Happy Friday: Frugal Picnic Hip2Save Style

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Sent from reader, Kim:

The idea that I’d like to share is my family’s nearly free picnic. We collected everything in the photo (including the bag) and had a wonderful picnic. Many of the items were mentioned on your site, a few were not. The apples were “purchased” with a rebate coupon from Fred Meyer – get $3 off $3 of produce, and the eggs were a freebie from signing up with the new Safeway program. It cost us about $1.50 out of pocket – including milk for our tea, and the extra we paid for the lunch meat, which was only 20 cents a pack. It was a great family experience to collect and gather the necessary items for a picnic!

HAPPY FRIDAY! 😀


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Comments 27

  1. tiffany

    That is awesome!!! thanks for sharing with us. It seems you all had an incredible time.

  2. Ib

    Hrrrmmm I do wonder how she heated the noodles lol

    • ercin13

      I was thinking the same thing!

      • Jesse

        thermos with boiling water in it, maybe?

        • Rachel

          I was thinking thermos with hot water in it. 🙂 What a great picnic!

  3. Tracy

    $1.50 picnic. Woo Hoo! Sounds like fun.

  4. Suzy

    What do u do with the eggs ? How do u heat water for tea and cook noodles ? Kind of an odd picnic !!!!!

    • Jessica

      lots of people just straight up eat hard boiled eggs. and a thermos with boiling water does the trick for the rest…

    • C.

      A lot of people add the boiled egg to their ramen. Pretty good actually!

  5. Holly

    Thanks for sharing, I love inspiration for my own savings fun. 🙂

  6. CiCi

    Very fun! I like to make a goal for my couponing/freebies too! Last year we rented a lake house with family and I offered to supply the food for the week. Was to supply all the food for 6 adults for a week for less then $100 thanks to this site. Took me about 3 months.

  7. olivia clement

    I have been wanting to do a picnic for a while..I am inspired now! Anyone else get the Zevia for free at Whole Foods? My tatste buds were not satisfied…ew! LOL

    • Em

      I tried a Stevia Dr. Pepper the other day, it was less than thrilling.

    • LJ

      I wasn’t crazy about the Zevia either. Out of desperation for a carbonated drink, I mixed the grape Zevia with some Ocean Spray Grape Cranberry drink and it’s actually pretty good!

    • Mo

      Same here. Orange was gross. Wondering if any of the flavors are worthwhile? Anyone??

      • G.

        The Ginger ale is pretty good as long as its cold.

      • TJ

        The root beer isn’t thaaat bad. Especially for free! LOL the diet cola is horrible.

      • Sarah O.

        I love the black cherry and grape.

      • Nicole

        I liked the root beer too, but I also liked the Dr pepper. I hope these go on sale and make for a good deal again soon!

  8. rach

    I want to do this too!thanks for sharing!

  9. Meche

    I love that you did it as a family! How fun! Hope your picnic was fun.

  10. Jenifer

    Great job! Why do you put milk in your tea?

    • Renee

      My husband’s family is from England and they put milk in their hot tea. I think it makes for a smoother taste.

      • katie

        Love the bag! Where did you get it? Thanks!

    • thelostpond

      I love milk in my tea and sometimes a small amount of honey.

  11. Heidi

    Awesome idea!! Thanks for sharing!

  12. Kim

    Kim, here – the bag was from a Udi’s gluten free giveaway awhile back, and the hot water for tea and noodles was heated up with a mini camp stove. Yes, milk in tea is the English way – delicious! Yes, I too was not crazy about the Zevia, glad it was free! However, it was still a great picnic!

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