http://www.lifespy.com/2007/how-to-save-on-grocery-bills/ analyzing lifestyles Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:33:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.lifespy.com/2007/how-to-save-on-grocery-bills/#comment-24431 Isabel Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:29:31 +0000 http://www.lifespy.com/2007/how-to-save-on-grocery-bills/#comment-24431 Like mamaloo, I make my grocery list and stick to it. But I don't make meal plan since I follow my flying mood to cook whatever I feel like. This is what I do. I made a program to make shopping list and keep track of the grocery purchase for each item by updating them with cellphone in the store. This way, I limit the purchase to exactly what I need for the whole family, and I receive the reminder for what's running low in my kitchen automatically. :-) For me, minimizing the unnecessary trip to the grocery store is a way to save money, too! Like mamaloo, I make my grocery list and stick to it. But I don’t make meal plan since I follow my flying mood to cook whatever I feel like.
This is what I do. I made a program to make shopping list and keep track of the grocery purchase for each item by updating them with cellphone in the store. This way, I limit the purchase to exactly what I need for the whole family, and I receive the reminder for what’s running low in my kitchen automatically. For me, minimizing the unnecessary trip to the grocery store is a way to save money, too!

]]> http://www.lifespy.com/2007/how-to-save-on-grocery-bills/#comment-24104 mamaloo, the doula Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:31:53 +0000 http://www.lifespy.com/2007/how-to-save-on-grocery-bills/#comment-24104 My number one most effective frugal grocery tip: Make a list of the meals you will eat for the next week (or however long your shopping trip is to cover), write out all the ingredients you don't presently have and then buy those items only. I save from 25%-50% off my previous grocery bill by doing this every week. Some weeks are anomalies, such as the week you plan to stock up on rarely used items (like, when the tea, peanut butter, bag of onions, sugar, flour, box of frozen meatballs and the laundry detergent all run out at the same time!), but generally, just buying what you plan to use, down to the item, will dramatically reduce your grocery bill. My number one most effective frugal grocery tip: Make a list of the meals you will eat for the next week (or however long your shopping trip is to cover), write out all the ingredients you don’t presently have and then buy those items only. I save from 25%-50% off my previous grocery bill by doing this every week. Some weeks are anomalies, such as the week you plan to stock up on rarely used items (like, when the tea, peanut butter, bag of onions, sugar, flour, box of frozen meatballs and the laundry detergent all run out at the same time!), but generally, just buying what you plan to use, down to the item, will dramatically reduce your grocery bill.

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