At least once a month, name brand stuff is on sale. I buy brand name products like; dish liquid, laundry soap, cereal; then I mix it with my generic. I put 3/4 of generic and 1/4 of brand name. Then for cereal, I mix fruit loops, or something like that, with my generic cheerios and leave it in a plastic "tub". Also, when all I have is cheerios, I add sugar right to the container, instead of my family adding it themselves.
By Moonseekerjade from Onset, MA