My daughter, her two children and I share a home. We split the house payment, she pays the utilities, I buy the groceries and do the cooking since I am retired. She works a full time job, plus comes home to her on-line business. When I shop, I shop at the warehouse stores, Aldi's, and go to the chain store market to get the "managers specials" on meats. I look for buy 10 for $10.00, buy one get one. But seldom use coupons. They seldom have things I use anyway. My daughter works for a major drug store chain and has the opportunity to get the discontinued or clearance items with her employe discount. We live in the south where is is hot in the summer and mild in the winter so we adjust the heat and cooling to a temperture we can live with. Usually 80 in the summer and 65 in the winter.