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My #1 Tip for Trimming Grocery Spending

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My #1 tip for trimming grocery spending is an easy one: Serve simple, frugal, scheduled meals. These include: oatmeal, both rolled and steel-cut, various flours or wheat berries for grinding into flour, sugar, spices, powdered milk, dried and canned beans, canned tomatoes, sauces, etc.

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Day 17 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Store Brand vs. Name Brand

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Day 17 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Compare Store Brand vs. Name Brand. Buying store brand products is one of the easiest ways to save money on groceries. Organic milk, 1 gallon, store brand $3.99 Also bookmark the 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending category page so you can check in daily.

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Day 14 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Weekly Recap

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I also made one side trip at a different store for a gallon of organic milk that was on sale for the great price of $3.99. Also bookmark the 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending category page so you can check in daily. Total spent this week $97.81. Some notes from this week’s shopping trips.

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Day 24: How to Save on Organic Food

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Day 24 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Save on Organic. Here is a quick price comparison on a recent grocery trip: Name brand 32 oz. Name brand half gallon of organic milk $4.69 vs. store brand half gallon organic milk $3.79. National Brand Organic Milk – half gallon @ $4.69, gallon @ $6.19.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

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The good news is that coupons are very easy to find and you don’t need to spend loads of time clipping them to slash your grocery spending. I average about $5 in coupons on a typical trip to the grocery store. Related Reading: 9 Easy Places to Find Grocery Coupons. Cut out the junk food and save some dough.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

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The good news is that coupons are very easy to find and you don’t need to spend loads of time clipping them to slash your grocery spending. I average about $5 in coupons on a typical trip to the grocery store. Related Reading: 9 Easy Places to Find Grocery Coupons. How often do you go to the grocery store?

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Acme Deals Week of 10/1/11

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Earn $3 in bonus fuel rewards when you spend $20 in the dairy department. :: GROCERY. Spend $20 on any Smucker's brand foods. Organic Valley Milk, $2.99. 1 Organic Valley Omega-3 Milk printable. Milk Bone Dog Treats, 2/$5. $1/1 1/1 Milk-Bone Mini's Dog Snacks, exp. 2 Milk-Bone Dog Snack, exp.