It sounds like a simple task to go grocery shopping daily, weekly or whenever you choose to do it. We would go grocery shopping and spend $300-$400 every week. That’s $1200 a month on groceries!!!!
Here are a few tips to try and avoid those high grocery bills.
- EAT before you go shopping
- If I don’t eat before I go shopping then I load the cart with snack food that I don’t need.
- Make a list and stick to it as best as you can, I mean we all forget stuff until we see it on the shelf.
- Stick to your grocery budget!!!!
- Use coupons, even better go shopping when its double coupon day.
- Use a freezer to store the meat, vegetables and frozen foods you got with those coupons
- don’t use coupons on stuff you don’t need just because it’s a good price. If you don’t use the product then it’s still a waste of money, you only wasted less…
- Shop around for the best prices on meat. That doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice quality…BUT if you’re on a budget then you may have to sacrifice on something, maybe quantity.
- If you are making a quick trip to the grocery store opt for the basket instead of the cart.
- Buy what you know you’re going to eat.
- Don’t over buy.
- When you over buy then the food spoils and you just end up having to dispose of it.
- Buy the store brand instead of the name brand, especially on items that aren’t important to you, like canned foods.
- Be aware of what your shopping online for pick-up. Stick to your list and don’t impulse buy.
MoneyHugger 