3 Tricks to Spend Less on Groceries! #shorts

Still gotta eat. How bout less $$, though. #shorts #groceries # saver #hack

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[DrawSomethingJT]

Meal planning was huge for helping me. I only buy what I need for the week. It also helps me put off buying something just because "I ran out." I add those items to a separate section at the bottom of my shopping list and wait until I really need them for cooking or I need another $5 to avoid the feed for grocery pick-up.

[tiddlywinks]

It definitely helps to have the grocery budget separated into weeks. I have groceries in 5 categories as some months have 5 weeks and also have a separate eat out/takeaway category. Meal planning before shopping while checking what you have at home also really helps.

[ghfan]

Weekly grocery shopping and meal planning was a godsend for us. Also only going into Sam’s club or Costco if we have a specific need that we know is cheaper or better quality there.

[JustJoia]

That’s amazing for her. Yes I started doing a weekly grocery budget; definitely helped. Also buying groceries on delivery was a great addition to my grocery shopping.

[TwoPlusTwoEqualsFive]

Make a list of what you need and if you are familier with the store you go to create a mental route to get each item. Treat it like a mission just going straight to the item you need and straight to the next. Strolling through isles just looking around is always a mistake.

[SoliRhymesWithJulie]

I'm just back to checking prices on everything, especially produce. Fruit is super expensive in some cases so I made some different choices this past week. That alone dropped my usual weekly total by $10.

[PS-bsoe]

Also u might consider seasonal shopping . Carrots in winterclimate and pumpkins in october are just cheaper than tomatoes in winter or strawberries at christmas. Anything local, like mangos and grapefruit in tropical will always be healthier, more filling and cheaper than industrial snacks and flown in produce.