Guest guest Posted October 9, 2000 Report Share Posted October 9, 2000 I have to tell you the background before I tell you this story. When I was pregnant with our last child (3 1/2 years ago) my husband and I decided that he would stay home with the baby and be a Mr. Mom. He has since also taken a morning paper route. Many of you know that the Sunday paper has an abundance of coupons and with 6 kids we need all the help we can get. My husband gets the coupons from the Sunday returns and all the coupons from a retirement home (with their permission). Therefore, every Sunday we have about 30 sets of coupons. Well, my dh got so good at shopping that our grocery bill is only about $50 per month, but we have a pantry that could feed thousands. In his defense he also sets up a table at the flea market 4-5 times per summer and gets rid of a lot of the excess and usually comes home with about $500-$600 mad money-read his shopping habits net us about $1000 per year. When I told him that I was supposed to eat yogurt every day twice a day he went a little nuts and bought about 100 Yoplait Custard-style yogurts (mostly vanilla because that is all the store had) for .03 per yogurt (with double coupon). I didn't know what else to do so I froze them. Well, they are really, really good frozen. Added bonus-if you wash and send in the pink lids they will donate money to fight breast cancer. I think this is a very worthwhile cause and it is really good yogurt (if you like yogurt). So, sorry for the long post, but I wanted to brag and plug at the same time. BTW, he is a great father too, but he is a terrible housekeeper-oh well-I can't fix the car so we're even I guess. Best Regards, Donna Schanzenbacher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2000 Report Share Posted October 9, 2000 Lucky you, good yogurt and a great hubby!! Trudy plug I have to tell you the background before I tell you this story. When I was pregnant with our last child (3 1/2 years ago) my husband and I decided that he would stay home with the baby and be a Mr. Mom. He has since also taken a morning paper route. Many of you know that the Sunday paper has an abundance of coupons and with 6 kids we need all the help we can get. My husband gets the coupons from the Sunday returns and all the coupons from a retirement home (with their permission). Therefore, every Sunday we have about 30 sets of coupons. Well, my dh got so good at shopping that our grocery bill is only about $50 per month, but we have a pantry that could feed thousands. In his defense he also sets up a table at the flea market 4-5 times per summer and gets rid of a lot of the excess and usually comes home with about $500-$600 mad money-read his shopping habits net us about $1000 per year. When I told him that I was supposed to eat yogurt every day twice a day he went a little nuts and bought about 100 Yoplait Custard-style yogurts (mostly vanilla because that is all the store had) for .03 per yogurt (with double coupon). I didn't know what else to do so I froze them. Well, they are really, really good frozen. Added bonus-if you wash and send in the pink lids they will donate money to fight breast cancer. I think this is a very worthwhile cause and it is really good yogurt (if you like yogurt). So, sorry for the long post, but I wanted to brag and plug at the same time. BTW, he is a great father too, but he is a terrible housekeeper-oh well-I can't fix the car so we're even I guess. Best Regards, Donna Schanzenbacher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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