This weekend’s (12-10-11 thru 12-11-11) shopping field trip was Target. I hit 3 counties in one state (Pikesville, Reisterstown, and Mondawmin-Baltimore, MD). Well the search was on. I was blessed to get two $10 gift cards, and wanted to spend my gift cards wisely. The initial search was on for comfortable footwear which I found absolutely nothing that worked for me. So then I changed my search focus to clothing. After being in my third store (Mondawmin location in Baltimore, MD), and finding no shoes that I liked. I started finding bargains galore! Five 30% off racks, sweat pants $5, and other treasures. Being the bargain hunter that I am, the first adventure was to go through all the 30% off racks. Second the 5 shopping carts of merchandise that were scheduled to be put back on the racks. Third it was off to the men’s section, and that is when I found my treasures. Hooded sweatshirt jacket for $9.36 and sweatshirt pants for $5.00. Well I had enough remaining to treat myself to some sweets, and a bag of popcorn. The left over funds for munchies is insightful information for the budget conscience.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Dining Out 101 Dunkin Donuts
Beware of Dunkin Donuts who advertise free wifi and there are no outlets to plug your laptop into. Tonight as I was trying to figure out where to go to get free wifi I thought about a Dunkin Donuts I kept seeing along the 3,8, & 11 bus routes in Towson, MD. So I figured this would be the night that I would stop in since I just had an exhausting 24 hrs. trying to find a Target with some slippers or shoes that I could fit or liked. That story is coming up next. So I frantically looked around for outlets, and at last I found two in the ceiling. I looked around for the cashier to see if it would be ok to plug up in the ceiling. You see I had this situation before at McDonalds in Reistertown, MD and they let me plug up in the ceiling. So as I commenced to plug up in the ceiling the cashier comes out and says “no, no you can’t do that. We don’t want you to stay too long.” Now they have a sign on the outside of this Dunkin Donuts that says “Welcome Towson Students,” “Free Wifi.” Now I am not a Towson student, but I am a college student. Needless to say I will not be here long tonight at 201 York, Rd #B York Rd. & Towsontown Blvd. nb, Baltimore, MD 21204-5227. I rate this Dunkin Donuts as not laptop friendly.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Grocery Shopping 101 Wegmans Style
Living on a shoestring budget can be both stressful and exhilarating. Today’s challenge for survival was to have something to eat for dinner with very little money left over. So my survival tactics kicked in. I kept saying to God, “What am I going to have to eat?” So I walked around Wegmans in the deli, and bakery areas. I thought what will I do? So I decided to go over to the produce section, and noticed a woman with a head of broccoli. I thought "that’s what I’ll do." I’ll do my “piece meal thang” again. That is when I take broken off small pieces of vegetables or fruit that have fallen off or people have broken off and left on the stand. So I went over to the broccoli, and spotted some small single pieces that I could use. I put them together in a bag, went over to the produce scale, and weighed it. It came to a whopping $0.27. I then said to myself “boy it sure would be nice if they had some loose spinach.” Well I went into the corner of the vegetable section, found loose organic baby spinach, and loose organic bulk field mix. Moving quickly I bagged both of them in separate bags. You see finding a good deal and creating one is a rush for me. Back to my story the organic baby spinach totaled $0.36 and the organic field mix totaled $0.24. Then I thought it "sure would be nice to have a banana." I spotted them up front, and separated one from the rest of the bunch. That find came to a whopping $0.18. I then thought "I have a taste for lunch meat." So I grab a ticket and behold I was next. I got Wegmans 98% fat free Turkey for $0.97 and two slices of American cheese (Yellow) for $0.30. Bringing my total purchases to a whopping $2.32. Now the bread for my two mini sandwiches I already had, and Wegmans has the little condiments in the plastic utensils section. The sandwiches were delicious.
Oh I forgot to inform you that I labeled all of my produce because Wegmans has little produce scales positioned all through out the produce section with printable price labels. What you do is get the item number off of the signs on the front of the vegetables, and fruit, key the item number in on the scale and press the print button. Now you have the finished product. Next step, check out!
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