Made my own ice tea. Bring a saucepan of water to boil, throw in 4 teabags, turn it off, let it sit for awhile, pour some over ice, put the rest in an old juice bottle and stick it in the fridge, just like Mom used to do all summer long when I was a kid. Why have I not been doing this? Another new tactic -- THROW OUT all sales fliers and ignore all sales emails. Only if I first need something do I look for a deal. I know some of you do great at couponing, but I just end up buying stuff I wouldn't buy otherwise. Very susceptible to FOMAD -- fear of missing a deal. Just what those evil marketing geniuses are counting on. Likewise I understand the value of bulk buying at Costco, but let my membership lapse. Seems like I ended up spending $200 every time I went in there. There I'd be in the parking lot saying "What just happened? Why did I buy 8 lbs of pancake mix?" My grocery store game -- don't put anything in my cart that isn't on sale (not including processed junk, ignore those sale items). Figure out meals that I can make with the sale stuff, instead of planning specific meals and then buying groceries. OK, some of my meals are a little unusual, but healthy and cost-effective.