Grocery Shopping
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Cutting Grocery Bill
Asked by C.N. from Toledo
on June 25, 2010
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Hi ladies - I need some advice on how to save money at the grocery store!!! I have 2 little boys (4,1) and my husband and I and our bill is $800+ a month. To me this ...
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- Hi! I have 2 teenage daughters and my husband and I. I cook every day! I shop at aldi's. I usually spend about 200.00 every 2 weeks. I am telling you...this store i...
- If you have certain ingredients that you use a lot AND have the room to store them buying in bulk can help cut cost. We do not have room so I do not buy bulk. I do ...
- I think the differences are regional too, so don't beat yourself up. We're a family of four and I spend about $600/month and around here that's really good. I think ...
Shopping
Asked by K.M. from Detroit
on September 12, 2010
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I am curious to know. We are tight on a budget and we usually don't have much left after bills and grocery shopping each week. So has anyone compaired between Kroger a...
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- I found Wal-Mart to be overall cheaper, and their own brands of items are often very good, so it's easier to buy generic at Wal-Mart. However, Kroger doubles coupons ...
- Funny, I have found for the things that I buy, Kroger is cheaper. I like to buy Kroger brand . But I live in Kroger country (Texas), so maybe it makes a difference. ...
- Actually we did an experiment with this and Wal-Mart came out to be cheaper. But like everyone else said definately watch the sales cause Kroger has good deals sometim...
How to save at the Grocery Store???!!!
Asked by J.L. from Pittsburgh
on July 21, 2010
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I would like to hear from moms that save a lot of money at the grocery store ... how do you do it? I do buy store brand for some things, but there are other things tha...
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- We plan our meals out too. What I do is sit down with my kids and we pick 10 meals for 14 days. And I write down the meal, plus all of the ingredients that I need. Th...
- what i do i sor my meat (chicken,hamburger,pork chops etc.)i go the meat market and buy big quanities and i break the meat down into smaller portions and pu tthem in t...
- You might want to visit this post--very very similar and lots of good suggestions: http://www.mamapedia.com/questions/8357218673882103809 I also recommend visiti...
Grocery Planning, Not Dinners
Asked by M.R. from Rochester
on November 7, 2010
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Just looking for a few new ideas while my husband and I re-budget for the fall and winter. We are doing pretty well with planning specific meals, but after tracking o...
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- Sounds like he needs to really be on board. Switch to fresh fruit for snacks - then there is food if they are really hungry, but not sweet/salt prepackaged stuff that ...
- My husband and I each get $100 every 2 weeks that is "our" money. No questions asked spending. I use it for drinks out with a friend, hair cut, sushi, lingerie, new sh...
- Based on your tracking, have you tried choosing just one or two of the high demand snacks and sticking with those for a month, then changing it next month etc. That w...
Weekly Grocery Bill
Asked by L.L. from Hartford
on January 10, 2010
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I just read the Coupon Post and some of the answers and it got me thinking. What are your average grocery bills and how many people are in your family? Now matter how ...
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- Wow, that does sound like alot. I have a family of 5, this includes my husband and three small children 3, 4 and 7. The children are home all day with my mom and the 7...
- My husband travels during the week and is home on the weekends, but when he is home during the week I spend about $75 on my Sunday grocery run, but another $20-30 midw...
- we live in a very expensive part of mass, I go over the bridge and every item is $0.50 - $2.00 less! we spend $160.00 for a family of six, and that includes all paper...
How Do You Manage Your Shopping Lists for Multiple Stores - Not Just Grocery?
Asked by M.M. from Dallas
on June 1, 2011
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I feel pulled in 100 directions. Try as I might to be organized it seems I always get home and remember I needed to get X at Store Y which was near where I had just b...
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- Lots of lists. I try my best to combine all of my trips into one trip even if it means being out all day.
- Smartphone, there is always a app for that.
- First, I don't do a huge run with multiple stores. I have certain things I buy at certain places and that's it... no wasting time running to and fro. I am at Marke...
Car Seat That Latches to Grocery Carts?
Asked by R.N. from Kansas City
on June 14, 2008
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Can anyone recommend a good infant car seat that will securely latch on to a grocery shopping cart? My current one does NOT and it makes shopping a pain.
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- I to have a evenflo and they don't work in targets carts. but have used both evenflo and graco and both work in the carts at walmart and are grocery store.
- Can't help you with the car seat, but I can recommend a sling. I love mine, I tried our car seat my first time out alone with our 10 week old. Before I left the stor...
- My experience has been that it depends more on the grocery cart than the car seat. I have a Graco Safe Seat that latches in to some carts and not others. Sometimes the...
Ways to save Money at the Grocery Store
Asked by M.B. from Los Angeles
on January 6, 2009
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I am looking for ways to buy healthy foods at the grocery store and not spend as much money. Does any one have some 'tricks of the trade' while grocery shopping? An...
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- If you have a Fresh & Easy near you - go there! They have a great 1/2 off section for foods that will be past their "best by" date either that day or the next. You...
- Green bags save produce much longer. I shop the "day old" section of our bakery then freeze the extras. I also clip coupons and look for super deals in the weekly gr...
- I used to be a Costco shopper spending $200+ each week. Now that there is a Fresh and Easy near my house, I shop there about every other day. They give $5 coupons if...
Cheapest Grocery Shopping
Asked by K.W. from Tampa
on November 14, 2008
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Ok, you will probably see several questions from me in the next few weeks because I have a lot of them to ask and don't know where else to get the info. My first ques...
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- Hello K.; Let me start by saying that over the last few months, my grocery shopping for a family of five has dropped drastically down to $25 - $50 a week. With t...
- Definately check out Aldi. You said you like crockpot recipes...check out recipezaar.com and you can look up crockpot recipes. There are tons on there. I am on ther...
- Hello K., I paid $20 for the paper for the whole year, and I have gotten more then my $$ worth in coupons. I have set up a system every week, and the on friday I run ...
Looking for a Good Free Grocery Coupon Website
Asked by A.L. from Salt Lake City
on August 31, 2008
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I am sure everyone is trying to save money these days, I shop the grocery ads and clip tht coupons from the paper. I am looking for a good website to get grocery coup...
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- I really like grocerysmarts.com. The coupon code is either gr8401 or g84ro1, I can never remember which.
- Try pinchingyourpennies.com. It's pretty awesome. They have a feature where you can pick the grocery stores you usually shop at and price compare and make a shopping...
- Hi A., Try thegroceryguru.com. You can even look through the blogs there for ideas without registering, if you are worried about a lot of e-mails. Take care, B.
