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I am rather aggressive when looking for prices and shop online often. But how does one save money on food? I don't mean Costco, I mean really save. Food is so expensive now.
Try growing your own vegetables? Buy cheaper cuts of meat, or cut back on meat consumption, and learn to cook those (often) tougher cuts. Make more things "from scratch" instead of buying prepared items such as soup, rice and biscuit mixes or even entire meals. Make your own pasta sauces. I'm not for a minute suggesting you buy these high-ticket items but if you do, consider getting back to basics?
Wish I had some grocery saving tips myself. I have a Sams membership but in most cases I think they are more expensive than grocery stores when on sale. I do buy toilet paper and paper towels there. I buy a lot of food at Big Lots but you have to watch for expiration dates.
This is a page about advice for stretching grocery budget. When living on a budget, you are probably trying to reduce expenses in many areas of your budget.
This is a page about dealing with mistakes at the cash register. Mistakes happen and the easiest time to correct them when shopping is while you are still in the store, either at the register or service desk.
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Know the price per ounce of all food and cleaning supplies that you purchase. Example: vegetables 4 cents per ounce, meat 10 cents per ounce or pine oil cleaner 2 cents per ounce.
Would like to know some tips on saving while buying grocery. Also I am a vegetarian so any special tips on buying grocery for vegetarians?
