tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777817018784474999.post220988779071418296..comments2022-01-15T05:06:26.196-08:00Comments on a family planted: My groceries ate my wallet...Kaylee @ afamilyplanted.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04575478989696301717noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777817018784474999.post-25537066087704906112011-12-16T16:27:44.807-08:002011-12-16T16:27:44.807-08:00I do the grocery shopping 'round here, so here...I do the grocery shopping 'round here, so here's my "frugal mom" tips.<br /><br />1. Don't have a weekly budget. Try monthly, if it's at all possible. That way you can buy a ton of that meat that's on sale and not feel bad for going over by $20.<br /><br />2. Eat dark meat chicken. The nutritional value is hardly different from white meat. Or buy whole chickens. Should be able to catch sales on these for 69 or 79 cents per pound. Way cheap.<br /><br />3. Eat potatoes...a lot. Potatoes go with almost anything as a side dish. You can cook them a thousand different ways and change it up by getting Yukon Golds or Reds if you need the variety.<br /><br />4. Shop at more than one store. Just about every grocery store pretty much tells you the items they're losing money on. It's on the front page of their weekly ad. (called loss-leaders) They are willing to take a loss on those items because they plan on you buying other stuff while you're there. DON'T. Instead, buy the cheap ground beef and run back to the car to go to the next place.<br /><br />5. Do NOT buy non-foods from the grocery store. Get them at a box store where they're way cheaper. <br /><br />6. Do NOT get processed or prepared foods at the grocery store. When I say processed foods, I mean basic things like cereal, tater tots and mac & cheese. (We all know that people on grocery budgets don't buy HungryMan TV dinners and other money wasters.) Get them at one of those weird overstock places like Grocery Outlet or Big Lots.<br /><br />There's a half-dozen. I could probably think of more, but I'm sure I've said enough.Elijah G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13018916549848456069noreply@blogger.com