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45 Ways to Save Money on Groceries by Neil Shelton PAGE 3 of 5 <BACK |
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19. Don’t Buy Disguised Water, Either When we were kids, Kool-Aid only came in an envelope. You could add only the amount of sweetener you wanted, and your own water, and you spent a lot less money. So why buy it by the bottle? That’s a good example, but there are lot of other ways you pay more just for water. Such as, cartons of fruit juice, canned broth or soup, canned, cooked beans, low-fat coconut milk, Jello cups, applesauce, popsicles, even chicken and pork injected with water and salt “flavoring”.
20. Don't Buy Designer Salt Specialty spice mixes are usually 90% salt. You can just buy the basic herbs and spices, then make your own.
21. DON’T Use Сoupons Ever see a coupon for bananas? Apples? Coupons may offer apparent savings, but they’re usually for some sort of processed food that still winds up costing you more.
22. DO use Coupons Okay, nobody’s perfect. Sometimes you or your family will want to buy things even if they aren’t pure as the driven snow. If you’re going to buy it anyway, having a coupon makes it cheaper. It’s a no-brainer.
23. Get a Store Card These loyalty cards allow shoppers to get extra discounts on items without having to clip coupons. If a store you frequent, even infrequently, offers a card, you should get one.
24. Be Open to Store Brands Most times, but not always, store brands are of equal quality to brand name foods. Sometimes they’re the very same thing. Not always though, so you need to try each one out, and see what you think.
25. Take it back Sometimes it happens. Something you've purchased is bad - soured, rotted, moldy, fizz-less, broken or otherwise spoiled. Don't be afraid to take it back. Food is simply too expensive NOT to get what you paid for. Return bad items for credit or replacement. Most stores will gladly oblige.
26. Shop Several Stores You’ll find that if you are familiar with several different groceries in your area, some will have consistently better bargains on certain items than others, and it’s not just a matter of one store having better prices. We find that one local store always has the best prices on fresh meats, but never the best prices for fruit.
27. Buy Bagged Fruits and Vegetables Bags of onions, potatoes, apples and oranges are often less expensive than the same items offered loose in a bin, although the latter may be larger and arguably more attractive. If you can use them up before they spoil, that is.
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