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Ten Great Buys at ALDI – Food Market

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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

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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…

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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!

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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

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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 […]