from grocery shopping at the commissary, and I'm kinda irritated at myself for spending $150 on what's supposed to be a weeks worth of food.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to cut down on grocery cost?
I just got back
November 16th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
November 16th, 2008 at 11:02 pm 1226876558
November 17th, 2008 at 01:36 am 1226885805
November 17th, 2008 at 05:46 pm 1226944012
My recommendation is
1. Do not shop at one store
Drug stores often carry grocery cheaper than commissary. So, look around.
2. Read weekly store ads
Look for good deals.
3. Keep price book
So you can spot what really is a good price. Sale price often is not the bottom price.
4. Check out HCW commissary forum.
Hot Coupon World has a commissary forum and they often discuss good deals. Well, I hardly go to commissary anymore because I can find better deals at other stores, but it helps especially when you're just started to bargain hunt.
www.hotcouponworld.com
November 17th, 2008 at 11:16 pm 1226963804
Gamecock's challenge idea is a great one, especially if you like to compete against a goal.
Stockpiling the sale & coupon items is also a good idea, but it takes a little bit of time to build up. If there is a great sale on cereal and I have coupons, and can get a box for $1 or less, sometimes I'll buy 8 boxes of it and just what I need for other groceries. The next week it might be a different item that's a great buy. I don't need the cereal that week, but if soup is cheap with the sale/coupon, I'll get a bunch of those. And so on. It really helps.
December 3rd, 2008 at 02:22 am 1228270958