Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Here are real ways to save on groceries each and every month! In this post, we’ll discuss realistic ways you can save on groceries at home and at the store! How to save on groceries at home. Before we get into how to save at the grocery store, let’s talk about what you can do before you go. Here’s why.

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Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Here are real ways to save on groceries each and every month! In this post, we’ll discuss realistic ways you can save on groceries at home and at the store! How to save on groceries at home. Before we get into how to save at the grocery store, let’s talk about what you can do before you go. Here’s why.

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The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

What I Spent So I went to pull together my grocery spending for the week and I realized that it’s all quick trips to Safeway. This is better than endless nights of eating out, but definitely not as frugal as an organized trip to Aldi. I spent $63 at Safeway, spread out between an embarrassing number of trips.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 22, 2016

I use them regularly when we eat out at restaurants, and I will not shop at a department store without one, but grocery coupons are completely different for me. You might have heard of the extreme shoppers who can buy $200 worth of groceries, but only pay $4.25. How to Save Money on Groceries WITHOUT Coupons.

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 1, 2024

What I Spent I went into this week with absolutely no menu plan…I was just winging it all week long and still, we didn’t eat out at all.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 27, 2011

By reducing our food waste we could almost give ourselves a free month of groceries. Take the leftovers to work and avoid eating out on your lunch break. Could it add up to a month's worth of your groceries? 600 is what many Americans spend on food each month. Brown Bag lunch. Let us know in the comments.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

3 – Cook/Eat from the pantry and freezer. Groceries is the easiest budget category TO GET OUT of control and the easiest budget category TO control. To reign your grocery spending in, you must plan all of your meals. Supplement with stuff that’s on sale at the grocery store. Say that 5 times!)

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 1, 2014

There were a few things that they did that you can do too, which will reduce your environmental impact and maybe even help your wallet: Bring Fabric Bags When Grocery Shopping. Many grocery chains have started to charge a small fee for plastic bags, too, and your savings can add up over time. Get Take Out/Eat Out Less.

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Couponing 101

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

They are a family of four and have a grocery budget of $60 per week, they cook 2-3 dinners from scratch each week and eat out once or twice a week. Their grocery budget is already pretty low, but I do have a few ideas. It may seem like the same thing, but let me give you an example. Have they truly saved money?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 30, 2014

Grocery Shop. I know grocery shopping doesn’t sound like a lot of fun when you go away on vacation (you’re probably dreaming about not having to do that!), but even if you don’t have a full kitchen in your accommodation, you can still save a lot of money by grocery shopping for your food when you get to your destination.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 25, 2013

In fact, eating out while on vacation got so expensive for us, especially after we had our first child, that we often had to cut our vacations short because we ran out of money. Now we have 3 kids, and eating out for every meal while on vacation is not possible. We’ve used a number of strategies to do this.

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Teresa's Deals

OCTOBER 2, 2015

If you are struggling to learn how to coupon, please visit my coupon resources page and it will have all the info you need to get started and start saving on groceries and so much more. Eat Out Less. This is something that we do, eat out less. We probably eat out once a month. Meal Planning.

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Teresa's Deals

OCTOBER 2, 2015

If you are struggling to learn how to coupon, please visit my coupon resources page and it will have all the info you need to get started and start saving on groceries and so much more. Eat Out Less. This is something that we do, eat out less. We probably eat out once a month. Meal Planning.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 14, 2013

Saving on Grocery Bills. A good part of our monthly income is spent on grocery shopping, and the budget may even go higher depending on whether it’s a holiday or a birthday where you need to feed more people. Eating out harms you in two ways. Find out any similar places or situations where you can make cuts.

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Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 6, 2013

This is especially true for people who want to eat only organic or non-processed foods. These food items can be very pricey in the grocery store especially when compared to other less healthy foods. Eating Out Less. Many Americans today eat out at a restaurant more than two to three times a week.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 5, 2016

After working all day, we ordered take out for dinner. I never got to the grocery store until 8pm on Tuesday night. ” Dining out is a fun treat, but when you eat out too often it gets old and my sweet girl wanted a home cooked dinner. Want to lower your grocery bill? I don’t blame her.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Smart Grocery Shopping. Skip the pizza and constant eating out. Make regular trips to your local grocery store for dietary staples and fresh produce for a healthy diet that won’t break the bank. Cutting down on meat as well will help you further reduce grocery expenses and maintain a healthy diet.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 14, 2013

