How to Save $557 on Groceries Every Year – Easy!

Mar 27

Written By Eric Gelb

If you’re anything like me, you’re Sick and Tired of the high cost of groceries.

Can’t really blame you. The high cost of food and never ending food inflation are out of control.

Nut here’s one easy yet often overlooked way to stretch your food budget and save money on groceries.

Set a weekly food budget, a weekly grocery spending amount. And spend that amount or less!

A spending maximum.

In other words, set a maximum dollar amount you can spend on groceries This Week and Every Week.

Each week, spend no more than your weekly spending limit on groceries or your weekly grocery budget.

Set a weekly food budget and grocery budget and set a maximum spending limit on your food and groceries.
Before you leave your house for the supermarket, inventory your food, groceries and dry goods in your refrigerator, freezer and pantry. Think of the meals you can make based on the food and groceries you have on hand. Especially fruits and vegetables that tend to spoil quickly.
Plan your meals for the week.

Design your meals for the week based on the food and groceries you have on hand – in your pantry, refrigerator and freezer.
The point is to consume your food and groceries Before they spoil or get freezer burn.
I’m a Big Fan of Leftovers. But you may not be. . .
Give leftovers a whirl.
You already paid for the food in your pantry, refrigerator and freezer. And your leftovers.
The financial industry calls items you already paid for and investments you’ve already made ‘Sunk Costs’.
Groceries you’ve already purchased equal ‘free food’. Because if you eat the food in your pantry or refrigerator or eat leftovers, you’re Not spending money on more food and groceries. This saves you money, saves cash.

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How to beat the high cost of groceries, hands down!

The Secret is to create your own customized ‘Triple Play Grocery Savings System.

This simple yet powerful moneysaving technique will pour money into your pockets.

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In other words, make sure you reduce the food and groceries that you’ll purchase this week based on the food and groceries you have in your pantry and based on your weekly meal plan.
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Cruise the supermarket aisles and of course fill your shopping cart with the groceries and food items On your grocery shopping list.

Limit your purchases to the items on your grocery list, Only!
And of course, if you’re iffy on whether to buy something, it’s Fine to Take a Pass. There’s Always next week!

During checkout, keep an eye on the Total Cost displayed on the cash register as the cashier scans the items. And with self-checkout, monitor the items you scan.
If your total spend is approaching your weekly spending limit and you want to buy some groceries and food items the cashier hasn’t scanned yet, Remove unnecessary and extra items and treats to bring your spending back into line and stick within your food budget.

As newspaper editors say, “Stop the presses.”
For grocery shopping, Stop the conveyor belt when you hit your spending limit.
Lighten the load. There’s always next week!