Comments on: Saving Money on Groceries — Even Without Coupons http://couponshoebox.com/tips/saving-money-on-groceries-even-without-coupons/ We Collect Them All So You Don't Have To Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:33:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jbuck http://couponshoebox.com/tips/saving-money-on-groceries-even-without-coupons/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Jbuck Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:50:35 +0000 http://couponshoebox.com/tips/?p=65#comment-216 I hate to admit this but the best prices for non-food items is Walmart. Target is the runner up. Adding just a few coupons as well will drop your non-food item total significantly. My husband didn't believe me so I did a cost comparison and the difference for one month was over $35 (with coupons). Over the course of a year, that's a savings of $420! I hate to admit this but the best prices for non-food items is Walmart. Target is the runner up. Adding just a few coupons as well will drop your non-food item total significantly. My husband didn’t believe me so I did a cost comparison and the difference for one month was over $35 (with coupons). Over the course of a year, that’s a savings of $420!

]]> By: Emily http://couponshoebox.com/tips/saving-money-on-groceries-even-without-coupons/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Emily Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:33:17 +0000 http://couponshoebox.com/tips/?p=65#comment-46 Thanks for posting this! I never think of going to another store for non-food items, yet it's obvious that the dollar store always has these cheaper. Duh! :) One thing I really love about my local grocery store is the produce clearance rack. We're always on the lookout for dented apples for applesauce and "older" potatoes for soup and oven-roasting. And when they have something unusual, like the eggplants they had last week, we get to think outside the box and get creative with dinner. Win-win! Thanks for posting this! I never think of going to another store for non-food items, yet it’s obvious that the dollar store always has these cheaper. Duh! :)

One thing I really love about my local grocery store is the produce clearance rack. We’re always on the lookout for dented apples for applesauce and “older” potatoes for soup and oven-roasting. And when they have something unusual, like the eggplants they had last week, we get to think outside the box and get creative with dinner. Win-win!

]]> By: Kevin@OutOfYourRut http://couponshoebox.com/tips/saving-money-on-groceries-even-without-coupons/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Kevin@OutOfYourRut Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:23:54 +0000 http://couponshoebox.com/tips/?p=65#comment-36 One that I like to use is a flat budget. You go shopping with a budget of say $150--you can buy anything you want but you can't go over the limit. So you buy the necessities and a few luxuries, but before checking out, you tally up the order, and if you're over the limit, you start putting the luxuries back. Or deciding that a few necessities aren't so necessary. What it does is enforce trade offs, while keeping you within budget. Of course, this requires bringing a pad, pen and calculator, which I'm happy to say I'm seldom the only one in the store carrying. One that I like to use is a flat budget. You go shopping with a budget of say $150–you can buy anything you want but you can’t go over the limit. So you buy the necessities and a few luxuries, but before checking out, you tally up the order, and if you’re over the limit, you start putting the luxuries back. Or deciding that a few necessities aren’t so necessary. What it does is enforce trade offs, while keeping you within budget.

Of course, this requires bringing a pad, pen and calculator, which I’m happy to say I’m seldom the only one in the store carrying.

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