Top Ten Grocery Shopping Tips To Save Money

Learn How To Save Money On Groceries - with or without coupons!

Here are some general tips for saving money at the grocery store, over time your savings will add up!!

Tip # 1 - DO NOT shop without a list. Buy exactly what you need and do your best to stick to the list and get out as quickly as you can!

Tip # 2 - As you go through the store pay attention to the helpful aisle banners above each row and avoid any row that doesn't have something on your list!

Tip # 3 - Do not shop while you are hungry! It's just not good for the waist line or the family budget.

Tip # 4 - Avoid last minute impulse purchases at the checkout for things like magazines and candy bars, and whatever else they're trying to sell you... including nail clippers, camera film and batteries. Unless they're on sale, you'll always do better at the discount stores for those items!

Tip # 5 - And if you have a magazine you tend to keep picking up each month (while you're at the GROCERY story), just subscribe to the darn thing and save yourself $20! (Try to limit yourself to just one or two subscriptions per year.)

Tip # 6 - Do NOT be brand loyal, and try to buy only what's on sale. Sometimes a name brand can even be on sale for the same price as the store brand, or less... so read those price labels!

Tip # 7 - Bigger does not always equal better! Be careful of big "value size" packages. Maybe it's because of sale items, but you will often find that a smaller size product can be more cost effective than the larger size of the same product. Sometimes they are packaged for price value, but often they are simply packaged only for convenience. The store manufacturers think you would rather save a trip to the store than save money... WRONG in the current economic climate!!

Tip # 8 - There is no need to make a special trip, but as you are shopping around town pay particular attention to the prices of items you buy on a regular basis.

Tip # 9 - Make a mental note of items that are much cheaper at particular stores. It will become a habit that when you run out of something you will know exactly which store to go to purchase it at for the best price. That is of course, if it's not on sale somewhere else!

Tip # 10 - Grocery stores are becoming harder and harder to get out of quickly, especially with the addition of greeting cards, books, hardware, pet supplies and even fancy gifts! Go straight to the check out counter and DO NOT STOP in the non-food isles, since these items can almost always be purchased much cheaper elsewhere.