$2 AND CHANGE WILL BUY ...

.... WHAT IS IN THIS PICTURE!

I SPENT $2.26 ~~~ 67c ON THE ICING & $1.59 FOR CHICKEN.

EVERYTHING ELSE WAS FREE.

$673 WORTH OF GROCERIES FOR $132.50

PICTURED HERE & BELOW ARE A FEW OF THE DEALS WHERE I SAVED OVER $540 IN GROCERY DOLLARS. OVER 80% SAVINGS LOOKS LIKE:

SPENDING $13.02 FOR AN ORDER THAT IS REGULARLY PRICED AT $97.00.

75% SAVED

I LOVED SAVING $29. ON THIS ORDER, PAYING ONLY $9.78! THESE FOODS & HOUSEHOLD ITEMS WOULD HAVE TOTALED $39. AT THEIR REGULAR PRICE.

CONVENIENCE FOR PENNIES

PAY $26. FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF COOKIE MIXES & LUNCH-SIZE PACKAGES OF CHIPS? NEVER!!

YET...I FELT SPENDING $3.88 OF MY GROCERY BUDGET FOR ALL THIS WAS WORTHWHILE!

SNACK TIME @ 85% DISCOUNT

JUST ONE OF THE PACKAGES OF WATER ~OR~ SNACKS WOULD HAVE COST $4.

I PAID $4.04 FOR EVERYTHING ~ WHICH WOULD HAVE TYPICALLY COST $27.

'IS THAT ALL YOU ARE PAYING' ?!?

A LADY BEHIND ME WANTED TO SEE HOW MUCH I WOULD SAVE UTILIZING COUPONS. SHE COULD NOT BELIEVE I PAID A TOTAL OF $26.77 FOR THIS ORDER.

I SAVED $125!

THE BILL WOULD HAVE BEEN $151.77.

COOL SAVINGS

I DOUBT YOU PREFER TO PAY $48. WHEN YOU COULD SPEND $11. I SAVED $37 (77%) BY COMBINING SALE PRICES WITH COUPONS.

YOU CANNOT COOK WITH THIS

I AM OFTEN ASKED ABOUT STRETCHING THE BUDGET FOR HOUSEHOLD NECESSITIES. YOU MAY SPEND MANY DOLLARS, YET ARRIVE HOME WITH VERY LITTLE STAPLE ITEMS OR MEAT TO FEED YOUR FAMILY.

I OFTEN GET SIMILAR ITEMS IN THE PICTURE FOR PENNIES OR FREE. YET, I STOCKPILE ANY ITEM WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE FOR A GOOD PRICE. THIS PURCHASE WAS REGULAR $24; I PAID LESS THAN $9 TO SAVE 63%.

JUST ANOTHER DAY AT THE GROCERY STORE

THIS SHOPPING TRIP WOULD HAVE COST $113. ~YET~

MY COST WAS $16.60:

THIS WAS EASY TO ACCOMPLISH...BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF UNADVERTISED SPECIALS, MANUFACTURER & STORE COUPONS ALONG WITH $30 OF *FREE* PREPAID GIFT CARDS. THE VISA GIFT CARDS WERE FROM A GROCERY MAIL-IN REBATE PROMOTION.

INCIDENTALLY THE BREADS, MILK & SWEETENER (NECESSITIES AFTER VACATION) WERE @ REGULAR PRICES.

SOMETIMES EVEN I HAVE TO PAY FULL PRICE!

VACATION

CHAPTER 7 ('TRAVELING') OF MY BOOK EXPLAINS WHY VACATIONS ARE VALUABLE...

'Vacations have always been something we strived to do with our children. That was important to us. A child's memories of family vacations are priceless. We cut back in other areas of our lives and vacationed accordingly to what we could afford. Don't charge or go in debt for a vacation. I have never borrowed money for this. Stay within your means'.....

WE RECENTLY SPENT A WEEK DURING PEAK SEASON, ENJOYING NICE ACCOMMODATIONS (HAMPTON & RADISSON) AND SIGHT SEEING.

WE CHOSE TO BE FRUGAL IN CERTAIN AREAS, WHILE SPLURGING ON OTHERS.

EASY-TO-TRANSPORT SNACKS & DRINKS REMOVED THE NECESSITY TO PURCHASE STALE SANDWICHES FOR $5. DOLLARS SAVED HERE WERE UTILIZED FOR ADMISSION TICKETS AND NICE MEALS.

SEE WHERE THE LOCALS EAT FOR THE BEST RESTAURANTS. WE WERE GIVEN EXCELLENT RECOMMENDATIONS (IN ADDITION TO FABULOUS SERVICE) BY A SUPERB WAITRESS.

THANK YOU, SPENCER!!!!!!!!!