My family just saved 34% on our groceries at Cub Foods today using the new Cub Foods Digital e-Couponing Program! It can be time-consuming to clip paper coupons, but Cub now streamlines all of that by allowing MY CUB REWARDS™ members to simply load valuable digital coupons available on Cub.com or the Cub Foods mobile […]
Easy Aioli Recipes from Red Gold Tomatoes
I just received a fun gift pack from Red Gold Tomatoes with five cans of tomatoes: diced with Garlic/Olive Oil, Lime & Cilantro, Green Chilies and petite diced, plus a Red Gold apron, a tomato spreader and a recipe guide with 10 recipes for Aioli. I’ve never tried Aioli before but found out it’s basically […]
Bitsy’s Brainfood Cereals Review
This is my review of Bitsy’s Brainfood Cereals. I was provided with complimentary cereals. All opinions are 100% mine. Our family loves and eats cereal every day. Therefore, I do my best to buy healthful and organic cereals that my kids will also like, which is why I was curious and pleased to review three […]
The Sneaky Chef Foods Review – “Eat Veggies Tonight Without a Fight”
(Are you looking to get your kids to eat veggies without a fight? This is my review of The Sneaky Chef brand pasta and pasta sauces which contain hidden veggies, and the no-nut peanut butter made completely tree nut free. We were provided with complimentary samples of these products to facilitate this review. Our opinions […]
Grocery Savings & Couponing Guide for the Twin Cities
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. […]








