[LiquidTurbo]

And documents it how he does it here:

http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/articles/eating-well-on-1-a-day/

Never underestimate the power of coupons!!:thumbsup:

[penner2k]

The funny thing is not only was he eating on a $1 a day he was also giving food to the food bank on a $1 a day..

[VK79]

Watched tons of news in the US/Cad about how a "smart mom" went all over the place to collect coupons + used her iphone to get electronic ones etc etc. Bought $200+ worth of stuff (can feed someone for 10-20 days easily) for like $1 or 99cts etc.

[Vansterdam]

^ that was posted here awhile back


and you'll be suprised at the shit u can get to eat from the dollar store lol

[Amuse]

You will never get these good coupons in Canada or the cashier won't let you use multiples.

[jpark]

^this is true

[JKam]

too bad we don't have coupons like this in Canada.. I wish I didn't have to spend so much money of food :(

[penner2k]

One option would be to go across the border once a week to do grocery shopping. Gas would pretty much work out free since the cost of driving down there would be offset by the fact that you would pay like $10 less to fill up your tank. (depending where you live)

[hchang]

One option would be to go across the border once a week to do grocery shopping. Gas would pretty much work out free since the cost of driving down there would be offset by the fact that you would pay like $10 less to fill up your tank. (depending where you live)

In addition to the money you save by filling up there too, it's worth the trip ;)

[penner2k]

In addition to the money you save by filling up there too, it's worth the trip ;)

Thats what I meant.. you will save at leas $10 filling up down there vs here... Even if it works out that it costs you $10 in gas to drive there and back you are coming out ahead on cost of everything else..

[b0unce. [?]]

wow thats pretty amazing haha

[orange7]

find me one of those videos where it happened in Vancouver

[fobulaus]

$1 a day, wow.... I can't even buy a bag of chips for that price

[orange7]

$1 a day, wow.... I can't even buy a bag of chips for that price

actually you can, but it's not those big bags.

go to any vending machine in a school.

[PiuYi]

Watched tons of news in the US/Cad about how a "smart mom" went all over the place to collect coupons + used her iphone to get electronic ones etc etc. Bought $200+ worth of stuff (can feed someone for 10-20 days easily) for like $1 or 99cts etc.

i believe it was $500

[DuhDang]

actually you can, but it's not those big bags.

go to any vending machine in a school.

its 1.25 to 1.50 now

FUUUU

[liu13]

lol a bag of of chips with 8 chips is not a bag of chips, it's shit

[chris walter]

Buy a bag of rice and some frozen veggies for like $20. That's less than a dollar a day
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[LiquidTurbo]

^

Or mass buy lentils at any Tropicana. Lentils are dirt dirt cheap.

[Greenstoner]

wasnt there was a crazy woman video posted on here about saving tons of money on grocery ? damn...

[Sgt_Koopa]

Grocery Outlet in Washington state is pretty cheap. I go to Seattle to visit my sister every 3-4 weeks and on the way back, I always stop by Grocery Outlet.

[Teriyaki]

lol a bag of of chips with 8 chips is not a bag of chips, it's shit

:haha: QFT

[orange7]

its 1.25 to 1.50 now

FUUUU

lol a bag of of chips with 8 chips is not a bag of chips, it's shit


:haha: true....

and with $1 more, you could get a full bag of chips that has 10x more chips.

[2damaxmr2]

You can eat ramen noodles 3 times a day and it will work out less than a dollar a day. But do you want to eat that shit everyday ? fuck no.

[orange7]

You can eat ramen noodles 3 times a day and it will work out less than a dollar a day. But do you want to eat that shit everyday ? fuck no.


lol.. i sorta did that for 1 month when my mother went to China.

Well.. actually it was for dinner only. I bought food at school for lunch.

:haha::haha:


dam.. that 1 month was a nightmare. Everyday, I didn't look forward to dinner. hahaha...

[AzNightmare]

This is quite interesting.. but very impractical.

[orange7]

I think a 30-day WoW game card goes for less than $30.

that is another way to survive for 30 days with less than $30.

:haha::haha:
:p:p

[LiquidTurbo]

lol.. i sorta did that for 1 month when my mother went to China.

Well.. actually it was for dinner only. I bought food at school for lunch.

:haha::haha:


dam.. that 1 month was a nightmare. Everyday, I didn't look forward to dinner. hahaha...

