Stretching Your Dollars: Shopping

You'd be amazed at how much you can buy for less than $20.  I made a trip to one of my favorite grocers, Aldi, and headed to the discounted and sales items.

On this trip, I got among other things Romaine lettuce (.99 cents), three cans of sardines (.89 cents each), two containers (6 oz) of blackberries (.69 cents each), 1 bag of Italian salad mix (.69 cents), Greek yogurt and a large container of plain yogurt all in the box. Total cost" $16 with taxes.

I have two weeks of meals in this one box. Yes, two weeks! The yogurt alone will serve multiple purposes, including coating chicken strips I'll bake. Sardines will be either lunch or deal.

The first place I head to when grocery shopping is the seasonal and clearance section where items are marked down 50 to 90 percent.