A while back I wrote a popular post called “Three Myths about Couponing and Why Anyone Can Do It!” This is a follow-up to that post with details about grocery shopping in the Twin Cities, how to begin, and all the ways you can save at each major grocery store in the Twin Cities area! […]
Hy-Vee Grocery Stores to open in Twin Cities
Here’s a press release that just came out from Hy-Vee, Inc. Hy-Vee, an employee-owned grocery retailer, is planning to open grocery stores in the Twin Cities area. This will affect all grocery deal-seekers as new stores = new ways to save on your groceries! Currently, there are 17 Hy-Vee grocery stores in Minnesota, spread throughout […]
ALDI Grand Opening in Cambridge on Thursday, Dec. 5th – Free samples, sweepstakes & Eco bags
As a huge fan of ALDI stores (where I save money by doing about 50% of our family’s grocery shopping), I’m sharing news of the grand opening of a new ALDI store in Cambridge, MN. To celebrate the new Cambridge store, ALDI will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 8:45 a.m. this Thursday, Dec. 5th, to […]
My Response to the Cub vs. Walmart Grocery War
You’ve likely seen the Cub vs. Walmart price wars in the past couple of years. Each of the two huge store chains in newspaper ads and TV commercials, claiming to offer lower prices than the other. Even the local media has done their own comparisons, including KARE 11. Here’s the basic difference between the two […]
Aldi gets better and better with more organic and natural food options
Aldi is now selling organic produce! In January, Aldi introduced certified organic produce in five divisions of the country including the Twin Cities area. With organic food sales rising to $31.5 billion in 2011, it’s about time that Aldi started offering more natural and organic food options! As a frugal AND health conscious mom, I […]
Don’t mess with me! I’m shopping at Rainbow Foods on Double Coupon Day
Today I shopped at Rainbow Foods and got $108.10 worth of groceries for $54.80. That’s 50% off! I’ve never shopped very much at Rainbow Foods – for years I’ve been faithful to ALDI, SuperTarget, Wal-mart and recently, Fare for All. The prices at Rainbow just always seemed – high. ALDI & Wal-mart have rock-bottom prices. […]
Ten groceries we love at Trader Joe’s
There are certain groceries we love at Trader Joe’s stores above all other grocery stores. Read on to find out why! I LOVE Trader Joe’s grocery stores. They sell so many great healthful, natural and organic products for lower prices than you’ll find elsewhere. There are several stores in the Twin Cities area (St. Paul, […]
DiGiorno’s Law of Pizzaplicity means more pizza for less!
My family LOVES pizza. It’s the one food that we all love to eat together, and we do, often! We’ll eat it wherever we can get it (who doesn’t?). I love all kinds of toppings, my kids always get excited about it, and my husband would probably live on it if he could (seriously). But I […]
Organic food now at ALDI! (Finally!)
ALDI has launched their own line of natural and organic food called “Simply Nature” this month. I shop at ALDI about once a week, and occasionally see natural and organic name-brand foods there as “special buys,” including Nature’s Path cereals and Annie’s Organic frozen meals at ALDI’s signature low prices. But now ALDI is trying out their own line of […]
Fare for All – a low-cost option for buying groceries in the Twin Cities
Fare for All is a unique, low-cost option for buying groceries in the Twin Cities area. A cooperative purchasing program, they buy fruits, vegetables and meat in bulk to save you up to 40% off grocery store prices. Open to everyone (no income restrictions), Fare for All supports the Emergency Foodshelf Network and the more people who […]
Ten Great Buys at ALDI – Food Market
There are dozens of ALDI Food Markets in the Twin Cities area. They’re small, no-frill super(small)markets with mostly their own brands of grocery and household items. Soon we’ll discuss the top ten great buys at ALDI-Food Market. The first time I shopped in one was in 2007, before the recession really hit. I was not impressed. […]
New “Fresh Grocery” in Target stores
You may have heard in the news or from ads about many Target stores now adding a “Fresh Grocery” section. (Not the SuperTarget stores – these are already abundantly supplied with fresh grocery!) I visited our local Target store and bought a few items. They were promoting the new development with a flyer we received in the mail that […]
Best places to buy…
Based on my several years’ of shopping experience in the Twin Cities, I’ve come up with this list of “Best places to buy…” in regard to various items often shopped for in our household. Here’s what I’ve got so far. (I started with baby items as lately that’s been consistently at the top of my […]
Great suggestions…Thanks, Chris!
Some good ideas emailed to me by a wonderful woman I know named Chris who lives in the Twin Cities: I drink “Funny Milk”. It is Flavorite dried skim. A box costs 10.96, and makes 20 quarts. That adds up to $.2.19 a gallon. I mix it up every day, and drink a quart of […]
Aldi = the Future
Aldi is the future! Many of you are steps ahead of me here, because you’ve been shopping at Aldi for years (and therefore, saving money for years!). Here’s my new ditty: If you’re not shopping at Aldi, you’re paying TOO MUCH! If I were to invest in a grocery store chain, I think it would […]