One of the things that all of us have in common is the need to constantly spend money on food. With the gift buying season upon us, and the entire country in the worst recession of our lifetimes- thank you very much- saving money is a vital necessity. Here’s a list of four major steps that can help you keep more of your cash when buying food:
- Take an afternoon to compare-shop: Make a list or an excel document with your 3 or 4 favorite grocery stores along the top. Down the left-hand side write each of the grocery products that you often buy. Then visit those stores and write the prices for each item in the correct blank. Don’t buy anything that day! Just pencil in the prices and use this as a guide for how to keep the most money in your wallet. This advice is given in an article called “How to Shop for The Cheapest Groceries” by “snproductions”.
- Keep a list: Post a current list of the groceries you need on your fridge. As author “nickel” writes on www.fivecentnickel.com, remember to bring your list along when you go shopping. But feel free to snap up useful super bargain items that are not on your list.
- Don’t tempt yourself: Only walk down the aisles that have the groceries you know you need. And NEVER shop while you’re hungry. As Michelle Jones, Founder of “Living a Better Life: The Free-Money Saving Tips Ezine!” says, not only can shopping while hungry waste your money, it can also balloon up your waist.
- Join a money-saving grocery savings and coupon club. One of the best is called “The Grocery Game” This club can save you tons of money every month by giving you weekly color-coded lists, based on the amount of discounts, of advertised and unadvertised specials based on your favorite supermarkets. They combine these valuable tips with a list of coupons, many of which can be doubled, often making the price of items FREE of charge- whoohoo!- with only the tax payable.
There are a myriad of tips available in print and on the web to protect your bank account when grocery shopping, but following the ones above will make you an instant millionaire- or at least give you an excellent running start.
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