Archive for the ‘food’ Category

Rocket’s attempts to hold down grocery costs

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

I rarely darken the door of the grocery store for several reasons: I don't do much cooking. I have no idea where anything is. Seriously, I often make several laps just to find one thing. I always purchase the wrong item. I try really hard, but always seem to mess it up. I ...

Plans for our stimulus rebate

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

The stimulus rebate intended for the Rocket household arrived in our checking account late last week and we have began discussing plans for that money. Ultimately, the money will simply reduce our budget deficit for the year, however we want to make sure that the free money makes the greatest ...

Eat on $40 a Day (are you kidding?!)

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

Our family enjoys watching Rachael Ray's program on the Food Network where she documents how she is able to experience the cuisine served in various tourist traps around the US and the world. For some reason, even my 4 and 3 year olds will sit and watch most of a 30 minute ...

Coffee Tip - Cinnamon!

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

My wife and I save a lot of money by not drinking alcohol or smoking, however, we both have a weakness for coffee. Other than highspeed internet (which we both use for our income purposes as well), it is probably our biggest pure luxury expense. We try not to buy "coffee ...

70% Off Restaurant.com Gift Certificates

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

According to this thread at fatwallet, you can get 70% off gift certificates from restaurant.com using the code TREATS. Purchase through fatwallet for even more cash back. According to the thread, a $25 Gift Certificate will only cost $3! They normally sell for $10 apiece. Usually there is no trouble ...

Surprising Deal on CFL Bulbs and a Pizza

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

My wife recently gave me a $1.00 coupon for a Compact Fluorescent Lightbulb that she had printed off, so I stopped by our local Ace Hardware to pick one up. I had heard that there were a lot of rebates flying around for CFL's, so I hoped to maybe "stack" the $1.00 coupon with ...

Ice Cream and Vacations

Sunday, October 21st, 2007

Note: This is a repost from my old blogspot rocket finance, slightly edited and updated: I am always looking for cheap ways to entertain my little family. I have made several posts on this topic in the past. We are taking another little weekend trip this week. I will let you ...

Use Only in Case of Emergency

Sunday, October 7th, 2007

I was at a Rotary meeting a month or so ago and I overheard the mayor of our city and a banker bemoaning the fact three new "cash advance" or "payday loans" type businesses had recently sprung up in our area. I have never  had the occasion to use the services ...

Two for One Jamba Juice!

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

This is not a deal that will make you rich, but I am going to score major points with my wife with this coupon for a free 16 oz. Jamba Juice after purchase of a Jamba Functional Smoothie. Sounds like a date to me!

Chick-Fil-A

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

My family and I love Chick-Fil-A. Their restaurants are the cleanest in the fast food business and their food is outstanding. You never wonder if the chicken you are eating is real. The only problem is that the nearest Chick-Fil-A location (for us) is about 10 hours away. So I was ...