List out all your expenses from groceries to utilities. Avoiding the unnecessary things like extra trips to the store can help you save on gas or transportation expenses, and limiting the times that you eat out can actually do a lot for your finances. Always make a list when you go to the grocery store.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Most grocery store chains offer digital coupons through their apps. Additionally, eating in and cooking your own food is far less expensive than eating out in a restaurant and is better for the environment because preparing your own food requires less preservatives and ingredients. Go Digital.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Food: Weekly trips to the grocery store can add up, especially if food costs are high where you live. You could eat out less, cut back on takeout and cook more often. But even then, the price of groceries is going to significantly influence your cost of living. There are ways to trim that down.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Examine your groceries if there are items that you do not actually need. Eliminate from your grocery list the “can-do-withouts” Avoid Wastage After examining and controlling your urge to buy the things you do not need, use the necessities wisely. Has your grocery bill been getting some attention? Well here are some.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 8, 2014

If there is one budget category that can quickly get out of control for me, it is GROCERIES. If I don’t plan our meals and my shopping list, I spend too much money and make too many extra stops to the grocery store during the week. I spend about 30 minutes each Sunday to plan my menu and make a grocery list.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

3 – Cook/Eat from the pantry and freezer. Groceries is the easiest budget category TO GET OUT of control and the easiest budget category TO control. To reign your grocery spending in, you must plan all of your meals. Supplement with stuff that’s on sale at the grocery store. Say that 5 times!).

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Couponing 101

JUNE 7, 2012

Learn how to cut your costs on clothing, groceries, gas, and eating out. Take advantage of technology tools that seek out the best prices for you.”. Hurry and download this FREE eBook: Easy Savings Tips for Busy People by Sarah Fuller (reg.

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JULY 28, 2011

They are a family of four and have a grocery budget of $60 per week, they cook 2-3 dinners from scratch each week and eat out once or twice a week. Their grocery budget is already pretty low, but I do have a few ideas. It may seem like the same thing, but let me give you an example. Have they truly saved money?

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

I added cash rewards to my ibotta and SavingStar accounts this week from grocery staples purchases. Our montly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. You’ll see this week that we ate out quite a bit–too much. these 15 tips to save money when eating out. Want to lower your grocery bill?

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Shereen Travels Cheap

JANUARY 10, 2024

Choose one meal to eat in - If you have a vacation rental with a kitchen, make use of it. Choose a meal to eat "at home". A quick trip to the grocery store is not only fun, but can save you money over dining out. I see a lot of families eat out and leave a huge mess when they are finished eating.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 5, 2011

I have identified 3 categories that I am going to use cash for instead of handing over our credit card: groceries, restaurant meals and clothing. When I deposited our paycheck on Monday, I took out cash for these categories for the month. I let our grocery bill creep up this past fall.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

2 – Reduce your grocery spending without sacrificing quality. Do you know how much you spend on groceries each month? Groceries is the easiest budget category to overspend. It’s also very easy to reduce your grocery spending just by planning your meals. Related Reading: How to Save Money on Groceries.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 13, 2013

These meals, whether they are take-out meals or ones from the grocery store, are usually high in calories, fat, and sodium, and low in nutrition. Sure, sometimes it’s okay to have a take-out meal or fast food meal to save your sanity, but eating out more often than not is a luxury that ends up costing more in the long run.

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For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

Eat out less. One of the biggest expenses you probably incur is eating out. The average person spends over $2,000 a year on eating out. Create a weekly menu, then buy the groceries, and cook dinner every night. Instead of eating out, pack your lunch. Brown bag it to work. shopping.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 16, 2015

If you are trying to reduce your expenses, groceries should be the first thing you attack. And my absolute #1 way to save money at the grocery store is to PLAN OUR MEALS. If you make this one simple change, you will reduce your grocery spending substantially. Dining Out. The 5 Easiest Budget Categories to Reduce.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 14, 2013

Are there reliable grocery stores at your destination? Maybe you don’t want to cook at all during your vacation or maybe eating out for every meal is beyond what your budget can handle. For dinner, we''ll plan to eat in on 5 nights and eat out 2 nights. Your planning starts with your destination.

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Couponing 101

JANUARY 22, 2019

It will encourage you to limit the times you eat out and help you save the food you’re already making instead of throwing it away. If you’re on a new year, new me kick, small containers like this will help you portion out meals and snacks so that you don’t end up eating too much.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 2, 2011

Groceries are the one area in our household budget that I feel like I have the most control over. The weeks were I don’t menu plan are the weeks that I’m at the grocery store multiple times or we get take out multiple times, leading to an out of control grocery spending. Menu planning saves me time.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Megamarts like Wal-Mart, Target, K-Mart, Aldi’s, Walgreens, Rite-Aid, and even franchised grocery stores carry the same quality of goods that you’re used to buying, but they don’t carry the overhead costs that come with the big names. That is $100 a week you can be using to BUY GROCERIES! Don’t know how to cook?

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Saving Cents With Sense

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

I’ve written about Upromise by Sallie Mae before and how it is such a great way to save for college (or pay off loans) while you are doing your everyday shopping, eating out, or even pumping gas. You can connect your grocery cards and/or credit cards to start saving when you are out.

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