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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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!) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Grocery Stores in the Twin Cities
Grocery Shopping! For me, the best way to save money on groceries is to shop at SEVERAL stores. Get a few things here, get a few things there, wherever the […]