{"id":23023,"date":"2023-07-15T17:00:43","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T00:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/?p=23023"},"modified":"2023-07-15T17:23:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T00:23:51","slug":"tips-and-tricks-july-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/tips-and-tricks-july-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips and Tricks &#8211; July 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>From AARP Bulletin<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>GROCERY\n<ul>\n<li>When buying berries in a plastic box, flip the box over.&nbsp; They should not stick to the lid of the box &#8211; which indicates excessive moisture and may be molding soon.<\/li>\n<li>Have two shopping lists:&nbsp; (1) Critical things you need for the coming week and (2) things you may need in the next month or two &#8211; buy those items when on sale, and stock up.<\/li>\n<li>Use a grocery store&#8217;s app whenever possible.&nbsp; Most discounts are showing on apps, not necessarily on paper or on the shelves.<\/li>\n<li>Try store brands.<\/li>\n<li>Use online coupons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>TRAVEL\n<ul>\n<li>Try Amtrak for shorter trips<\/li>\n<li>Use night owl deals, and try to book flights on Sunday<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t buy your tickets at the last minute<\/li>\n<li>Use Uber rather than car rentals<\/li>\n<li>Comparison shop for vacation homes &#8211; AirBNB, Booking.com, VRBA, HiChee.com, etc<\/li>\n<li>Watch for increased charges on Cruise ships<\/li>\n<li>eMail independent hotels to negotiate price<\/li>\n<li>Venture a mile or two from the main highway for lower restaurant prices.&nbsp; You can also check RoadFood.com, TripAdvisor, Yelp, and FourSquare<\/li>\n<li>Rent a timeshare from someone who can&#8217;t use it.&nbsp; RedWeek.com, Koala and Timeshare Users Group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Use AARP Member Benefits\n<ul>\n<li>Restaurants:&nbsp; Denny&#8217;s, Outback, etc offer up to 15% discounts<\/li>\n<li>Target Optical, LensCrafters and Glasses.com offer discounts<\/li>\n<li>Optum Rx gives discounts for prescriptions<\/li>\n<li>Hotels give up to 20% off<\/li>\n<li>UPS Store gives 5% off shipping<\/li>\n<li>FTD and Proflowers give 25% off<\/li>\n<li>53% discount on Norton Identity Protection<\/li>\n<li>Going in a group?&nbsp; Call to ask for quantity discount<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>OTHER TIPS\n<ul>\n<li>Get Coffee Grounds for your garden from Starbucks<\/li>\n<li>Use groceries as seeds:&nbsp; Onions, potato eyes, scallions, celery bottoms, etc<\/li>\n<li>Host a plant swap<\/li>\n<li>Get a Culture Pass from your local library<\/li>\n<li>Buy your own modem and router rather than renting from your provider<\/li>\n<li>Tolerate ads on Streaming TV programs<\/li>\n<li>Buy a used mobile phone rather than buying the latest and greatest<\/li>\n<li>Get eBooks for free at <a href=\"https:\/\/loc.gov\/collections\/world-digital-library\">loc.gov\/collections\/world-digital-library<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From AARP Bulletin GROCERY When buying berries in a plastic box, flip the box over.&nbsp; They should not stick to the lid of the box &#8211; which indicates excessive moisture and may be molding soon. 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