roadfix
Chef Extraordinaire
I buy a lot of stuff, food and non-food items, in bulk at Sam's or Costco.
I'll start a new thread here, since the How do you save money in the kitchen? thread got really long.
Aside from coupon cutting (which probably most of us already do), post other ways of how you've been able to save your money at the grocery store, that can help others as well.
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Here's one of my best tips:
Whatever beef is priced lowest, ask the butcher to grind it for your ground beef. There's one area of my store that has steaks/roasts for a very low price that week. It's always less than ground beef. So, last week we had rib-eye ground beef for $1.79/lb rather than the $4.29/lb regular ground was asking, and I've also had Tri tip ground lately for $1.99/lb.
I also do this with chicken, when they have boneless marked really low.
Because I do this each week, I've also gotten to know my butcher well, which is always a good thing
BJ's and Best Yet in Riverhead sometimes have some bargains and your Walbaums and nearby King Cullen also sometimes have some nice specials.My new plan is to be better organized on my grocery shopping, do a little more meal planning. There is a Walmart (not a superstore) about 15 miles from here so I can get some good deals there if we happen to be in town. Otherwise I'll just need to check the flyer for the store in town here, it's very limited for groceries in our little village - without having to drive to another village for approximately the same prices. I'll just need to be more creative with the meals. I've learned a lot of things though from keeping up on reading the posts - little tidbits here and there. Thanks!
I'll start a new thread here, since the How do you save money in the kitchen? thread got really long.
Aside from coupon cutting (which probably most of us already do), post other ways of how you've been able to save your money at the grocery store, that can help others as well.
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Here's one of my best tips:
Whatever beef is priced lowest, ask the butcher to grind it for your ground beef. There's one area of my store that has steaks/roasts for a very low price that week. It's always less than ground beef. So, last week we had rib-eye ground beef for $1.79/lb rather than the $4.29/lb regular ground was asking, and I've also had Tri tip ground lately for $1.99/lb.
I also do this with chicken, when they have boneless marked really low.
Because I do this each week, I've also gotten to know my butcher well, which is always a good thing
Aside from coupon cutting (which probably most of us already do), post other ways of how you've been able to save your money at the grocery store, that can help others as well.
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Here's one of my best tips:
Whatever beef is priced lowest, ask the butcher to grind it for your ground beef.
Shopping for a meal or two at a time is cost effective?? How, exactly does this work unless you're within walking distance of your supermarket?
Shopping for a meal or two at a time is cost effective?? How, exactly does this work unless you're within walking distance of your supermarket?
I plan recipes & shop for a whole week to a week & a half, & save bundles by doing so. If I went grocery shopping every day or every other day, what a waste in gasoline & time that would be.
i shop on line for a month. you really pay attention to costs on that much. plan meals and baking and shop for what i need. of course there are things i buy on routine basis. paper goods, cat food, etc. it really cuts down on impulse buying. sometimes for holidays i do a order that is small for food for the occasion.