How to Make Money Buying Groceries
Spending money on groceries isn't optional. Everyone needs to eat, and food costs money. However, what if you could make money from your grocery money? Well, you can, sort of. The key is to spend less money, therefore you will have more of your money to spend elsewhere. Learn how you can make money buying groceries in the article below.
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Write out a grocery list including enough food to last your family two full weeks. Only include the things you need and normally buy. Do not add extras just because they are on sale.
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Go online to a website like Coupons & Things by Dede and purchase coupons for only the items on your list. You may spend a few dollars buying the coupons, but the savings will add up.
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Get a copy of your local grocery store's weekly circular and compare the things you need from your list to the items on sale.
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Put together the items you have coupons for and that are on sale to figure out how much money you made per item.
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For example, you need to purchase a box of cereal that usually costs $3.50 at your local grocery store. The cereal is on sale for $2, making you $1.50.
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Now add the coupon that is worth 50 cents, making your total savings, or money made, $2 for one box of cereal.
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Some grocery stores will double the value of a coupon, usually up to $1. Therefore a coupon valued at 50 cents would have a value of $1, making you an additional 50 cents, bringing your total wage for buying a box of cereal up to $2.50.
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If you were able to save $1 on 20 items purchased in a shopping trip you would make $20 that you could spend elsewhere.
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