Open your mind.

I mentioned earlier in the week that in the past, I only shopped at one store- Stop & Shop- the one my mom had shopped at when I was a kid. It was familiar and comfortable.

It also happened to be the most expensive grocery store around- I just had no idea.

Directly across the street from that Stop & Shop is another little grocery store. I had to drive by it every single time I went shopping. They have a huge signboard advertising their sales. One day, it caught my eye.

BONELESS SKINLESS CHICKEN BREAST- 1.29/lb

I kind of thought it was a mistake, but pulled in anyway. It was NOT a mistake. Roxie's has GREAT prices... .49 bananas, carrots 2/.79, romaine lettuce, .79 a head.

Oh, and all of their meat and produce? Fresh. Delivered every, single, day. Oh- and it comes from local places.

I don't do all of our shopping there- just meat and produce. But I save about 50% going there- and get a much better product.

My flexibility has spread beyond Roxie's. In the past, it never would have dawned on me to buy eggs at Walgreens or cereal at CVS, but sometimes I do, and save a ton of money doing it.

I try not to shop at a million stores in one week, because it's not practical, but I often visit 2, sometimes 3, over the course of a week. It sounds like a pain in the bum, but it's not. Because I have a plan ( I read the circulars, made a list of what to buy, and have my coupons in my hand), I am in and out very quickly- even with 2 babies.