How to Beat the High Cost of Food, Now!
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Are you Fed UP?
I am!
As I’m sure you’ll agree, the high cost of food, the high cost of groceries and food inflation is out of control!
The Government says they want to help the “Little Guy” but I’m not buying it!
Not with food prices and grocery prices going up and up week after week!
They’re full of baloney (sorry).
Arthur VanDam is going on record that I’m sick and tired of paying more and more money for food and groceries. But here’s one powerful way you can stop the madness.
Some years back, I discovered that my family’s grocery shopping and food management system was a train wreck.
We were wasting boatloads of money in the grocery store every month – $100s when you throw in stale takeout and food with freezer burn.
On one occasion, my supermarket put mustard and laundry detergent on sale – at a Deep Discount.
Coupons in hand, I just couldn’t resist.
My pride turned to dismay when I returned home to discover two unopened jars of mustard in the pantry And one brand new bottle of detergent in the laundry room.
While these items don’t really spoil, still a waste of money.
That’s when I created my Triple Play Grocery Savings System.
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Here’s the fundamental steps I take to stop the rip-offs and beat the high cost of food. They generate Big Savings for me and my family, week in, week out.
This grocery savings system will work for you too:
Before you buy more food and groceries, use up the food you have in your refrigerator, freezer and pantry.
Eat leftovers. Before they spoil.
Skip this week’s trip to the grocery store and supermarket, if you have enough food and groceries on hand – enough to feed your family for the week. Or buy the must have items this week – vegetables, milk and similar food items – Only. Leave the other food items and groceries for next week or the week after.
Create your own custom grocery shopping list. I created mine in Excel. You can grab an editable copy of my grocery shopping list right here for FREE. You can edit it and customize it for yourself and your family. The nice thing about using Excel is that You can easily update your grocery shopping list and move the data around. And with Excel you can alphabetize the items.
Print out your grocery shopping list Before you go to the grocery store or the supermarket, every time!
While you’re at it, why not keep a few copies in your car. I do. Although I find that preparing or updating my grocery shopping list from memory on the fly typically means that I forget to buy some things I need and inevitably buy more of what I already have in the pantry or the freezer.
Every time, Before you head to the grocery store or supermarket, Take Inventory. Yes, take a food inventory. Bring your grocery shopping list into the kitchen. Take a look at the groceries and food items in your freezer, refrigerator and pantry. And don’t forget the store room and any other places where you store food, groceries and dry goods. My parents had a second refrigerator-freezer in the garage; oh and shelves stocked with canned goods and dry goods.
Take a Food Inventory of everything in your refrigerator, freezer, pantry, garage and the basement while you’re at it. In other words, count each food item and the paper goods.
Then compare your inventory of food on hand – in the house – against your template grocery shopping list.
If you have an adequate supply of an item on your list, Cross Out that food item or grocery item on your grocery shopping list. Typically, grocery stores and supermarkets maintain adequate stock 24/7. Although, during COVID, there were shortages and empty shelves as I’m sure you recall. But in ‘normal’ times, you can get last-minute items easily.
When you head to the grocery store and supermarket, Bring Your Grocery Shopping List – the list that you Updated list for This Week.
Stick to your grocery shopping list!
Ignore the sales! Don’t get tempted by the captivating displays and in store ads and in store promotions. Skip them!!! Just walk right by. Better yet, Run!
Stick to your grocery shopping list. And buy Only what you need that week.
Yeah, I know, you worked hard this week and want to treat yourself to a snack.
The other day, I was guilty of this.
On my way home from work on Friday, I went to Trader Joe’s. It was a hectic week. I was hungry – which was another big mistake.
I grabbed a bag of Trader Joe’s “Vegetable Root Chips – Sweet Potato, Cassava & Taro.”
What is Cassava anyway? Who needs it?
Yeah, I bought a bag and ate a Few Handfuls on my way down the aisles.
Guess we’re all human. . .
Don’t go to the grocery store or supermarket hungry!
Whether you shop at the grocery store, supermarket, warehouse club, convenience store or online; or are single or have a household full of hungry, finicky children or picky parents, this simple yet powerful grocery saving system will transform your grocery shopping, help you beat the high cost of food and high cost of groceries and ace your personal budget, Big Time.
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See you next at the bank.
Arthur VanDam, CPA MBA
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