Step By Step Guide to Grocery Savings

Step By Step Guide To Grocery Savings

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I’ve written a few posts that are designed to help you save money on groceries, so I thought I would provide a very brief and basic summary:

Buy Low… Eat for Months

The biggest way to save money on groceries is to only buy items when they hit their rock bottom prices, and to stock up on these items. If you buy enough to last you through to the next sale, you will never again have to run in and pay full price for Spaghetti Sauce for a last minute meal. This also reduces trips to the store which saves gas and prevents impulse buys (a further drain on money). For a beginners guide to stockpiling, click here

Take Advantage of Freebies and Amazing Deals

By thinking a bit outside-the-box (aka not buying everything at your local Stop ‘N Shop or even Bulk Warehouse Store) you can save big bucks. Often, you can even get things for free (especially if you combine manufacturers coupons with store sales.) Drug stores, obviously a great place to get free health and beauty items, are often overlooked as sources of possibly free groceries. For Guides to CVS, click Here and Here. For a guide to Walgreens click here

Try out Batch Cooking (Using food you got a good deal on)

If you prepare a bunch of meals at once, you can use up items that you got a good deal on before you forget about them in the back of the freezer. Of course, with your organized stockpile you shouldn’t be forgetting too much anyway. Batch cooking can still save you money though, because on nights where you don’t feel like cooking you can pull something out of your own freezer instead of ordering/eating out. For a beginners guide to batch cooking, click here

Make Your Own Products Whenever Possible

We make most of our own cleaning supplies. We also use homemade pest prevention techniques, and limit our use of store-bought laundry detergents. This not only saves us a ton of money on groceries, but makes us healthier too because we aren’t breathing in a bunch of chemicals!For a guide to making your own cleaning products click here. For a guide to homemade pest prevention techniques, click here. For a guide to homemade laundry products click here. For a guide to homemade alternatives to over-the-counter medicine click here.

August 21st, 2008 in Couponing, House & Home, Stores & Deals |