more walmart price matching

even though i haven't been menu planning, i haven't been able to avoid shopping.  i have to keep my kitchen somewhat stocked for those times that the "i'm such a bad wife because i lay in bed all day and never cook dinner for my husband" guilt gets to be too overwhelming.  like last night when i was able to throw together a delicious meatloaf for dinner because i had everything on hand (although i did end up short on ketchup but a quick visit to my neighbor's house fixed that).

so how do i know what to buy when i have no menu planned?  well, i just buy the staples and whatever is on sale (that we would need to buy anyways).  which makes checking out fun because almost everything i buy is price matched.  when i write out my grocery list, i just write the lower price next to the items that should be discounted.  that way, i can make sure it's actually a good deal (frequently walmart's every day prices are lower than the grocery store's discounted prices)

i saved 39 cents per pack of cheese.  and since i had room to store it, i went ahead and bought eleven of them.  i know that's a lot of cheese but i needed sliced cheddar and sliced provolone as well as shredded cheddar and shredded mozzarella.  we go through a lot of cheese these days.  that's $4.29 savings on cheese alone!

egg nog was not on sale so all of my cheese savings went towards a half gallon of that liquid heaven.

milk was $1.06 cheaper at safeway and king soupers than it is at walmart.  i price matched five gallons and saved $5.30.

i saved $3.80 on two pounds of ground beef, and priced matched eggs, cottage cheese, and pears to save a few more dollars.

since you're not required to actually present the ad, i wonder if the cashiers ever doubt my integrity as i go down my shopping list and give them the lower prices.  i haven't been questioned yet!