Don't we all just love Thanksgiving? It's the one day where we know in advance we're going to eat like it's our last day on earth. And we're cool with that.
But it's expensive....mannity man man, it can be expensive.
But wait. I just heard of a little deal-io that Walmart is offering and it's such a good deal that I said heck yeah, I'll tell my readers about it.
Walmart is offering a Thanksgiving Meal for Eight for as low as $20. I.Kid.You.Not.
The Thanksgiving meal includes:

* 12-pound grade-A turkey
* 3 cans of Green Giant veggies
* 3 boxes of Stove Top stuffing mix
* 5-pound bag of red potatoes
* 2 cans of Ocean Spray cranberry sauce
* Sara Lee dinner rolls
* Pumpkin roll cake for dessert
For me, they sealed the deal with that pumpkin roll. The rest is just a bonus.
And for those of you with less than a clue about how to use these ingredients, the website also has some wonderful holiday recipes by Food Network star Melissa d'Arabian.
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«Oldest ‹Older 1 – 200 of 1191 Newer› Newest»My hubby and I always buy turkeys when they go on sale either right before or after Thanksgiving. We do Christmas with my family at Thanksgiving, so we can do Thanksgiving with my husband's parents anytime (he's an only child). NEVER pay full price for turkey. They will easily keep in a deep freeze for a year.
Kerri
plan and watch sales way before you need them... If you know you are going to need 5 lbs of butter... start watching in Oct for unbelievable sales
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I watch for the store that offers a turkey if you spend 15 dollars at their store for 4 or 5 weeks in a row. I can easily do that with my two eating machine boys.LOL
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You have been on my blogroll for a while. :-)
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Yep, right there on the left. LOL... now can you come visit and teach me some blog tricks? I have a guest bedroom and I can cook. LOL
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Downsize your holiday spending by limiting the size of your Christmas in terms of gifts, and make it big on meaning with tradition and family!
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I tried to watch for good coupons that I will need for Thanksgiving.
My new holiday budgeting tip is to find coupons .. I am starting to use coupons more and more. You can often find items really cheap if you buy store brand and use coupons, but for budgeting be sure to look at your income, expenses and ONLY spend the allotted amount, create a list if you need to based on sales fliers from the stores you go to . I love Walmart!!
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My best budgeting tip is for the holidays and beyond - here it is: be honest! Just tell your friends you'd rather replace the gift exchange with a pot luck lunch and see if they're OK with that. Focus on presents for the children and be creative with the adults. Try it - you're going to save money and aggravation.
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My holiday tip is: Thanksgiving should be about thankfulness, not outdoing the Jones with a big meal. We team up with other family members and do a very simple meal. It's the togetherness that makes it special!
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I look for coupons on the internet and in my Sunday papers before Thanksgiving and use as many as I can. You'd be surprised at how much you can save. Also, I make a list and stick to it...that is a big savings right there. :o)
Before going to the grocery have a list of what items will be purchased and what spending limits will be set, Stick to is, no extras. Find coupons for as many items as you can on your list and check sales see what it on your list or what is on sale that can be substituted with what's there.
I follow (eyzofblu63) and tweeted http://twitter.com/eyzofblu63/status/5946532749
Our helpful budgeting tip at the holidays is that we just buy for stockings, and then we buy one moderately sized gift. We always had more fun opening presents from the stockings (we do have pretty big stockings) and the one present is always very special.
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take old brown shopping bags and use to wrap presents - have your children stamp on the paper/color etc to decorate
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Buy a few things in advance during the year, stick only to your Thanksgiving meal plan, and BAKE your own pies!
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my helpful budgeting tip is to give gifts that will stand the test of time - books, family games, arts/craft supplies - rather than the latest toy that will just get played with once and forgotten.
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I create a list of exactly what I need and ONLY purchase what is on the list. Plus I bring along my coupons. It's amazing how much money you save by following only your list.
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A helpful holiday budgeting tip I find is to buy decorations and gifts when they come on sale starting the day after last year's holiday season.
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My tip is to buy everything in bulk (utensils, paper napkins etc.) and if you have leftovers, just save them for next year!
Thank you for the giveaway :)
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My side of the family has never really been a big fan of turkey... unlike my husband's family. We usually have Thanksgiving dinner at his mom's around 1:00, then we go to my mom's around 4:00. Well, since we'd already eaten a huge meal earlier (as has my brother and his family) by the time we all gather at my mom's for dinner... no one is really all that hungry. So last year, my mom decided to do away with the big Thanksgiving meal... since most of us had already eaten turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, etc. She decided to just do lots of finger foods... cheese & crackers, fruit, veggie tray, that sort of thing. Instead of spending money on food that no one was hungry for! We're doing it again this year.
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Pay cash - you don't overspend then.
Watch for last minute sales - the prices can drop amazingly.
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I save money by never buying wrapping paper or ribbon. I use brown paper bags and left over yarn which ends up looking pretty good or I give gifts in reusable bags.
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Start early -- spread out the spending over a few months or save up the money over those months so when the sales come you are prepared!
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This helpful holiday budgeting tip actually comes from the Mister! "Don't use credit cards"....
