A fairly good interview about how to cut down on costs while grocery shopping which is worth the view. He hits on a number of points to reduce the cost of grocery shopping and highlights the importance of shopping the entire store to get the best deal. For example, you are likely to find cheese…
I thought since the holidays are fast approaching that I would share a few, very easy recipes that are also cost effective. My favorite quick and easy cookie recipe is especially suited to letting the kids help. As a person with several years of baking experience, I want to first recommend using good quality ingredients.…
When I am in the grocery store, I won’t buy grapes for my wife. Perhaps, I should say that I won’t buy grapes the way that my wife wants me to buy grapes. My wife is a big fan of the grape and rarely a day goes by when grapes are in season that my…
For all those coupon shoppers that are thinking about getting up in the early hours of November 28 to try and score some great Christmas shopping deals, take some well learned advice from your grocery price book. Many of the deals that are promoted on Black Friday aren't really all that great of a deal…
We have updated our list of grocery stores that offer double coupons by breaking them into individual states. This should make it much easier to find the stores in your state that offer double coupons. The grocery store business is quite competitive and offering double coupons is one way that grocery stores compete against one…
Now that you know where to store fresh fruits and vegetables, here is a quick and easy list of fruits and vegetables you need to take a little extra care in how you should store them: Fruits and vegetables you should store unwashed in a single layer: Blackberries Blueberries Raspberries Strawberries Fruits and vegetables you…
KFC has been running an advertisement on TV about how their 7 piece chicken bucket for $9.99 costs less than if you tried to cook it yourself. As soon as I saw this advertisement go up, I started to think that it was a pretty bold claim. The commercial even challenges families to try and…
Here's a simple and handy guide of where you should store your fruits and vegetables: Fruits and vegetables that should be stored in the refrigerator: Apples (if will be kept for more than 7 days) Apricots Artichokes Beets Blackberries Blueberries Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Cantaloupe Carrots Cauliflower Celery Cherries Corn Figs Grapes Green Beans Green…
Have you ever considered how you can redefine your relationship with food to save money? It is possible. You just need to look at a few simple ways that by eating and living more intelligently, you can be a healthier person, and in the process, save some money. Here are a few ways that you…
It's not often that you can improve your couponing and grocery shopping skills while helping others at the same time at no cost to you, but now it's possible at a new website called Coupon Quiz Basically, you read the question and then click on the answer that you think is correct. If you are…
The approximately 300 billion coupons distributed in the U.S. every year offer $3 billion in savings. With all that savings floating around, you'd think that we would all have more money in our pockets, but only 1.26% of all those coupons are actually redeemed according ICOM Information and Communications. If you have read articles about…
When I was in college, I was content to open my kitchen cupboard and find it full of Ramen. Every flavor – except shrimp (yuck) – was represented after a trip to the grocery store. Not only did I know where my next meal was coming from, but I had saved money. Never mind that…
I just love this grocery journal entry made by tracitodd: “We spend all of our money on groceries — since the kids and I are at home 7 days a week and we don't eat out, we go through a lot of groceries!” She even uses coupons 🙂 It shows that the entries don't have…
Your grocery bill is likely one of the largest parts of your living expenses. If you were to rank them from largest to smallest, it would probably fall just after mortgage (or rent), energy and car payments. You can't do much to lower a mortgage payment or car payment, so trimming as much as you…
I went grocery shopping today. I went to Publix, where I do all of my shopping. The store was well stocked. The produce was fresh. The employees were helpful and friendly. As I walked the aisles, I thought to myself, “this is fun.” Upon checking out, I was pleased with my savings (about 20%, despite…
When buying pork ribs these are the main points you need to remember: 1. Look for pork ribs that have little surface fat and a reddish pink hue. Dark red pork ribs have developed acid content and won't keep or cook as well as the lighter colored ribs. 2. Don't worry about the “sell-by” date…