Showing posts with label budget. Show all posts
Showing posts with label budget. Show all posts

Monday, August 4, 2008

How Living in Temecula Saves You Money : Part 2

WinCo Foods

Temecula is the land of a lot of things- wine, low humidity, beautiful views, wine (what? I like wine...), but what you'll also find is that it's the land of choices. Now I know it's hard to get excited about a post glorifying a grocery store, but when you're a mom on a budget, or just a girl who'd rather spend her hard earned cash on Juicy Couture than Juicy Juice, and the grocery store is where you're going to spend a big chunk of change, it's nice to know that you have some choices, and that one of them will save you oodles of dinero. If you want, go to Albertsons or Vons or Stater Brothers or Ralphs or Costco or Trader Joe's or Henry's....Temecula's got 'em all. But if you want amazing bargains every day, a fantastic selection of ethnic foods, and a vibe that says no-blowout-or-stilletos-required, all without needing membership, then hop on over to WinCo foods on the northwest corner of Margarita and Winchester.
Some of what you find will be your standard fare, albeit at crazy low prices, but you'll also find a super-duper bulk foods area, in-house deli meats and cheeses, a bakery, and a pizzaria. You'll also want to stock up on the boring-but-necessary things like toilet paper and goldfish crackers, because you'll find them there in ginormous packages, all at a bargain. My last trip set me back $105.64, but that included: wine, cat food, produce, pasta, breads, two gallons of milk, meats, dairy, an extra large pizza from the pizzaria, spices, baking ingredients....enough food to feed a family of 5 plus a cat for an entire week! I must warn you- there is no full-service going on here. If you want to knock 100 bucks off your monthly grocery bill, you're gonna have to work that ol' elbow. As in, bag your own groceries. Take them to your car yourself. Load them up yourself. Oh, and no credit cards! Debit is fine, and checks are a-okay, but your Delta Airlines Platinum Mastercard? Leave it home, darlin'. We're savin' money today!


WinCo Foods #56
40435 Winchester Rd.
Temecula, CA 92591

Sunday, July 27, 2008

How Living in Temecula Saves You Money: Part 1

The Cosmetology Institute- A Paul Mitchell Partner School



It was really Erica who turned me on to this- kudos to her for doing it first and taking the risk of having a student cut her hair. What she, and subsequently I, was thankful to discover is that although they take FOREVER to cut your hair, they are meticulous, polite, pleasant, and most importantly to the title of this blog: cheap. And by "cheap" I mean really cheap. And by "really cheap" I mean super, duper totally cheap. As in (drumroll).......$10!!!!! Yep, as in one, single, crisp $10 bill. Of course, one should always leave a tip- the children are trying to put themselves through school here people!

my easy, chic, $10 haircut from the Paul Mitchell school


When I was there, there were folks from Murrieta, Hemet, Lake Elsinore, Fallbrook....and of course, Temecula. Those of us lucky enough to live here didn't spend $10 on gas just trying to save money on a cheap haircut, and so for that I've got to say: living in Temecula saves you money!

For your own smoking deal on a cute cut:

The Cosmetology Institute - A Paul Mitchell Partner School

27536 Ynez Road, Suite E-1

Temecula, CA 92591

phone: (951) 694-4323