Comments on: Sam’s Club vs Grocery Store

By: Juan

Juan — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 06:20:37 +0000

Yea I really try to catch all coupons too but the Sams club offers different way to save money. With the economy at its current state im trying everything possible.

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By: Jeffrey Kosola

Jeffrey Kosola — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:49:43 +0000

Yeah this economy is not a friend to many. I’m sorry to here about your husband. What line of work is he looking to get back into? Being frugal during a time like this will really help out to make ends meet. I wish you the best of luck and I’ll keep the tips coming

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:45:09 +0000

Thanks for sharing your tips! I am a frugal myself, especially lately with the economy being so bad and my husband losing his job. Now, we have to be more careful than ever! So thanks for sharing the tips.

By: Jeffrey Kosola

Jeffrey Kosola — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:26:44 +0000

Thanks Tosha,

I never thought about using Amazon for this stuff. There are bound to be some products that people really like and are always a huge saving. They won’t always be the same for everybody. I’m glad the Vanilla soy milk is such a good deal

By: Tosha @ $avings Makes Cents

Tosha @ $avings Makes Cents — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:11:06 +0000

Most things are a much better value at the grocery store (and drugstore) because a lot of times they end up being free or just pennies after a great sale stacked with coupons. Then there are items that never or rarely have coupons. Maple syrup, soy milk, quinoa, and nuts are cheaper at club stores(when they carry them, this varies a lot) just off the top of my head. Some of those you can get a great deal on at amazon.com. Other’s you can’t. My sam’s club membership was free to me this year so I don’t have to factor in the cost of that this time. If I am paying for the membership I prefer Costco(no B.J.’s near me). The savings on shelf stable organic vanilla soy milk make the cost worth it all by itself:)

By: Jeffrey Kosola

Jeffrey Kosola — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:01:08 +0000

Haha we have Whole Paycheck here too. Maybe once I’m a Baller I’ll be able to shop there. Well, maybe not. I not a Foodista so that just doesn’t matter much to me. Sorry you don’t have Kroger, you guys out there in California must be too good for Kroger (the poor man’s store) Have fun on that trip you booked last night. Normally I would say you’re nuts, but you have the coin and life is about experiences.

By: Jeffrey Kosola

Jeffrey Kosola — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:56:31 +0000

We only make the trek to the Sam’s once a month. We use it for diapers and dog food. I haven’t been able to find anything cheaper.

Yes, it is a lot of work to figure out the cheapest source for good, but I believe with a little practice it can be done very quickly and will yield some great savings. My In-laws have bought a ton of electronics at Costco and have saved quite a bit of cash.

By: Jeffrey Kosola

Jeffrey Kosola — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:52:16 +0000

Kroger is the bomb. The Kroger card has saved me a ton. I’ve used Costco in the past but we switched to Sam’s because they have a knock off baby formula we used for our kids. We saved a ton by using it. So I do find value in both the warehouse store and the grocery store, as long as you don’t automatic buy without doing research.

By: Financial Samurai

Financial Samurai — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:20:49 +0000

Unfortunately for us, no Sam’s club or Kroger’s here in California. Just Wholefoods, or “Whole Paycheck” as they like to say since it costs so much for organic produce!

Good you are slashing that grocery budget down Jeff!