Saving Money Doing Grocery Shopping
Grocery stores are dangerous places for me…I almost always spend more than I plan to. So any tips I come across to help me stay on track and on budget I love. Here are some tips that I have found to help me on my shopping trips…check them out and see if they might be helpful for you!
Don’t take the kids if possible. It is hard to concentrate with kids begging you for this and that, and you’ll likely buy things you did not budget for.
Don’t shop when hungry. Yikes…this is really a bad idea. You will be impulse buying in no time as your stomach grumbles away.
Don’t buy non grocery items at the supermarket. Health and beauty goods are usually cheaper at mass-market retailers, like Target. And you’ll find the best deals on paper products at warehouse clubs.
Opt for frozen seafood over fresh. Vacuum-packaged salmon, flounder, and tilapia fillets and bags of frozen shrimp cost 20 to 40 percent less than their counterparts at the fish counter. (If that sounds unappetizing, consider that most “fresh” fish has been previously frozen during transport.)
Buy ground beef and chicken breasts in bulk or family-size packages and you’ll save big: 20 percent on ground beef and 50 percent a pound on chicken.
Find out an item’s cost per unit (CPU). It’s listed on the shelf sticker next to the price. It will tell you what an item’s cost per pound or ounce is, which can keep you from getting tricked by packaging.
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