Cheapo Groovo

$22 in food savings and how I did it...

Using the discovery pass CO

Using the grocery app

Free Food = The Easiest Way to Become Frugal

• Start your own garden
• Barter with neighbors who have large gardens
• Take up hunting/fishing
• Work at a hall that hosts weddings and funerals - or get friendly with someone who does – take home salads, leftover chicken, etc.
• Go to the grocery store and take advantage of free food demonstrations since they usually give samples

Healthy Alternatives to Soda Pop

I found another good one. Only 2 ingredients!!!

This Engine Creates Chicago Hot Dogs | #food #friends #frugal

Little Engine Eatery is a nonprofit providing work experience for teens and young adults with learning disabilities.These young adults learn great customer service skills and prepare authentic Chicago dogs + Angus brats.

$3.43 vs. $7.36 >> Save on Corn Tortillas

Buy MASECA Traditional Instant Corn Masa Flour 4 Lb. This will yield 7 pounds of corn tortillas

or

Buy Guerrero White Corn Tortillas, 66.56 Oz, 80 Count

 

Just say NO to LIVING WAGE SERVICE FEES...

“Any non-discretionary charge added to a restaurant or bar customer’s bill, regardless of what it’s called, is a service charge,” Mollie Steinemann, the Colorado Restaurant Association’s manager of government affairs, told Denverite in a written statement. “Auto-gratuities fall into this category, as do things like health and wellness charges, back-of-house service charges, and anything else that a customer can’t opt into. Service charges are considered revenue and operators are required to collect sales tax on them.”

Service fees do not function like tips, which are non-compulsory gifts from the customer directly to the staff. Instead, service fees are simply an additional form of revenue. They bring in additional funds that owners can then distribute as they see fit.

Hidden Money Hack >> McDonald’s Senior Discount

Senior citizens can get soft drinks and coffee for 59 cents* by ordering through the McDonald’s app. When you browse the mobile order menu for soft drinks or coffee, select Senior as the size (change the default from medium). You’ll get your drink for 59 cents. *Price may vary by location; shown is the typical price.

Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza #recipe

 

Freezing Eggs

I'm saving my brown eggs from the farmer's market so I don't have to pay the extra $2.50 for cage free eggs at the supermarket this winter.

 

To freeze  whole eggs, crack the egg and beat until just blended, then freeze individually in a muffin tin. Then pop them out and store in a Ziploc bag once frozen. To use, simply thaw in refrigerator.

Food Preservation Techniques #video #zerowaste