Food is the second highest expenditure in most people’s lives, yet they don’t pay attention to it. Pay yourself by using the information inside of 5 Meals for $5. This cook book is not only filled with delicious and plentiful recipes, it is filled with the information on how you can get the same prices and lower than the recipes listed!
You don’t need to change what you eat, just the way you shop! And you don’t need to rely on Spam or unhealthy meals to live in today’s debt ridden economy. It’s not all about coupons and Jaci will show you how!
If you think you might starve because of portion size, think again! If you’re single, freeze the leftovers and save or cut down the recipes and eat a fresh meal every day and using Jaci’s Buddy Shopping System.
5 Meals for $5 also has a weights and measures chart, free date night ideas, measure conversion tables, Jaci Rae’s “The Plan” on how to get out of debt and much more!
One recipe example:
Pot Roast
Cost per person $0.97
Total cost five people $4.87
2 lbs chuck roast ($1.92)
(my store just had a sale for $0.69 a lbs. A lot less than listed here!)
1 lb. potatoes, diced ($0.40)
4 carrots, chopped ($0.10)
1 onion, chopped ($0.30)
1 beef bouillon ($0.16)
1 garlic clove, minced ($0.01)
Salt and pepper to taste ($0.02)
Iceberg Lettuce and Cucumber Salad ($1.45) (recipe listed in book)
Basic Vinegar and Oil Salad Dressing ($0.42) (recipe listed in book)
1 lemon, sliced in 5 wedges ($0.09)
Saute chuck roast in a dash of oil until both sides all dark brown (about 2 minutes on each side on high). Combine all other ingredients into a large stew pot or crock-pot. Once meat is browned, put into pot with other veggies and spices and cook on low for 2-3 hours or until Meat is tender and fully cooked. Make salad and serve with chilled water and lemon wedge.
This was submitted by Jenny, one of our long time readers at Simply Saving.
Coupons are great. There’s various types of coupons that can save you money in supermarkets, gas stations, restaurants and movie theaters. My husband is retired and I’m approaching that while self employed. So saving on expense helps us a great deal. On Sundays, we get coupons with the Sunday newspaper. I keep a folder to keep them in. The most economical way to use coupons is to purchase items you normally purchase or maybe just another name brand for an item you tend to purchase, perhaps, like granola bars. We have the advantage at one of our supermarkets that they double the value of the coupon as long as it’s $0.99 or less. So, if there’s a coupon for $0.50, then the item sells for $1.00 less at this particular supermarket. This supermarket called Giant Eagle in our town also gives you $0.10 off per gallon for every $50 you spend in their store. This keeps accumulating for several months if you wish. So, let’s say you have accumulated $0.60 off per gallon, you have to go to this specific gas station to get the discount on your gas. So, besides doubling coupons, they have this added advantage.
Then there’s also the Entertainment Book we have specifically for our district in Ohio. This book contains hundreds of coupons. The book isn’t free but right after Christmas it sold for 19.99 online instead of the 30.00 which it normally sells for. There are a lot of coupons for fast food restaurants where you get possibly a drink for free, or you buy one and get one free. That comes in handy. Also, there’s a dining card attached to the book and you can go to any of the selected finer dining restaurant and get a substantial discount on two meals possibly up to $15.00. Movies are half the price if you purchase the tickets ahead of time with the coupons. All sorts of entertainment events offer coupons as well.
You can also find coupons online just by Googling the restaurant or place. It’s almost a shame to purchase anything without a coupon. Often pharmacies have specials. Stores like Kohl’s or JCPenney’s offer coupons to credit card members that are fairly good anywhere from 15% to 30%. I always feel like I’m robbing the bank when I get a great deal. Just the act of searching and finding a great coupon in the newspaper or online is entertainment in itself.
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