You were too lazy to cook something else other than instant noodles? :confused:

[fishing666]

Buy a bag of rice and some frozen veggies for like $20. That's less than a dollar a day
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you'd want some meat no?

if you really wanna spend less than 30$ /day..grow ur own food and raise ur own egg laying hens

[LiquidTurbo]

you'd want some meat no?

if you really wanna spend less than 30$ /day..grow ur own food and raise ur own egg laying hens

If you're really wanting to cheap out, you can go without meat for a little while, although if you find it at the right place, meat can be quite cheap, if you're willing to cook it yourself.

[akalic]

definitely wouldn't want to go on a date with this guy

[hotjoint]

crazy

[LiquidTurbo]

definitely wouldn't want to go on a date with this guy

because...?

[InvisibleSoul]

You will never get these good coupons in Canada or the cashier won't let you use multiples.

^this is true
No, it's not.

There is one retail chain that does allow coupon stacking in Canada, and that is London Drugs.

Of course, this means you're never going to be able to get groceries for free here, since they don't sell that, but you can get other household items like shampoo, razors, toothpaste, cleaners, laundry detergent, etc. for free or almost free.

Trust me, I know the coupon game... did it as a hobby for awhile last year... it was actually a lot of fun.

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2849/londondrugs20091015full.jpg

Cost: $682.06
Taxes: $77.56
Subtotal: $759.62
Coupons Used: $742.20
Total: $17.42

Price Adjustment Refund: $22.29
Grand Total: -$4.87

Yeah, I actually ended up getting paid five bucks to take $700 worth of merchandise. :troll:

[Jsunu]

Cost: $682.06
Taxes: $77.56
Subtotal: $759.62
Coupons Used: $742.20
Total: $17.42

Price Adjustment Refund: $22.29
Grand Total: -$4.87

Yeah, I actually ended up getting paid five bucks to take $700 worth of merchandise. :troll:

Wa, can't they refuse you at this point in the future?

[LiquidTurbo]

No, it's not.

There is one retail chain that does allow coupon stacking in Canada, and that is London Drugs.

Of course, this means you're never going to be able to get groceries for free here, since they don't sell that, but you can get other household items like shampoo, razors, toothpaste, cleaners, laundry detergent, etc. for free or almost free.

Trust me, I know the coupon game... did it as a hobby for awhile last year... it was actually a lot of fun.

What such coupons?!


Cost: $682.06
Taxes: $77.56
Subtotal: $759.62
Coupons Used: $742.20
Total: $17.42

Price Adjustment Refund: $22.29
Grand Total: -$4.87

Yeah, I actually ended up getting paid five bucks to take $700 worth of merchandise. :troll:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v26/Subsy/ShockedCat.jpg

What such coupons allow you to do that?!

[Heavy_user]

No, it's not.

There is one retail chain that does allow coupon stacking in Canada, and that is London Drugs.

Of course, this means you're never going to be able to get groceries for free here, since they don't sell that, but you can get other household items like shampoo, razors, toothpaste, cleaners, laundry detergent, etc. for free or almost free.

Trust me, I know the coupon game... did it as a hobby for awhile last year... it was actually a lot of fun.

Cost: $682.06
Taxes: $77.56
Subtotal: $759.62
Coupons Used: $742.20
Total: $17.42

Price Adjustment Refund: $22.29
Grand Total: -$4.87

Yeah, I actually ended up getting paid five bucks to take $700 worth of merchandise. :troll:

I am surprised they actually paid you the difference. Could you provide some tips on how this is done? I want to start doing this for a hobby too :haha:

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

No, it's not.

There is one retail chain that does allow coupon stacking in Canada, and that is London Drugs.

Of course, this means you're never going to be able to get groceries for free here, since they don't sell that, but you can get other household items like shampoo, razors, toothpaste, cleaners, laundry detergent, etc. for free or almost free.

Trust me, I know the coupon game... did it as a hobby for awhile last year... it was actually a lot of fun.

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2849/londondrugs20091015full.jpg

Cost: $682.06
Taxes: $77.56
Subtotal: $759.62
Coupons Used: $742.20
Total: $17.42

Price Adjustment Refund: $22.29
Grand Total: -$4.87

Yeah, I actually ended up getting paid five bucks to take $700 worth of merchandise. :troll:


WHOA WTF!!!!!!!!!!


i thought 99.9% of the coupon we get or at least the ones i have seen are absolutely garbage

[InvisibleSoul]

Wa, can't they refuse you at this point in the future?
Why would they? London Drugs isn't losing any money. They're going to get reimbursed by the manufacturer. In fact, it just increases their sales.


