As a teenager, my part-time job was working in a fruit and vegetable store. On colder days, customers would come shopping wearing their fur coats. They would regularly gravitate towards buying discounted produce. My then-employer would remind me, “That’s why they own a fur coat.” Even at that time, those customers knew and recognized the opportunity of a good bargain, how to save, and how to put something to good use.
How to save is available to us in all different ways. We need to be mindful not only of what we buy but how we use it. Everyday savings can easily start in our own kitchen. To avoid food waste, consider planning a shopping list carefully, cooking and freezing foods that are about to spoil, organizing a meatless meal, washing and reusing takeout containers, cover pots when boiling water to save energy.
In short, that old adage is still valid today: A penny saved is a penny earned.
WHAT and WHERE a selection of this week’s good buys:
SUPERSTORE
Sirloin tip roast $6.99 lb
WALMART
Mangoes $.47 ea
Maple Leaf fresh chicken $1.94 lb
Gay Lea butter $4.94 lb
FOOD BASICS
Heinz beans $.87 tin
2lb Lemons $2.98
2lb carrots / onions $1.25
Broccoli crowns $1.25 ea
Clover Leaf tuna $1.49
FRESHCO
HH Tomatoes $.99 lb
US Corn 5/$2
Iceberg lettuce/ celery $2.99
NO FRILLS
Sweet Corn $.33 ea
Bartlett pears $.88 lb
Blueberries $1.99 pt
4 L Trutaste milk $4.88
Oceans tuna/ Gold sardines $.99 tin
Dan-D Cashews 908g/ $11.88
METRO
Prime rib roast $8.99 lb
Strawberries $1.99 lb
Nutella 725g/$5.47
Ristorante pizza $3.49
LOBLAWS
Planters cashews $3.
PC pure Maple Syrup $9.99
Strawberries $1.99 lb
Whole beef tenderloin $12.88 lb
PC Shrimp 400g /$7.99
Ont Asparagus $2.99 lb
