Pays to look around, and walk around. Where my bank is, is at the end of a shopping center. A Kroger store,grocery store, in the middle. A dollar store, Odd Lots store at the other end.
I'll park in the middle, and walk to whatever store I want to go to. At the Dollar store the other day, found the same exact canned dog food that Walmart sells for .47 a can, 3 for a dollar. Buy the unsweetened Kool-Aid, and then just put in enough sugar to do the job. About half of what the directions call for. Kids don't need that much sugar. Plus at the Odd Lots store, have found name brand stuff at better than half off.
Go to the local Goodwill store to get heavy flannel shirts to wear in the welding shop.Cost $3--Although the last trip I found a like brand new L.L Bean,(probably a $40-$50 shirt) That went into the closet, not the shop. Make my boys take their lunch's most of the time. At $2.50 a pop, can save over $25 a week by them taking peanut butter sandwich's and carrot sticks. It asll adds up. gypsyman