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Right now there are tons of sales on turkey and meats. If I find a great deal on turkey, I buy two. THen a few months from now have another THanksgiving meal. It saves tons of money and I have more turkey to make soup, sandwiches and leftovers.
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Watch the ads often stores run sales on items such as stuffing right when we need them!
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A budget tip.....Buy your holiday meal needs EARLY!!
Not only will you save a buck or two but you won't have to worry about cranberry sauce (Yep I like the stuff in a can) being on the shelves.
Never wait until the last minute for Cranberry Sauce, people. BELIEVE ME!!
I have found that if I save my change during the year holidays become less daunting(I use the change as Christmas Savings). In addition this year I put away all my gift cards I earned plus I added a $10 gift card every 2 weeks when hubby got paid(something I easily saved in coupons at the store). It has made struggling with the cost of the holidays for 4 kids(three of them teens) alot simpler.
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If preparing a turkey dinner, try not to overbuy food. Make sure the turkey is a decent size for the number of people you are serving & keep desserts to one or two - your budget & your waistline will appreciate it!
The best thing I like about the holidays is that turkey stretches...Turkey Tettrazini, Turkey and Buscuits, Turkey-Tuna casserole. And the great thing is that my family LOVES turkey, and doesn't get tired of these many permutations. I *heart* turkey!
I have a surplus of grocery items that I buy year round with coupons and sales. This helps keep the budget down when it comes to food.
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I shop my local grocery store on double coupon days for all of my can good items to stock up. Also, we use the leftover turkey from thanksgiving dinner to make either a turkey gumbo or chowder for the next day...two meals out of one is always a plus.
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Stock up on "Holiday" items such as pie filling and hams and turkeys during Christmas, then freeze and save for year round use.
I ALWAYS watch the sales papers and pair coupons with sales to get the best deals. I also try to bring the same dish to all events - for example, I'm making pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving at my mom's, for my son's Thanksgiving party and for my work party - that way I can use the same ingredients for everything - stockpiling on what I need and saving money on left-over ingredients that I might not use again!
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Ooooh - I have a good one LOL. Last year before the holidays I took all of our spare change to Coinstar (we had been collecting change in our Alhambra jar). We had over $400 in there, and Coinstar now offers giftcards. I got a bunch of gift cards for gifts. It was wonderful because I didn't even notice the money missing - it was like free money!
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shop sales with coupons! and try to split the costs with other family members, like have everyone in charge of part of the meal
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Always write out a list of everything you'll need and stick to it! That way, when you go shopping, you won't overspend.
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Coupons, coupons, coupons! I usually plan our dinner around what's onsale for a great dinner
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I just bought a turkey at walmart for six dollars.The best tip I have is go and get a Turkey from Walmart!
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When you go to buy something, have a spending limit and only bring that much cash with you. ginabx(at)yahoo(dot)com
We stock up on items as they go on sale. We also try to use coupons as often as possible and also take advantage of "free" items that the grocery store offers, like turkeys. Thanks so much.
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My hubby & I clip coupons and then use them when we see a great sale for extra savings. Thanks for entering me in this giveaway!
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Holiday Budget Tip: Don't wait till the last minute to buy necessities. I just came back from the store and things that are always $3 jumped to $5!
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Watch for specials with loyalty cards. I bought most of my side items at Kroger and then got a Jenni O turkey for 33 cents a pound.
Make it potluck. Instead of YOU making everything, have others help you out!
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It really pays to plan ahead. I look at the flyers from the 3 nearby supermarkets, make lists of the sales, organize the coupons, and save. It is more work up front to plan, and certainly going to 3 stores is not that convenient, but I really do save a lot of money.
I watch all the sales circulars. Match the sales with coupons. It can add up to a lot of money saved.
I save money by buying everything at Walmart's. I mean everything!
I always get our turkey free from spending $300 over the course of 5 weeks and I also use coupons on everything I possibly can, thanks.
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Thanks for the giveaway... Our family budgeting tip for our family is to limit the number of Christmas gifts to our now "tween" daughters to one or two each, and to have THEM each buy a toy from their own monthly allowance money to donate an item to Toys For Tots.
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I watch the grocery store ads for holiday meal items and baking supplies starting a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving, match the sales and coupons and buy what I need for both holidays. That way you can start baking at the beginning of December and not wait for the Christmas baking supplies.
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I try to budget for the holidays over the year and win as many gifts as I can through contests like this.
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I start somewhere around Halloween buying extras every time I go grocery shopping, things like powdered sugar, brown sugar, sweetened condensed milk, chocolate chips, pastry dough, etc. so that by the time holiday baking time comes around, I won't be hit so hard at the grocery store because I've already got many of the ingredients on hand!
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We plan our meal and shop with a list-by store. Since we shop at more than 1 store we make a loop, so that it can be done in one trip.
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My tip is to use coupons and buy things when they are on sale.
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One of my holiday budgeting tip is to use coupon with sale and combine with store promo. During holiday seasons almost all stores have buy $xx get $xx or products. For example, buy $50 get free gift card or turkey/ham.
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