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Are You Shopping at the Right Grocery Store? Four Steps to Save 20 Percent or More

Choosing the right grocery store can save you 20 percent or more on groceries before using coupons. If you were buying a big ticket item, such as a television or a new washer and dryer, you would do some research and shop around, right? Since food tends to be the biggest general family expense after housing, it just makes sense to do your research before you step foot in your grocery store. Just spending $225 a week on your groceries, adds up to almost $12,000 a year!Imagine shaving close to $2,400 off of that total food bill, doing nothing other … Continue reading →

Preparing for the Warehouse Grocery Store

We have been planning a trip to our local warehouse grocery store for next weekend. There is a lot of preparation this time around, in order to maximize our savings and stockpile and minimize our food waste (food waste is a big part of lost money for many food budgets! The mega trip is planned to hit the time right before school and before the cold weather of winter sets in. With both school and winter, the time and opportunity to go out shopping decreases. With winter, especially, there are days when we might get snowed in, when we might … Continue reading →

A List of the Best Generic Brands

Buying the store brand of an item, from diapers to food is usually a great way of saving money, especially if you don’t have coupons. But let us face it. Some generic brands are better than others. It can be intimidating trying new generics when you have never tried them before. You don’t want to wind up with a leaky diaper or sour mayonnaise. Over the years, my friends and I have tried many different kinds of generic items. You can use our experience to make the best choices, and to save yourself both the legwork for trying different generic … Continue reading →

Beware of the Grocery Store Sales Aisle

Most grocery stores these days feature a sales aisle where you can conveniently shop all of the sales at once. While this seems like it could be so convenient, you just run in and pick up the sales and then go before you are tempted to buy anything else, it can actually sabotage your grocery budget and make you spend more. Her are my reasons to avoid the sales aisle at all costs. Oh the Temptation Hey did you notice that crackers were on sale? You just can’t pass that one up, even though crackers weren’t on your list. The … Continue reading →

Fashion Files: Designer Grocery Bags

Who knew going to the market could be so fashionable? Not me. I’m the mom at the market schlepping around a diaper bag or industrial-sized purse staring at the put-together female shoppers (yes, apparently there are some women who actually wear make up to the market) toting their environmentally friendly reusable shopping bags. Those canvas shopping bags have long been associated with “crunchy-granola”-types, who as it turns out, were way ahead of the times. Now, it’s hip to be environmentally aware and the reusable shopping bags are commonplace (even among the preppy-with-pearls set). But, now, brace yourself ladies, the market … Continue reading →

A Glimpse Into My Price Book

Keeping a price book is a really great way to help you cut back and save money. What is a price book exactly? A price book, is a notebook, or other method of recording information on various grocery store and other retail products, mostly price. Typically the items are listed side by side for easy comparison and the book usually contains the products you purchase the most. I thought it would be nice to give you a little glimpse into my own personal price book. Why I keep one, what it has done for me, and how I set it … Continue reading →

Know the Grocery Store Tricks (So You Can See Past Them!)

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Every large company these days has a research panel which tries to find ways to get you to spend more money at their stores. Grocery stores are some of the most carefully arranged stores around. Grocery companies use all kinds of ploys to get you to spend more and buy items that you were not intending on purchasing. It’s best to know a few of their tricks so that you don’t blindly fall victim to them. They place higher-priced items at eye-level. When you are in a hurry, you may grab the first item that you see. You may not … Continue reading →