Still Here, Still Trying

I just made my weekly trip to Fry's, and thanks to their Buy 10 Items get $3 back promotion, plus coupons, I spent $89 this week and saved $115. That's 57%. It's more than I was planning on spending, but considering food prices these days, I still don't think it's too bad for a family of five.

I splurged a bit this week and did some stocking...my normal grocery bills have been hovering around $70 a week. Of course, now that hubby is living in Denver, I guess you would say we're a family of four, but I really don't shop any differently than I do if he were here.

I just looked on Fry's website to try and find a store with a fuel center, because on the bottom of my receipt it says I have until Feb. 28th to redeem my Jan. points balance of $581. That means I could fill up 5 times for 10 cents off a gallon, I think?

The problem is, the nearest store to me with gas is 10 miles away, so a 20 mile round trip. If I fill up, that's 20 gallons. If I save 10 cents a gallon, I'm saving a whopping $2.00 on a tank of gas. Hardly seems worth it to drive 20 miles to save $2.00, so of course I won't be doing that. I wish they'd put a fuel center in a Fry's in Chandler!