Saving On Money When Shopping For Groceries


by Daniel Smith - Date: 2007-03-31 - Word Count: 452 Share This!

Food is very important for our nourishment. As I was growing up my mom used to tell me that it is always okay to splurge your money as long as it was on food. Now, I have come to realized that it is still quite important to get value for your money when it comes to purchasing groceries. You could always justify to yourself that despite some grocery items being a little expensive, you will be eating it for your body. But then, it is important that we always have some extra money saved up for a rainy day. I will be providing here some tips on how you can save on your groceries.

Coupons that can be found in newspapers and magazines can help you save on money. Cut out coupons of the products that you frequently buy. You could also use the coupons of an alternative brand that could save you precious dollars as well. However using a coupon for a product that you don't at all purchase but are just buying for the sake of the coupon is costing you money and not helping you save.

For those of you who don't like searching through coupons, you could also save money by buying during sales. Quite often, grocery stores would have some items on special sale that may be sold up to even 90% off. You could save by stocking up on these items (that is if it is part of your staple). It is very important though to stock up on those items that don't easily perish or which you think you could consume within the time frame that you will be stocking it up avoiding expiry.

You could also opt for a cheaper alternative by trying on the store's very own brands. Usually these items are as good as the well-known brand names. You could try it our first and if your family is okay with it then you can start using this brand instead.

A very important thing also and one that I believe is actually true is not to shop on an empty stomach. Funny as it may seem, when you shop while your hungry you tend to buy more grocery items than when you do grocery after you have just eaten. I am not pretty sure if this is psychological or what but many people holds true to this belief. I guess when you are hungry you would have the tendency to buy more.

One last important note is to buy only the items which you have listed or which you need. When you go around the grocery racks scoping out other items chances are you will be spending more than what you were actually intending to buy.


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