As many of you know, my highlight of every week at MIT is going grocery shopping – and finding ways to somehow take advantage of every sale possible (i.e. reduced price produce, milk at the gas station, showing up to the store at 7 AM on a Friday because I read their new weekly ads posted at 6AM, bargaining with MacGregor Convenience to get a gallon of milk for 25 cents, etc.) Yeah, you know what I mean. This is serious shopping.
So now that I’m in the other Cambridge (where things tend to cost more $$$), I’ve found it an extra challenge to really enjoy my hobby, but I’m working hard to take advantage of every opportunity I get. So I’ll start with some general advice and then expand the last bits in more detail.