What such coupons allow you to do that?!
Pretty much any coupon, as long as it doesn't say "Cannot be combined with other coupons" or something like that, which most do not. Most coupons say "Limit one coupon per purchase", but London Drugs interprets that as only one of the SAME coupon per purchase, and each "purchase" means one item.

For example, if you want to buy an item that's $5, you can't use five of the same $1 coupons to get the item for free, but you CAN use a $1 coupon from a magazine, a $1 coupon from the newspaper, a $1 coupon from online, a 50¢ coupon from save.ca, and a $1.50 coupon from the store to get the item for free.


I am surprised they actually paid you the difference. Could you provide some tips on how this is done? I want to start doing this for a hobby too :haha:
Well, technically they shouldn't have. They made a mistake there. Going by the book, they can reduce the value of the item down to zero with coupons, but you should still be on the hook for the taxes based on the original cost.

One tip is that you can actually first do a price match at London Drugs before using the coupons.

[hotjoint]

Wow Invisible, thats nuts what you did haha

[LiquidTurbo]

WHOA WTF!!!!!!!!!!


i thought 99.9% of the coupon we get or at least the ones i have seen are absolutely garbage

No need to quote image again:thumbsup:.

[orange7]

No, it's not.

There is one retail chain that does allow coupon stacking in Canada, and that is London Drugs.

Of course, this means you're never going to be able to get groceries for free here, since they don't sell that, but you can get other household items like shampoo, razors, toothpaste, cleaners, laundry detergent, etc. for free or almost free.

Trust me, I know the coupon game... did it as a hobby for awhile last year... it was actually a lot of fun.


Cost: $682.06
Taxes: $77.56
Subtotal: $759.62
Coupons Used: $742.20
Total: $17.42

Price Adjustment Refund: $22.29
Grand Total: -$4.87

Yeah, I actually ended up getting paid five bucks to take $700 worth of merchandise. :troll:

:eek5::eek5:

Is this for real? that receipt actually belongs to you?

give me some tips man!!! I want to try that out one day.

[orange7]

You were too lazy to cook something else other than instant noodles? :confused:

that's only part of it.

I was too lazy to shop for grocery and then cook it.

Plus it was during all my midterms, so I just went home cooked myself 2 instant noodles and called it a night.

[b0unce. [?]]

holy shit thats amazing

[AutozamAZ-3]

Invisible soul I will thank you when I get home
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[taylor192]

If you're really wanting to cheap out, you can go without meat for a little while, although if you find it at the right place, meat can be quite cheap, if you're willing to cook it yourself.
I just bought 10 bone-in chicken breasts and about 5 racks of ribs for $43 at IGA. 2 for 1 sale, price was marked up slightly from normal (like $1/kg more), yet still I have enough meat for ~20 meals.

You can probably do cheaper, yet for being 3 blocks away from my house, that was a pretty good deal.

I basically only buy meat when it is onsale and plan my meals around that. I usually hate buying in bulk like this cause it might get freezer burn if I forget to have it, yet it was too good a deal to pass and its BBQ season!

[InvisibleSoul]

:eek5::eek5:

Is this for real? that receipt actually belongs to you?

give me some tips man!!! I want to try that out one day.
Yes, that is actually my receipt... it's almost a meter long. I had to cut it up to scan it. :lol

[raygunpk]

invisible knows the secret to smooth legs
satin care + venus razor

[EmperorIS]

true RFDer

[Gumby]

Cost: $682.06
Taxes: $77.56
Subtotal: $759.62
Coupons Used: $742.20
Total: $17.42

Price Adjustment Refund: $22.29
Grand Total: -$4.87

Yeah, I actually ended up getting paid five bucks to take $700 worth of merchandise. :troll:
WOW that is impressive! :)

[fishing666]

definitely wouldn't want to go on a date with this guy
lol...he has to save money for people like you...

[InvisibleSoul]

true RFDer
Actually, this isn't really in the realm of RFD... they're more geared towards getting deals for electronics and stuff, not so much when it comes to coupon usage for household items and whatnot.

For this, it's actually all about SmartCanucks.

[satek]

That's amazing $600 worth of food for $30.