Good timing happens. This morning I hitched up the trailer and rode to the salvage store. It turned out to be, well, good timing.

I got some unusual bargains today. As I was getting a one-pound block of mozzarella cheese out of the cooler, an announcement came over the PA system: if a dairy item in the cooler has a price sticker on it, buy one and get one of equal or lesser value for free! So I got two pounds of that cheese for under $3.00!

There was a similar sale on luncheon meats, and I got two packs of bologna. Of late I haven\’t found much in the way of cereal bars, rather to my disappointment. I like to buy things like XL-Bars to take along on long rides; or to work for snacks. Maybe one day they\’ll have boxes of Clif Bars?

Today there was an unusual amount and variety of candy; and I bought something like five bags of it.  I put most of it away, and I\’m trying not to think about it! IF I can keep myself out of it, over time I\’ll have saved $5.00 or so.

I calculated that I saved around $33.00 by shopping at that store today. Those savings covered about 75% of the cost of a new cyclocomputer for the hybrid!

I hope you all have such a store available. A salvage store/discount grocery can mean considerable savings, very important if your budget is tight. It\’s also helpful if you\’re simply interested in frugality, tight budget or not. At the very least, you can put aside the money saved for bicycle stuff!