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Week 6: 52-Week Savings Challenge, plus Day 1 Sochi

February 8th, 2014 at 11:38 pm

I've noticed a binge-purge groceries habit. NSDs throughout the working week, and then one day of $85-$100 outflow. This week I had two no-spend days. I had some good savings: eight dollars off a 24 oz canister of grated Parmesan cheese; four dollars off a pound of natural ground lamb; coupon for five dollars off a grocery purchase.

A few of my friends and family have birthdays, so I bought and mailed cards to them. Some are out of the country. February and November seem to be my busiest months for this.

$38 deposited.

Sochi Challenge
$9 so far on the first day: Gold, Silver AND Bronze. Going to use the Sochi Challenge savings on exercise wear.



These challenges are working my noggin down to a nub.
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Today as a Valentine's Present of sorts my husband treated himself to a new watch. $76.99. Also we treated ourselves to a brunch with one free mocha before debt group.

I opened up with how I needed to think more long-term and set some investing dollars aside as well as pay down debt. We are all "under the crunch" with our car loans, and the others agreed that maybe we should expand our scope to include novel and little-known savings ploys. We are all using the "Asian market" method for fruits and vegetables, for example.

Posted in frugal actions, 52-week Saving Challenge 2014 | 6 Comments »

6 Responses to “Week 6: 52-Week Savings Challenge, plus Day 1 Sochi”

  1. wowitsawonderfullife Says:
    February 9th, 2014 at 01:38 am 1391909902
    1391909902

    What is the "Asian Market" method?

  2. PauletteGoddard Says:
    February 9th, 2014 at 02:09 am 1391911798
    1391911798

    We buy our fruits and vegetables, oils, noodles at the Asian market. Usually we save at least 35% from the supermarket price.

  3. wowitsawonderfullife Says:
    February 9th, 2014 at 04:49 am 1391921366
    1391921366

    Wow, that's new information for me. I buy my fruits and vegetables at Sobeys and it's really over priced. I'll search for an Asian market in my area. Thanks for the information! From a fellow canuck!

  4. PauletteGoddard Says:
    February 9th, 2014 at 04:56 am 1391921818
    1391921818

    wowitsawonderfullife: You in AB? or NL?

  5. baselle Says:
    February 9th, 2014 at 07:15 am 1391930104
    1391930104

    Asian can be defined liberally. My favorite "Asian" produce market is Lenny's, which happens to play both ends of Asia - Chinese and Russian/Ukraine.

  6. PauletteGoddard Says:
    February 9th, 2014 at 05:02 pm 1391965341
    1391965341

    Yes, Lenny's is where I usually shop, unless I need some sea vegetable, in which case it's Central Market or HT Oaktree. I should venture into Ukrainian cooking: my ancestors came from that region, but don't have the language.

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