Save Money On Food – Eat Better While Saving Money on Your Groceries

How much money do you spend on food each week? You can save money on food if you plan your menu, and plan your shopping.

Save Money on Food

How do you shop for your food? Many people go to the grocery store every day and buy just what they need for the day. They have not thought about a menu for the week, examined the sales ads, or considered how expensive this habit is.

Whether you wish to believe it or not, you can cut 30 percent from our grocery bill by sitting down on Sunday and planning a week’s menu. This technique is one of the fastest ways to save money on food. Sit down with a couple sheets of paper and brainstorm the food you would enjoy preparing for your family this week. Keep in mind your schedule and their schedule so you can plan fast items on busy days.

The next step is to grab the latest advertisements from your local grocery stores. Do a quick inventory in your kitchen of what items you need to buy, then sit down with your menu, the ads and plan a shopping list. Make sure to grab your coupons from the Sunday paper, too. Now with all of these items in your hands plan your shopping. Decide what items you will buy at which store. You are ready to head out and do the shopping.

Warning, your grocery bill on this one day is going to be big. It may scare you. You have probably been buying blindly a little at a time and had no idea you were spending this much and more every week. Do not panic, at the end of the week you will have more money left in your wallet.

You may be seeing how this can save a little money, but pondering how it makes a big difference. When you shop daily, how often do you buy extras? How often do you pick up luxury food which is unneeded? How many extra magazines, candy bars, packages of gum, soft drinks, and other extras do you buy while you are in the check out line? How much extra gas do you use to go to the store every day? When you start totaling all of these items together you will be shocked to find out how much the difference really is. You save money on food, and many other ways all at the same time.

Your family is going to face a new challenge with your efforts to save money on food. They will need to learn to place their food requests for the week before you plan the menu. They will grow accustomed to the new plan very quickly. There is one added benefit to this method. You end up with higher quality, more delicious food on the table every day. You will vary your menu more. Instead of dreading dinner every day, you will have a plan, and start saving time. This is not just a budget saver, it is also a time saver for you.