This past year there have been more food drives by various organizations than I can remember. That is another reason to manage your grocery shopping budget and to shop the sales primarily, stocking up when foods, especially non-perishables, are at their lowest prices. Since I have been doing this regularly over the last year, I always have a full pantry and freezer and never have to fret about donating food or having enough to give.
There are several ways to check the lowest prices. Here are just a few:
- Coupon Mom
- Grocery Game
- Wednesday sale flyers in the newspaper
- Check with your friends
I use all three methods for shopping in various stores. Coupon Mom is free; Grocery Game charges $10 every 8 weeks for one store list ($1.25 per week) with more stores added for $5 each; newspaper flyers come with your subscription. Many people balk at the cost of newspaper subscriptions since the news can be found online but I have found that the coupons alone more than pay for the subscription. Friends often have good leads on the best prices, some of mine even post them on Facebook occasionally.
Just some simple ways to stretch your (or your husband's) hard-earned $$.
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