Thursday, May 21, 2009

THRIFTY THURSDAY!!


Good Morning!! I hope that all of you had a good night's sleep....I know that I slept like a rock and would still be sleeping if that alarm hadn't woken me up!! :)

Anyway, as I was sitting here, at the computer, I was thinking about a post that I ran across back in January or so. It was talking about the best times to stock up on food items and non-food items, and potentially save a lot of $$ in the process. I saved it in my favorites and decided to post it here. I thought it was very interesting!! I apologize for the long post, but I think you will agree that this list will be very useful. I plan to print mine out and put it with my coupons.


JANUARY
Food:
Chocolate (Christmas clearance)
Soda
Diet foods
Frozen finger foods

Non-food:
Linens
Electronics
Computers
Small appliances
Air conditioners
Carpeting and flooring
Furniture
Winter clothes
Toys (on clearance after the holidays)
Bicycles
Christmas gift wrap
Christmas decorations
Athletic shoes
Exercise equipment
Motorcycles
Houses
Boats

FEBRUARY
Food:
Chocolate (post Valentine’s Day)
Steak (post Valentine’s Day)
Seafood (post Valentine’s Day)
Oatmeal

Non-food:
Big screen TVs (before the Super Bowl)
Boats

MARCH
Food:
Frozen foods
Non-food:
Boats

APRIL
Food:
Candy (Easter clearance)
Eggs
Ham
Cheese
Mustard
Ready-made dough
Dinner rolls
Frozen pies
Cake mix
Cake frosting
Pie crusts

Non-Food:
Electronics
Vacuums
Cookware
Tires and other car care supplies

MAY

Food:
Hotdogs
Ground beef
Hamburger and hot dog buns
Condiments (ketchup, mustard, barbeque sauce, relish)
Salad dressing
Chips
Ice cream, Popsicles
Frozen pies
Soda
Bottled water

Non-food:
Party supplies (disposable plates, cups, napkins and utensils)
Grill supplies (charcoal, lighter fluid)
Vacuums
Cookware

JUNE
Food:
Ice cream
Popsicles
Soda
Bottled water
Iced tea mix and bags

Non-food:
Tools (around Father’s Day)

JULY
Food:
Hot dogs
Ground beef
Hamburger and hot dog buns
Condiments (ketchup, mustard, barbeque sauce, relish)
Salad dressing
Chips
Ice cream
popsicles
Soda
bottled water
Iced tea mix and bags

Non-food:
Grill supplies (charcoal, lighter fluid)
Party supplies (disposable plates, cups, napkins and utensils)
Furniture

AUGUST
Food:
Cereal
Breakfast bars
Peanut butter
Jelly
Lunch meat
American cheese
Yogurt
Chips
Snack cakes
Cookies
Ice cream
Soda
Bottled water
Iced tea mix and bags
Drink boxes

Non-food:
Pool supplies
Outdoor toys
Outdoor furniture
Bathing suits
Summer clothes
Summer shoes

SEPTEMBER
Food:
Cereal
Breakfast bars
Peanut butter
Jelly
Lunch meat
American cheese
Yogurt
Chips
Snack cakes
Cookies
Hot dogs
Ground beef
Hamburger and hot dog buns
Condiments (ketchup, mustard, barbeque sauce, relish)
Salad dressing
Canned fruits and vegetables
Soups
Broth
Frozen pies
Soda
Drink boxes

Non-food:
Grill supplies (charcoal, lighter fluid)
Party supplies (disposable plates, cups, napkins and utensils)
School supplies
Large appliances (refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers)
Cars
Lawn mowers
Grills

OCTOBER
Food:
Canned fruits and vegetables
Dried fruits (raisins, apricots, cranberries)
Soups
Broth

Non-food:
Large appliances
Lawn mowers
Grills
Tires and other car care supplies
NOVEMBER
Food:
Turkey
Butter
Cheese
Baking supplies (flour, sugar, yeast chocolate chips, baker’s chocolate, sweetened condensed milk, cooking oil)
Pie crusts
Ready-made dough
Dinner rolls
Frozen pies
Cake mix
Cake frosting
Pie filling
Spices
Nuts
Dried fruits (raisins, apricots, cranberries)
Oatmeal
Candy (Halloween clearance)
Marshmallows
Soup
Broth

Non-food:
Aluminum foil
Plastic wrap
Disposable baking pans
Cookware
Electronics
Tools
Carpeting and flooring

DECEMBER
Food:
Ham
Butter
Cheese
Baking supplies (flour, sugar, yeast chocolate chips, baker’s chocolate, sweetened condensedmilk, cooking oil)Pie crusts
Ready-made dough
Dinner rolls
Frozen pies
Cake mix
Cake frosting
Pie filling
Refrigerated cookie dough
Spices
Nuts
Dried fruits (raisins, apricots, cranberries)
Oatmeal
Soda

Non-food:
Disposable baking pans
Aluminum foil
Plastic wrap
Electronics
Computers
Carpeting and flooring
Tools
Toys
Winter clothes
Cars
Motorcycles

I'm not sure who to give the credit to for this post, as it was listed on various blogs, so whoever came up with the original list, I give you a HUGE THANK YOU!!

5 comments:

  1. This is very helpful.. I will print it out and at it to my coupon binder for reference.

    Thanks for posting it!

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  2. Great list thanks for posting it.

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  3. I learned that big time last year. With coupons of course I managed to get about 50 pks of Bic pens, loads of Skippy peanut butter for 67c a jar and two backpacks for Alex free between RR's at Walgreens and the bogo sale. That probably was around August for back to school sales.

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  4. Helene: Wow!! You really got some great deals!! I know that come August, I am definitely going to use this list big time! :)

    MommaYoung and Desiree: I'm glad that you found this useful also! :)

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  5. What a great list! Thank you for posting it!

    We knew about the pre Super Bowl TVs, and took advantage this year, as our old one was over due for an upgrade. I'll be copying this to my master grocery list.

    BTW, I found you through Sonya Ann :)

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