My Kroger update and a video!!

Kroger has become one of my new favorite places to shop.  I had become pretty lazy, mainly shopping at SAMS, where I could get vast amounts of food, walk out, and  hopefully not see the inside of a store again for a couple of weeks.  This method of shopping may be expedient, but it's not really that helpful when you have a tight budget.  It's no wonder that I was constantly running low on grocery money for the last 10 days of every month!

Then came my big June food budget challenge!  I counted every penny and was really diligent to time my shopping trips to coincide with when employees did the store markdowns in the produce department at Kroger.  It paid some great dividends as I saved a ton of money each week.  I got to the end of June with money to spare, which was pretty amazing, given the fact that I had cut my food budget to just $320 to feed a family of seven for the entire month!  Needless to say, even after the challenge ended, Kroger has remained near the top of my store choices.   

  Here's a look at my current "Krogering". 

Kroger Gas Points

You, my amazing readers, gave me the low down on the Kroger gas program.  Thanks so much!

In case you are not aware of the details:

• Gas points are loaded on your card based on how much you spend.
• For every dollar you spend, 1 gas point is loaded on your Kroger loyalty card.  
• Every 100 points get you a $.10 discount per gallon on gas at the Kroger filing station.
• Watch the weekly Kroger flyer for special offers on gas points!  Last month you got double points when you shopped on a Friday or Saturday.  Special offers change periodically.  So, pay attention to that sales flyer.  
• If you sign up on-line, Kroger will send you an e-mail when the new flyer is available.  
• Kroger sales change to the newest flyer at midnight on Tuesdays.  Then, the current ads are in force until the following Tuesday at midnight.   
• The goal is to collect as many points as you can in any given month.  
• You only get 30 days to spend any gas points collected during the previous month.  
• You can only use the points once.  Once you spend them, they are gone.  
• You can check your points balance on-line when you sign up at www.kroger.com.  

Here's my personal Kroger gas update!  We got over 300 points last month. That's $.30 off per gallon!

 

Personalized Coupons

I've been telling you recently that using your Kroger store loyalty card can yield big dividends.  Kroger pays attention to what you buy.  Yes, they use that magic store loyalty card to do the tracking.  In return, they periodically send you high value coupons based on what you have bought in the past.

Whew hoo!  This envelope of Kroger coupons arrived in my mailbox today!

 I had no idea what was in the envelope and decided to open it on a "live" video.  Yes, I created a Youtube Channel for Under the Median! 




Here's the link to the video on my customized Kroger coupons. 

https://youtu.be/v1cuU2ncOeo

Your Feedback:

It would be super helpful if you would watch the video and give me your thoughts.   I've been a public speaker all of my adult life.  But, this whole Youtube thing is new territory for me.  I've already figured out that my husband needs to set up an external mic for me.  It's so handy to have a hubby who worked in television and audio/visual for several decades! 😀

 So, give me your thoughts.  What topics would be most helpful to you?  What would you like to see me do a video about?  I'd be game to have you send me your questions on children, money, budgeting, etc.  Then, I'd answer them on a video.  Let me know! Leave your comments below or send me your questions through the contact link on the blog! 

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