toilet paper, freezer bags, trash bags and those are mild. no diapers here. I consider the freezer bags part of the grocery bill cuz I use them to freeze the bulk meat I buy. You can cut the chub kroger hamburger into sections and fit four of them in 1 gallon zip lock freezer bag and it is so much easier to just open bag and pull one out. I can see the point of saving money by only going to the store once a month, like in the article. But for me, I go frequently as there are sales and that is what allows me to have so much for so little. for example, kroger is doing a sale this week buy 15 participating items get $5.00 off your order. and you can use coupons. Depending on what you cook will depend if those 15 items are okay with you. Pillsbury biscuits, cereal, hamburger helper, old el paso are all included in this deal. If I only went shopping once a month I would miss this sale.
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