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Skipping the Grocery Store

Paying attention to the sales and then matching them up with coupons each week has really been saving us money. It has cut our weekly grocery expense about 60 percent so far. This week, we unintentionally cut it down more by having to skip the grocery shopping this week. Well, that isn’t completely true. I did send my husband out for a couple of things, while I got the little kids bathed, one after the other. As I do normally, I went thought the sales and made my list of items, noting which coupons I needed to cut (and where) … Continue reading →

Even More Ways to Cut Your Grocery Food Bill

When it comes to saving money on food, you can never have enough strategies that work to cut your grocery food bill. Whether you need some big cuts or just want to whittle away at your food bill for more savings, you’ll be able to put these ideas into practice pretty easily. I’ve already posted two blog posts on this topic. If you missed them yesterday, click here More Ways to Cut Your Grocery Food Bill and here Top Ways to Cut Your Grocery Food Bill. 8. Don’t waste food. This seems like a simple one, right? Despite this simple … Continue reading →

More Ways to Cut Your Grocery Food Bill

In my previous post, listed four top ways to cut your grocery food bill. But did you know that there are even more ways to do this. Practice all of the strategies, and you will really slash your bill. here are some more ways to save money on groceries. 5. Practice meal planning. I have to admit that I am not the greatest meal planner in the world, but I do make some meal planning concession. By planning out your meals, you can take advantage of groceries that cost less for that particular week. I’ll give you a recent example. … Continue reading →

Preparing for the Warehouse Grocery Store 2

In my last post, I started talking about how getting really prepared for a big trip at the local warehouse grocery store can save money. Of course, it can also save time, too. I consider a big warehouse grocery trip to be a project. If I do my prep work, I can save 40-50% off even the bulk prices! As mentioned in that first post, the weeks leading up to a big warehouse trip, I also evaluate what stock we currently have left. What items can I use up right now and incorporate into meals? This not only ensures that … Continue reading →

Coupons as a Savings Strategy

It’s no secret that faithful readers of the Deals Blog like to find inside information and how-tos for saving with smart shopping strategies and coupons. Well, it may not be a secret, but what we know just got a bit more public. The Deals Blog of Families.com was mentioned in Jonathan Burton’s Life Savings column in MarketWatch from the Wall Street Journal. We’re right up there with some of the major deals websites. Welcome to all who have found us from that link! Enjoy this blog and our other frugal articles as well. What I found interesting was not only … Continue reading →

Preparing for the Warehouse Grocery Store

We have been planning a trip to our local warehouse grocery store for next weekend. There is a lot of preparation this time around, in order to maximize our savings and stockpile and minimize our food waste (food waste is a big part of lost money for many food budgets! The mega trip is planned to hit the time right before school and before the cold weather of winter sets in. With both school and winter, the time and opportunity to go out shopping decreases. With winter, especially, there are days when we might get snowed in, when we might … Continue reading →

How to Store Your Freezer Meals

Here are some tips on how to store your freezer meals effectively. You want to ensure a long freezer life with no freezer burn, plus make sure that you have enough room in your freezer for your meals. Stock, soup and stews There are a couple of ways that you can store stock, soup and stews in your freezer. One way is to place them in plastic or glass containers and stack them. My favorite way, however, is to store them in plastic freezer bags. I simply place a bag into a large empty can for support and then fill … Continue reading →

Frugal Grocery Food Tips

Would you like to reduce your grocery food bill significantly? Here are some great tips that are easy to follow. Wants versus substitutions It is amazing how many things in our food budget that we consider needs these days. An average grocery list for example, might include cooking spray, paper towels and a whole host of other things that are wants disguised as needs. There are so many ways to save money on your food bill, but one of the most immediate is to separate out the wants versus the needs. In the example list above, that cooking spray is … Continue reading →

How to Cut Items from Your Grocery Bill

Chances are that there are things on your grocery list that you really don’t need. I’ll share some ideas and ways to cut items from your grocery bill that will lower your costs without drastically changing your lifestyle. Some items we tend to purchase for convenience or out of habit when it fact, these items really aren’t adding much to our lives. Sometimes the convenience is a matter of an extra minute to five minutes out of the day. To me, that just isn’t worth a large grocery bill. Here are some examples. Paper towels Purchase reusable handiwipes, absorbent dishtowels … Continue reading →

Beware of the Grocery Store Sales Aisle

Most grocery stores these days feature a sales aisle where you can conveniently shop all of the sales at once. While this seems like it could be so convenient, you just run in and pick up the sales and then go before you are tempted to buy anything else, it can actually sabotage your grocery budget and make you spend more. Her are my reasons to avoid the sales aisle at all costs. Oh the Temptation Hey did you notice that crackers were on sale? You just can’t pass that one up, even though crackers weren’t on your list. The … Continue reading →