How can save money at the grocery store?

Question

I clip coupons, shop at the discount store, and only buy what we need, but meats and paper products and all this other crap adds up, and even though I scrimp and save and try to be the best home economist that I can be, I still feel like I spend too much money. Am I just cheap, or has food gotten really expensive lately? Does anyone have any advice? Does anyone else ever feel guilty just for buying food and other stuff to live off of? I'm at my wit's end with this!

(I meant to say, "how can I save money at the grocery store?"...sorry)

Answer 1

Food is definitely expensive! Save-a-Lot and Aldi's are good places to go for groceries, though. As for meat, you can sometimes get hot dogs, lunch meat, and vienna sausages for cheap at those stores. They also sometimes sell these huge 10-pound bags of chicken for about $4 at Save-a-Lot...whenever I buy one of those, it lasts me and my fiance at least a week, and the chicken tastes delicious, I think. For paper products it's good to go to the dollar store. Some of the things I do to save money are to wash out old milk jugs and fill them with water and tea to make unsweetened tea, keep the plastic bags that I carry groceries in and use them in the smaller trash cans, and keep most of my meat products in the freezer instead of the refrigerator so that they will last longer. I hope some of this helps...good luck shopping!

Answer 2

I buy coupons on ebay, sometimes eat for free. The way I look at it is if each person can eat for a dollar a day, I am doing really well. When there is something on sale, like TP, I go hog wild and stock up for a year. In the end it all adds up. Also, shop at the dollar tree for liquid detergents and other stuff, that also helps to save. Good Luck

Answer 3

Make a list of what you want to buy and dont look around in the shop beyond your list. I usually find that it is impulse buying that costs a lot. And reduce going to grocery stall to twice a week than going everyday.

Answer 4

I think store brands can be a lot less expensive and just as good. I think they are even less than brand names with coupons.
Also, if there are things you buy on a regular basis, have a list of them. When you do your regular shoping if, say, paper towells are on sale, then buy them even if you don't need them immediately.
Groceries go up as salaries and real estate goes up.

Answer 5

Cut back on your eating...Buy in bulk at Wal Mart or Sams Club

Answer 6

Buy in bulk, also shop at Sams club or walmart.

Answer 7

know how to estimate and know what you are buying before you go to the store

Answer 8

If you are overweight I suggest you to skip dinner one day per week and you will save a lot of money.