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How I Saved Thousands on Groceries in 2016

January 9, 2017 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

2016 proved, with little room for doubt, that I’m hardly an inspiration for those looking to achieve significant life goals.  I am too easily distracted by frivolous diversions such as chocolate, Candy Crush, and laying on the couch.  Three things, I should point out, that are in no way mutually exclusive.  And yet, despite my […]

Filed Under: Deep Schmidt, Money Schmidt Tagged With: Air MIles, budget, credit cards, food, groceries, money, resolutions

Resolution 3 – That Bit About Grocery Bills

January 18, 2016 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

3       I will cut our monthly grocery budget in half by the end of the year. Recently I had a humbling experience whilst boasting about the wonders of my cash back Visa card.  I’m a vocal proponent of cash back credit cards and strongly recommend them to anyone with the financial restraint to […]

Filed Under: Deep Schmidt Tagged With: credit cards, frugality, groceries, money, No Name, resolutions

Another Year, Another Bunch of Dollars

December 8, 2015 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

Everybody loves free money.  Sorry Raymond.  It’s why lotteries, gambling, and robbery remain so popular, not to mention debt, tax refunds, and other wildly mistaken interpretations of “free”.  Being rather risk averse myself, and frugal at a near pre-awakening Scrooge level, I favour less lucrative but more assured methods of obtaining free money.   Like cash […]

Filed Under: Money Schmidt Tagged With: credit cards, food, gasoline, inflation, money

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