So a while back I taught a class for a BYU stake enrichment on stretching your dollar....so I thought I'd share. I hope these tips are helpful!
1. Grocery Shop according to weekly sales
- find these weekly sales items on grocerysmarts.com
2. Plan your menu around the sales that week.
- a good place to start is to see what meat is on sale that week
- be sure to go to the store with a list so you don't find yourself buying unnecessary items
- if you don't love to cook, make double when you do and freeze it for another meal
- bringing your lunch to work once a week can save anywhere from $250-$1000 per year!
3. Stock up on sale items!!!
- grocery smarts has a GREAT rating system to help you to know how good of a sale it really is
- don't be afraid to try new brands
4. Combine coupons with sale items for OVER-THE-TOP savings
- the best system for this is obviously grocery smarts...contact us if you don't know this system yet!
- a few sites for online coupons: http://www.couponmom.com/, http://afullcup.com/, http://www.coupons.com, http://www.pinchingyourpennies.com/, ttp://www.ppgazette.com/
- the newspaper is probably the best way to access coupons but if this is not an option fpr you take advantage of all of the online coupons out there.
5. Lastly...distinguish between needs and wants
A while ago the lady that started couponmom.com was on the Oprah show. She figured that in the last 15 years she has saved her family around $70,000 usuing these steps! That is HUGE! For any stay at home moms out there that is a ginormous contribution to your families income/savings.
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