Food-
Food is one major expense in every household. Therefore this is
one big item to hold under control. Here are some
guidelines:
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First of all never go shopping hungry. Whether for a few items or
a whole list, You will over-shop or buy more or on impulse buy
items that not you planned to buy. Take a few minutes and eat
something or drink 2 glasses of water. This will relieve the
hunger impulse.
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Next it is important to plan. See the 2 planning lists below.
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Buy produce in season or on store specials.
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Make your shopping list in the order going through the store.
This will save time and if you wonder through the store looking - its
guaranteed that you will buy more. Yes. more time in the market
translates to more in the shopping cart.
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If you clip coupons, go through them at home. You will have them
ready when checking-out.
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Review the stores weekly ads while making your menu plan. Every
major supermarket has them on-line for your area. Just enter the
store name in a Google search. When your supermarket home page
comes up - select locations and then select weekly ad. When on
this website select "bookmark this page" in your browser. This
make it easy next time to see thehttp://www.parsippanyfocus.com ads.
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Consider store brands - try one if it is good next time buy
several. Some are filled by different suppliers, so try to buy
from the same batch.
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Check your receipts - was it scanned. If scanned at wrong price,
you may get it free.
Plan 1 -
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Make a meal menu plan. To begin keep it simple as to the main
course for a week. This will be a guide to what you need to buy
to complete this plan.
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When making some dishes like lasagna, plan on making a double
recipe. When cooked, put the one-half in the freezer. This
will make a quick backup meal. There are other dishes that can be
frozen and ready in minutes.
Plan 2 -
Make shopping list of commonly used items on your computer. Cut
and paste them in the order that you would find them in the
store. Print it and put it on the side of the refrigerator with a
magnet. Have a highlighter handy (like on a string). When
you find you need something, highlight it on the list. Now shop
those highlighted items.
To assist
there is a list of some shopping list forms and a menu form for you to
download for your use. Just select them from the left sidebar.
