Today’s Tightwad Tuesday tip is short and sweet. When you’re out and about shopping in the next couple of weeks, buy an extra turkey.
In the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, most stores have incredible deals on turkeys, if you spend a minimum amount. But spending the minimum amount is usually not a problem, if you’re doing your regular grocery shopping.
For instance, over the weekend I was doing my bi-weekly grocery shopping, and I saw that turkeys were on sale at Winco for 22 cents a pound, with a $50 minimum purchase. I knew that the things on my list would easily add up to $50, so I picked up a turkey. You can’t beat 22 cents a pounds for meat! I just chop it up and use it as I would cooked chicken. And meat from a ginormous turkey will last the average family a long time!
So, if you find a great deal on turkey, pick up an extra one. Save it in the freezer until next year. Then make broth, chop up some meat, and make some turkey sandwiches. It will help bring down your grocery bill in the new year.
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I plan on going to Wegman’s later this week where the turkeys are .29 if you spend $25. I might go twice, since there is a limit of one per visit. It doesn’t take long before I reach $25.
We usually buy at least two turkeys this time of year (one for Thanksgiving, possibly one for Christmas)….but I’m considering buying three this year, because there are so many frugal ways to use it. We might even make a mid year turkey dinner for ourselves…
Our turkeys here are $7 (for 16lbs and up) with a $25 minimum purchase (I get the 20lb ones). I usually get 7 turkeys a year. My mom and my grandma both live nearby, and when they spend their $25, they pick me up a turkey. I just pay them the $7 for the turkey. My grandmother has also asked people in line who are buying $25 worth of items if she can add a turkey to their order, and she pays them cash for the turkey. By doing this, I can get several turkeys for us to eat throughout the year. I cook 4 of them before Thanksgiving and freeze the cooked meat. In fact, I am cooking the first of them today.
At this price, you can eat meat for less than beans! We love turkey!
Wow – I thought ours was cheap at .39/lb. Yall have got us beat in Texas!
That photograph just made me so hungry =( – I never really buy a turkey for Christmas, but that pic just looked soo tasty in my feed reader; I had to comment!
I’m not hosting a dinner on Thanksgiving, but we bought a Butterball for $8 at Vons that I’ll cook tomorrow. I’ll buy at least one more for December or January.
For 22 cents a pound, you HAVE to think about the quality of the bird. I’m getting a local bird that is able to roam free in the grass, and is well taken care of. I may have to spend $3 a pound, but I know that my turkey (that I’m putting into my system) is not grazing in turkey feces, isn’t shot up with antibiotics, and is allowed open space to live.
There’s all sorts of great turkey leftover recipes, too. We had turkey and rice casserole recently, using some of the leftover meat — chopped up in the food processor — that we froze after roasting a turkey a month or so ago. (The turkey was actually a holiday gift last year, and had been in our freezer.)
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