I got 25 pounds of Flour!!!!

Okay, I have been having discussions with myself about how quickly I go through flour and what I need to do about it.  It was my new diet to not have flour in the house because that stopped me from eating all the sweets.  It was working really well until my cousin asked if we could make some cookies in response to seeing the yummy cookies at Panera.  So she went to the store and got flour and I made cookies that night which were amazing!!  I was going to make something sweet last night but I was really low on sugar, brown sugar, honey, and other baking supplies.  I decided that I would go spend my Wal-Mart gift card on some grocery items....  I guess this is why my son thinks that all stores are grocery stores !! (My son was trying to get my cousin to get some groceries while they were at Target but she told him that she didn't need any).  Anyway, I was in Wal-Mart crunching the numbers while trying to keep a three year old in the cart which was not easy.  My mom claims that she can always get a 5 pound bag of flour for $0.99 which I haven't seen in years but that makes it $0.198 per pound.  I usually find a 5 pound bag for $1.98 or $2.00 on sale which is $0.396.  I try to use coupons and different promotions to get a better price but it doesn't always happen.  My dad checked and the price at Sam's Club was around $0.30 per pound when you got a 25 pound bag.  I told him that it seemed crazy to get a 25 pound bag because where was I going to put it all.  My flour container only holds 10 pounds!!

 I probably should have figured that out before I went and bought the bag at Wal-Mart for $9.68 which is $0.387 per pound.  It was more expensive than Sam's Club but I had a gift card there so it wasn't any money out of pocket so I am going to count it as cheaper.  I hope that this holds me until I can find some great deals on flour.  If not, I have a little more money left on my gift card so I guess I could get more at Wal-Mart :)  Who needs a 25 pound bag of flour???  I guess I do :)