How owning a freezer saves me money

September 27, 2009 – 2:00 pm – No Comment

When Chris and I moved out on our own one of the first things that we got (I can’t remember if we bought it or if someone bought it for us) was a deep freezer and it is one of the best things that we currently own because it saves us so much money on food.

We save money with the deep freezer when something goes on sale. For example a few weeks ago, boneless skinless chicken breast tenders went on sale at a local grocery store. I was able to pick up a few bags for less than $3 (not bad for something I pay $6-$7 regularly). Without a deep freezer I would not have had anywhere for the chicken to go and now I have a freezer full of chicken that will last us for a while.

I also use the freezer for bread…yes, bread. I was shopping through the aisles at Wal-Mart and noticed something; bread costs almost $2.50 a loaf here. That is outrageous in my honest opinion. When we’re running low on bread I hit up the local Wonder / Hostess store. I can get bread for less than $1 a loaf there (sure it is close to the expiration date, but as long as it’s not moldy it’s ok in my opinion, haha). I’ll buy several loaves and freeze them; it’s something that my parents did and I suppose I’ve continued the tradition.

So what keeps in the freezer? Well, of course meats will. Anything that you find in the freezer section of your grocery store will.I have been told that milk will, but I have never tried it. I do freeze shredded cheese and haven’t had any issues.

I’ve included a YouTube video on expiration dates. Have a look!