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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does the grocery store he works for have an app?
For example, if you have the Safeway app, you get the regular club deals + the Just 4 U deals (personalized deals) and then you combine both of those with manufacturer's coupons. I add the "coupons" from the app onto my card and then use coupons when I can. Safeway also doubles manufacturers coupons under $1. I try to meal plan according to what is on sale. 
I stock up on things that won't go bad or that we use often. I can also make a double-batch of something and freeze the extra (like chili, tomato sauce, soup). 
Buy a family-size pack of meat when it's on sale, divide into portions, then freeze for future use. [/quote]
Do most people think these store sales really help them save money? I found that I could buy things at Trader Joes much more cheaply than at Safeway, and that the Safeway app just convinced me to spend gas money and time going thereto save $1, and then have to go somewhere like Trader joes to get my other items (e.g. Fresh mozzarella, leeks, frozen organic berries, hummus) at a decent price. I gave up on the store app, and I also have up on coupons because they seem 90% geared toward processed foods we don't buy anyway like chips, hamburger helper, Capri suns, etcetera.[/quote]

I'm the PP you quoted. We rarely buy any processed foods due to food allergies. However, the app does have coupons/discounts on produce (fresh fruits and vegetables), coconut and almond milk (dairy allergy), free-range eggs, frozen vegetables, rice, black beans, chickpeas, Cheerios, Rice Krispies, and regular baking supplies like flour, sugar. There are very few foods in Trader Joe's that we can actually buy due to all of the cross-contamination warnings on their products. I haven't been that impressed by their produce when I have gone there. I cook almost 100% from scratch due to food allergies and I do much better at Safeway and Target than Trader Joe's. 
You're assuming that people who use the app and coupons only buy processed food - I know I'm not the only one who buys mainly non-processed foods this way.  [/quote]

I too have seen ZERO value in coupons and circulars.

When I'm on a budget, I get all of my produce at the Asian grocery. I would not even so much as dream about getting rice or legumes outside of the Asian grocery. I also do not buy enough boxed or canned food for it to even be worth hunting a coupon.

OP, I would bet that even with your discount, the Asian grocery is cheaper than your DHs discount if he works for a national American chain.

I make a meal plan every sunday night. IN the summer I grow all my fresh herbs and tomatoes so I never need to buy those (unless it is cilantro, which I used a few times a week). I try to reuse ingredients. So if I make something with a specialty item (such as Arugula) and can only buy a big bag of it, I make two meals that contain that ingredient. I use a lot of inexpensive greens such as collards, mustard greens, and kale. I do a lot of prep, for instance, I use all of my animal bones for broth and freeze my broth in mason jars, so I never have to buy that.

For my family of 4 (two boys) I can cook just about all meals at home (including packed lunches) for about $120/wk...it does take a ton of planning and work on SUndays, but is well worth it. My weekday evenings are pretty relaxed.[/quote]

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