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Slash Your Grocery Bills!
Suggestions for reducing your weekly food and grocery bills
In case you've been living under a rock and hadn't noticed, food prices are rising. In some cases, the increase has been quite dramatic; the price of milk, for example, has jumped by a dollar in the last month and now approaches five bucks a gallon. The rise is blamed on the higher price of corn (used for livestock feed), which is, in turn, required for the production of ethanol, a corn-based fuel.
Regardless of whether you drink milk, eat cheese or ice cream, or abstain from all dairy products, it's always nice to save money.
Here are some suggestions to help you slash your weekly food and grocery bills by at least 10 percent. If you are diligent, creative, and resourceful, you will discover ways to save even more. Subsequent postings will offer more tactics and strategies:
Make a list. Put a piece of paper on your refrigerator and when you run out of something, or think of an item you need, write it down and take it with you when you shop. When you know what you are shopping for, you can determine whether or not it's a necessity before you leave the house.
Shop once a week. It's okay to make a quick trip for an emergency refill, or a specific item for a recipe or special meal, but multiple trips can be expensive as the temptation to buy extra things increases.
Stick to one main store and two or three secondary ones. There's no question that prices are generally lower at supermarkets. You may also be tempted by warehouse superstores, but be careful! Sizes and quantities may exceed the need. Unless you have ample storage space, the giant container of dried parsley that looked like a terrific deal at Costco may prove to be a waste of money.
Regardless of whether you drink milk, eat cheese or ice cream, or abstain from all dairy products, it's always nice to save money.
Here are some suggestions to help you slash your weekly food and grocery bills by at least 10 percent. If you are diligent, creative, and resourceful, you will discover ways to save even more. Subsequent postings will offer more tactics and strategies:
Make a list. Put a piece of paper on your refrigerator and when you run out of something, or think of an item you need, write it down and take it with you when you shop. When you know what you are shopping for, you can determine whether or not it's a necessity before you leave the house.
Shop once a week. It's okay to make a quick trip for an emergency refill, or a specific item for a recipe or special meal, but multiple trips can be expensive as the temptation to buy extra things increases.
Stick to one main store and two or three secondary ones. There's no question that prices are generally lower at supermarkets. You may also be tempted by warehouse superstores, but be careful! Sizes and quantities may exceed the need. Unless you have ample storage space, the giant container of dried parsley that looked like a terrific deal at Costco may prove to be a waste of money.
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18:29 EDT, 20.Aug.07