10 Ways to Save Money on Food
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Save money on groceries by using these 10 ways to save money on your food bill:
- Determine what your budget is for your grocery shopping bill. Take that amount in cash and leave the debit and credit cards at home. If you take $72.50 in cash to the store for your groceries, for example, this is all the money you will spend! Living within your budget takes effort and mindfulness.
- The key to grocery savings is not to be brand loyal. If your household goes through a box or more of cereal per week, you can save over $100 per year by purchasing store brand breakfast cereals. Or, better yet, consider serving oatmeal which has more fiber, more nutrients, and is much cheaper!
- Always watch the grocer store circulars and use coupons in conjunction with a store sale price, or better yet find a buy-one-get-one-free sale. Be careful though, many grocery stores feature an item for buy-one-get-one when in fact, you can purchase just one item for half price. Ask the cashier before purchasing. And, it goes without saying, use all of the coupons and grocery cards you can for items you need to purchase.
- Eat before you go grocery shopping so you won't be tempted to make impulse purchases.
- Stock up on food staples when they are on sale.
- When buying pre-packaged fruits and vegetables for a flat cost, i.e. 5 pounds of potatoes for $1.88, actually weigh the bags and find the bag that weighs more than 5 pounds.
- Check out the price per ounce/pound/piece. Just because it is a big box, doesn’t mean it’s cheaper! Sometimes two smaller packages are cheaper than the big box. Compare prices ounce per ounce. Choose the least expensive priced item especially for those items where a brand name is not necessary: sugar, flour, toilet paper, paper towels, napkins, etc.
- Stretch the food that exists in your cupboards. I bet you have enough odds and ends to last you at least a week in meals if you’re creative. I have learned to make wonderful meals out of rice and beans, noodles, and herbs.
- When you cook a meal, cook twice as much and freeze the leftovers. This works great with cookie dough, waffles, and breads. Here's my favorite zucchini bread recipe.
- The weeks when the sales are not so good could be light buying weeks. If you have some food in reserve, on these light weeks the extra food is like money in the bank.
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