#2 isn't a big fan of cake, he gets that from me. Frosting good! Especially that ganache stuff, cake...not so much. So we didn't do a cake for his birthday and instead I planned to surprise him with a Jello Chocolate Pudding Desert. This is the favorite of #2, he gets that from Adorable Hubby who adores anything instant chocolate pudding. It's also a top 5 favorite desert for everyone but me so I have to make A LOT.
At the store I noted that the boxes of Jello Chocolate Pudding Desert mix, which consists of a package of Oreo crumbs and a package of chocolate pudding, was $2.69 I needed three of them. "That's expensive!" Thinks I, thus my plan for thrifty chocolate pudding desert domination was born.
I check out the packages of Oreo's, gasp $4.69 I can buy a whole box of Oreo's at Costco.
Clever me buys 3 packages of $1.19 pudding total cost $3.57
Next, thrifty me, spends a gallon of gas $2.30 to head across town to Costco.
At Costco I buy a three pound box of Oreo's for $5.54.
Now, after twisting apart Oreo's crushing the plain side and putting the frosting sides together to form a double stuff Oreo which I eat rationalizing that I won't be having any of the pudding desert, I have
A package and a half of double Stuff Oreos $6.72
The equivalent of three Jello chocolate chocolate desert mixes. $8.07
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A grand total of $14.79 for Chocolate, Oreo Pudding, double stuff, goodness.
Subtract$5.54 for Oreos.
$3.57 for pudding.
$2.30 for a tank of gas.
$2.30 for another tank of gas to go to the gym and burn off the double stuff Oreo calories .75cents in the 'cussing jar(those Oreo's are a royal pain to crush into crumbs).
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Equals a Thrifty and Clever savings of .33 cents
Hmm, maybe I need to start clipping coupons.
