How to Save Money on Groceries

Saving on groceries is an easy way to cut down on your household expenses. Unlike the fixed payments on your car and mortgage, the cost of groceries tends to keep going up. To save on your monthly grocery bill, you only need to make a few simple adjustments.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Buy generic products. If a generic or store brand option is available, always choose it. Most of the time, both products use the same recipe and you are paying extra money for the name only.

2. Clip coupons. Go through your newspaper circulars and cut out any applicable coupons. To find even more coupons, go online to a website such as Coupon Cabin and print out their grocery coupons.

3. Look on the lower shelves. Many times shoppers will only buy products found at eye level. Cheaper stock is usually found on the lower shelves in grocery store aisles.

4. 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.

5. Make a detailed list. Only purchase items that will be used in specific recipes that you plan to make.

6. Shop alone. Bringing along children or your spouse to the grocery store will make you spend more money on the items that they want that aren't on your list.

Tips & Warnings

• Avoid grabbing any products at the checkout line. These products are usually high cost and placed to entice consumers to make last minute purchases.
• Don't buy items that you feel that you should eat, but don't. If you hate cauliflower, don't bother paying for it.

Resources

• Find printable grocery coupons at Coupon Cabin

[bgzbyk]

on 10/3/2009 Great tips body thx...

[designed2design]

on 9/3/2009 Check out this site I found that gives you free visa cards for grocery shopping as you normally do. I have been doing it for 4 months now and have received $100 in visa cards that I can use any where. www.getfreevisacards.com

[goilaswati]

on 9/1/2009 Nice to know how little things make big differences. Thanks for the tips.

[candylady]

on 5/30/2009 number six is the truth....great job

[tracysmith159]

on 5/6/2009 Great tips. Another alternitive to printing coupons is on Krogers web site. They let you download coupon to your shopping card. I hope other store start to do this soon. But don't go out of your way to buy something just for the coupon. A Coupon is only good if it is an item that you would need.