Saving Money When Grocery Shopping

1. Shop alone. It cuts down on distractions and curbs impulse buying.

2. Make a list and stick to it. Allow yourself only a certain amount of unplanned purchases.
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3. Don't go to the grocery store hungry. If you are hungry when you go to the store, everything looks good.

4. Buy larger size items only if the unit price indicates that it's a better deal than the smaller package.

5. Buy generic.

6. Leave credit and debit cards at home, and only carry a certain amount of cash. You can only buy as much as the cash that you have with you.

7. Check sales ads and circulars for what is listed, and know your prices. Just because an item is listed in the circular or ad, doesn't necessarily mean that it is on sale.

8. Check your prices as your items are being rung up; it's easier to challenge them as it happens than it is after you get home.

9. Always check your sales receipt.

10. Compare unit prices to achieve the most possible savings per ounce, or volume.

11. Check the back of the sales receipt for cents-off coupons.
12. Use coupons only if the item is something that you need, and would buy anyway.
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13. Don't forget to send in those rebates. 5 rebates at $1.00 a rebate is an extra $5.00 to spend on groceries.

14. Stay away from packaged foods; you pay for convenience. Get into the habit of cooking from scratch and always have the staples that you need in the kitchen already.

By one.of.a.kind from AL