the duty of shopping

i was reading some blogs tonight and wow, they are so funny and well written. sadly you will most likely not find that here lol.

anyhoo onto my topic of shopping.  so as you know i have 3 boys and boy can they put away some milk. i spend most of my grocery fund on milk. about 5 or 6 gallons.

so my life saver is costco. i won't say everything is a good deal there but i have many and i stick to them every month. i save several hundred dollars shopping there and make back my executive membership fee every year.

here are a few of my must haves:

meat
any fresh meat they carry. i can get a fabulous pot roast twice the size and half the cost of my grocery store. 
their ribs are to die for.
the ground beef tastes amazing and there is so little fat i have to add water to the pan when browning. i could go on and on here. try anything and you'll like it.


frozen stuff
chicken nuggets. a toddler's staple. here's the thing, though. costco carries mickey mouse all  white meat organic chicken nuggets. nuff said. 
pasta prima spinach & mozzarella ravioli with italian herb cheese packets. that's the entire fancy name. here's what it is. it comes in a green bag and it is the most amazing ravioli you will ever taste. you cook it as you normally would but what makes it so special is the packets of herbs and cheeses that come with it. after cooked you add olive oil and these packets and you have a meal that looks like you ordered out for and your kids will eat it up. you can add italian sausage if you want, or even pasta sauce but i'm telling you i add neither and everyone tears it up. this is my favorite dinner. cooks in one pot, done in 15 minutes, kids love it and it's even company worthy.


fresh foods
string cheese. price can't be beat for how much you get.
eggs. 4 dozen eggs for under 2 bucks!
sliced cheese. the yummy kraft brand.
butter, yogurt and cottage cheese
bread--2 loaves are sold together for the price of 1 in my grocery store. yummy brands like sarah lee :)
milk!!!!!! you will die when you see how cheap it is. i won't tell you so you can be surprised lol. 


misc.
if you're a soda drinker you need to buy it here. cascade packs are awesome on the price and i love not running out for about 3 months. yes, 3 months. gain laundry detergent and downy fabric softener.


let me say a couple of special things about cleaning products. i buy windex there. it comes in a regular size bottle and then a huge gallon refill. here's what i do. the bottle that comes with it goes under my kitchen sink. i buy pretty spray bottles at target and fill them. 1 for each bathroom i have. then i have windex at every mirror and sink in my home. i also should mention i buy my paper towels at costco so there is always a roll of towels to go with that windex.


clorox wipes are a love of mine. they are thick, they smell great and hardly leave streaks. they come in a package of 3 but let me tell you the canisters are huge. so here again one canister goes under the kitchen sink and then every other sink has a canister also.


every morning when i wake up i can super fast and very easily windex my mirrors and use the clorox wipes on my sinks, countertops, stove top, toilets and if needed event he tubs or showers. in a manner of 5 minutes my home is company ready  and costco helps me for sure with that. 


if you've never been to costco you should give it a try, you can visit for free. i buy way more things than i've listed here. go through the aisles, take some notes and see if the shopping there can save you money the way it does for me :)