- Take an Inventory Figure out what you already have, and then build your menu for the week around that. Every time veggies expires, Paula Deen dies a little inside.
- Go Online Before I make a meal plan or list, I see what I have, and then I see what’s on sale to decide what we’re going to eat.
- Make a Meal Plan If you go into the shopping trip knowing what you need for the week – and not guessing – you’re going to save a ton of money.
- Make a List Again – don’t guess. If you don’t make a list, you will forget things you need, and buy stuff you don’t.
- Buy in Bulk – But Only When It’s Really Cheap Just because it’s bulk, doesn’t mean it’s cheaper, However, each week I put aside a
part of our budget to stock up on cheap bulk items. Eventually, this will reduce your overall bill because your shopping in your pantry and freezer and not in the grocery store. - Shop Two Stores – or Three I check the weeklies (or websites) of a couple of different stores each week. Some people would think it’s a waste of time to go to two different stores, but most of us are doing it anyway, and different things are on sale at different stores.
- Do a Seasonal Stock Up The only time I can get canned pumpkin on sale is October and November. So I stock up for the year (I use it as a substitute to oil in muffins.)
- Sing up for the Store’s Loyalty Card
- Beware of Prepared Food Don’t buy those little packages of pre-cooked chicken – It’s much cheaper to throw a few frozen chicken breasts into the over and make your own.
- Try One Store Brand a Week
- Plan for Leftovers – and then Eat Them
- Use Your Food Processor I use it to grate cheese, and slice up veggies as soon as we get home from the store. Don’t ever, ever, buy precut veggies at the store.
- Double Your Batch When you find a sale on chicken breasts, double the recipe of whatever you’re cooking and freeze the second dinner for another night.
- Plan a YOYO Dinner Once a week, have a You’re On Your Own night where everyone can eat up leftovers.
- Buy Cleaners in Concentrate Mixing your won will save you tons. Just purchase (or repurpose) a spray bottle and label it properly.
- Make Stew Stew is a great way of stretching your ground beef or turkey into a satisfying meal.
- Make Your Own Salad Wash your greens in a salad spinner and store them in a Ziploc with a paper towel to absorb excess moisture.
- Challenge Yourself to reduce your food bill by 5% a month for six months. Just by paying attention, you could be spending 30% on my bill in less than half a year.
- Learn to Make Marinades They are super easy, and when you find meat on sale, stock up and throw it into a Ziploc with the marinade and you have a meal in minutes.
- Make Your Own Croutons Chop up leftover/dry bread into crouton sized pieces, and then toss about four cupfuls with ¼ cup melted butter, and some grated Parmesan cheese and bake for 12 minutes at 350.
- Plan One Meatless Meal a Week
What’s your favorite way to be a savvy shopper?
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I set a goal for myself everytime I grocery shop: to save at least 30% on my bill. So I go online and compare prices (like Kathi suggested) and plan my menu around what is on sale (like Kathi suggesed). I have found that it pays to compare the various stores…the price differences can be substantial. My personal best so far…I saved 75% on one grocery bill. I also use coupons all the time. My mom taught me to never pay full price for anything…and as we all know, mom is always right!
I do a lot of these things too. To save time and money I buy meat in bulk and pre-sort, chop, cook, marinade, etc. and freeze it in portions we’ll use. Then I can focus on the rest of the meal when it’s dinner time.
I love to use http://www.e-mealz.com it’s even recommended by Dave Ramsey! It’s $5 a month, but totally worth it, they plan your meals and create your shopping list for you! YOu can choose any type of diet too, gluten free, low carb, whatever! It also caters to the store you shop at… not all stores area listed, but there are some. Then the meals they pick use what’s on sale for that week too! All I have to do is print my list, cross off what i have at home already and shop! With two teenagers, a newborn and a deployed husband this is WAY worth it’s weight in GOLD! lol
I also think it is important to know normal prices for frequently used items, so that I know when it is a “good deal”. Just because a store says it is on sale, or just because it is at Costco, does not mean it is a deal. A few years ago, when I was trying to determine if warehouse shopping would save us money, I spent two (childless!) hours at the store, writing down their price per ounce on a our favorite items. I then did the same thing with our local grocery store and Trader Joes. Although it took a little extra time, having a side by side comparison really showed me what was worth buying in bulk, what I could find on sale, and where the best place was to buy frequent items. Sometimes there was a VERY significant difference! Other times, the bulk items were actually more expensive. It was really eye opening! I also try to have at least a few “reheat” dinners in the freezer…meals that I can throw in with zero prep, and that can save me from ordering pizza.
Shopping list is the best way to save money IMHO but only if you stick with it!
We use http://www.Cozi.com for just about everything the calenders, the scheduling etc BUT my favourite part is the shopping list!
Its totally free to use and you can write out your list on your computer or from your smart phone and have it sent to whomever you want, or in our case we just check the updated list when one of us goes to the store. Its so much easier than having scraps of paper lying around and getting lost in my purse or forgotten in my car. I love that you can make several lists too. We have “Costco” “Target” etc but also have a wish list so if some *ahem* my husband cant figure out what some *ahem* me would really like for a Birthday or whatever we (he) can just check the list and know.
Honestly, I dont work for them I just love their app!
Farmers markets are another great way to save money if you arent growing your own veggies. I like knowing that stuff is local and its often cheaper.
My friends and I are going in together to “buy a half a cow” this season. It works out to be something like $6.00 LB but it includes everything from hamburgers to top of the line steaks so its pretty competitive when you average it all out. Again, we know where it came from too so that makes me feel better.
Definitely, gotta have a list! It’s my favorite way to save money. Since I shop at mostly the same stores, I can usually figure out how much my list will cost, so I can make it fit the budget BEFORE heading into the store. (And, then, I can tell my entourage of “helpers” that I’ve got a list, and I’m sticking to it; that helps minimize the “extra” last-minute, non-necessary purchases.)
Do a lot of this already! My husband does the meat buying at a different store for the price. Enjoyed the rip on bulk buying…I have a printed list I use to shop and use baseball card holders for coupons. As well as we are cash only!!
Tip not rip!!! LOL.
I like to plan two meals out of one. For instance, I’ll grill up a full tri tip steak (only eating half) and add some potatoes in foil packs on the grill as a side for one dinner. Then for the second dinner use the rest of the tritip for tacos or a steak salad later in the week. I also do this with chicken. My fantastic husband butchers my whole chickens and grills them up saving us money. We can get two chickens at our local Costco for under ten bucks and get at least three meals (including chicken noodle soup making stock from the carcass) for our family of five. (There are great instructional videos for butchery on YouTube).