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How to Save Money on Groceries – 21 Ways
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Viewed: [188] | Comments: [0] | 10-02-2010, 23:21
There is simply no way getting around buying groceries. Everyone has to buy groceries some way or another. It is one of those necessities you must purchase in order to, live. Although we cannot rule out groceries altogether, we can however, minimize how much we spend purchasing groceries with good habits, techniques, and discipline. Because you know… or else you will starve to death if you object purchasing groceries.
21 Ways to Save Money on Groceries
1. Go through catalogs, newspapers, or magazines and look for up-to-date coupons that you can simply cut out and use to save an extra buck or two.
2. Print and check up on the most recent coupons online to save money on groceries anywhere you go from Coupons.com
3. Eat before you go grocery shopping. You will spend less money at a grocery store if you shop when you are not hungry and are not tempted to buy more food.
4. Buy generic store brand products rather than brand name products on merchandises you question have no difference in quality.
5. Look at the back of old receipts to find some extra coupons exclusive to buyers only.
6. Rather than buying a whole product, for instance cookies, bake them your selves. You can save a lot more money + produce more of it compared to buying the already made product off the shelves.
7. Be more wary of sales tags or ‘Buy 1 Get 1 Free’ events.
8. Become part of the store’s membership club if they have one to save more money on items you purchase. Just by being a member, you can sometimes save an additional 10-20% on products you would normally have to pay full price.
9. When buying fruits or grown vegetables, sometimes dealing with local orchards to buy fresh fruits & vegetables is a lot cheaper than buying vegetables & fruits from the supermarkets.
10. When trying out new products, buy only one of it so you can sample it. If you like it, you can always come back later to buy more so you got nothing to lose.
11. Buy in bulk or wholesale from wholesale stores like Costco, BJ’s, or from Sam’s Club.
12. Stack up on non-perishable items from wholesale warehouses listed above.
13. When buying bottled drinks, be sure to keep in mind the quantity of bottles that is included. This is a big one that a lot of grocery shoppers most often forget to include when evaluating which product is cheaper.
14. Buy items that are only necessary if you are on a low budget.
15. When dealing with products that is valued by per lb, like fruits, be sure to take out any twigs that may make the product weigh more than it potentially is.
16. Be up-to-date to current store events by asking friends or asking an employee to take advantage of more savings.
17. Avoid frozen or prepared entrees. Not only can it be more expensive, it is not so beneficial for your health either.
18. Don’t over think when buying groceries. If you are following a recipe and is looking for ingredients, you don’t have to absolutely buy all the ingredients at once. Chances are, your friends or relatives may have them as well.
19. Look for offers on the lower shelves. Generally products that are marked down are put on the bottom of the shelves.
20. Look for reduced products that are about to expire like cookies, bread, & the products from the deli section.
21. Freeze your milk. As crazy as it may seem, freezing your milk is a great way to preserve the milk for months to come. Because nowadays as you may have noticed, it is cheaper to buy gallons of milks in gallons of two. Sometimes we just cannot finish drinking the milk on such a low time expectancy. Freezing your milk will help you with that. Just be sure to pour out a bit of milk out of the container before trying to freeze it. When frozen, it should look yellow. But once it is thawed, the milk should look good as new and should taste just as good as the day you froze it. Just be sure not to put it near any other product that may distort its taste (meat).
Although some of these tips may be recognizable, I hope you at least learned one thing new on how to save money on groceries. If there are some other extravagant tips that we may have left out, be sure to share your tips as well for everyone to benefit from.