Total and utter supermarket geekery
Shopping the specials is the second key hack to keeping your grocery costs low. Right off the bat I need to say this strategy could be a bit controversial in the personal finance world and it’s not for everyone. If you have to have a strict week to week grocery budget because you are on a low income or aggressively paying down debt, then it might be more appropriate to do a meal plan and shop to that....
As I said yesterday, if you want to save money on food costs, you need to make meals with cheap ingredients. Here are a few pointers. 1. Cheap ingredients are also usually simple ingredients, so that means staying away from anything processed and pre-prepared and leaning towards fruit and veg, nuts, seeds, plain old rice, and natural meat. 2. Fill up on seasonal veggies. I don’t subscribe to the paleo diet or anything else that tells me I...
Welcome to Grocery Hack, a lighthearted blog about getting well fed without blowing hundreds of dollars. Grocery Hack came about after I found that I was spending far less than my friends on my weekly shop. I wondered how many shoppers are out there who want to save money on groceries but don’t have time to work out just how to do that week to week. Here’s where I can help: by imparting nuggets of wisdom plus sharing...
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