Home Recessionomics: Stretching Your Grocery Dollar

Home Economist Mary Norris, 1953 SEA Municipal ArchivesAs mentioned yesterday, I’m now among the underemployed.  So what better time to update the Penny-Pinching category with some new frugal ideas?

If you are also belt-tightening, you’ll probably be eating in a lot, so here are some ways to maximize your grocery-shopping and home cooking efforts while minimizing waste in your kitchen.

The woman in the picture, by the way, is Mary Norris, a part of Seattle home economics history.  “As early as 1933, City Light also had "for the convenience of the customer, an expert home economist . . . on duty in each district of the city," [who] offered service not only in the home, but also in free cooking classes.”  Norris was one of the expert home economists, “the only women [at City Light] who were required to have a college degree” to be hired to those positions.  See the full story here. 

Also note that MOHAI is doing a series on “Recessionomics: Tips for the Thrifty from the 1930s, 40s, 70s and Today.”  I’ve pulled out the food related one below (Oct 15) but also check out their site for events on other topics, like home improvement, health and money.

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Consider picking up a Chinook Book.  It has coupons for a variety of areas, including grocery savings at PCC, Whole Foods, Central Market, Thriftway, Fred Meyer, Madison Market, TOP and IGA and on specific brands like Lundberg Farms, Clif Bars, Spectrum organic, White Wave/Silk, and more.  There are also CSA and U-Pick savings for Full Circle, South 47, and New Roots Organics.

And once again, here are some of my bargain baking suggestions from Three-Bowls and my earlier post on ideas for food shopping penny-pinching resources.

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