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Buying in Bulk — Save Money or Supersize?
Is Bulk Grocery Shopping Really Saving You Money?
A lot of us visit the big package stores to buy in bulk and save money, but this strategy can backfire sometimes. Some of the problems with buying in bulk are storage, consuming more food then we would otherwise, and letting food go bad.
Organizing Bulk Grocery Buys
It might seem like a good idea to buy 24 rolls of name brand paper towels at a time. Each roll is cheaper, and we will certainly have the ability to handle a big mess! However, the first problem you may have is where to put the other 23 rolls when the first one is in the paper towel holder! If it is too big of a problem to store, and stay organized, with months worth of supplies, you may actually find that the savings just do not work out that well.
Too Much Of A Good Thing In Bulk
Now we come to the 12 pack of Chocolate Delish Bars or some other favorite. Do you think you can just reward yourself with one treat when you get home, and then save the rest for later? Well, many consumers do not buy high calorie food in bulk for just this reason.
Keeping Bulk From Spoiling
And what about the jumbo party pack of hamburger? Let’s say your family is comfortable with 2 pounds of meat, and that provides you with a substantial main dish and some leftovers. But the jump pack contains 6 pounds of ground meat. Well, my tip is to seperate that meat into 3 equal portions, and then put the meat you do not need into a freezer bag to store for later.
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Breakfast For Dinner Saves On Groceries
Serve Breakfast For Dinner To Eat Healthy For Pennies
Your grocery bill will look more like 1999 if you switch to breakfast for dinner a few times a week. Plus, everybody likes breakfast food, and these meals are usually very quick to prepare. I actually got this idea from my brother who adopted this practice while he was putting himself through graduate school. I wanted to mention this to be fair. Not all frugal grocery shopping tips come from women!
In my house, the kids tend to grab a very quick real breakfast, or else purchase breakfast at school so they can eat with their friends. Personally, I applaud their decision to purchase breakfast at school because it conforms to health standards, and there is no way that I can even make them a warm meal for the price the school charges. Besides, I am just not a morning person, and neither are my kdis. They never feel like eating much when they wake up, but they seem to get their appetite back by the time they get to school. Public school meals are subsidized by federal government programs, and I have no problem with having my taxes help pay for something useful lke feeding school kids!
But my family does enjoy having traditional breakfast foods at suppertime when they have more leisure to enjoy them. Plus, I can provide really healthy breakfast meals in a jiffy, and for a fraction of traditional suppertime foods.
Ideas: Two eggs, whole grain toast, a glass of milk, and a home made fruit salad is a pretty good meal, and I can feed all 4 of us for about $5~You can’t beat that. For variety, turn the eggs and bread into French Toast and top with fruit and syrup.. A box of Bisquick (I buy the low fat variety) can be the basis for waffles, pancakes, or of course, biscuits!
- Eggs - These are a great value, and can be turned into any style eggs, omelettes, or as an ingredient for french toast.
- Potatoes - Always a cheap staple, and they are great sliced thin and fried in PAM or oven baked.
- Biscuit Mix - You can make almost anything that people have for breakfast with biscuit mix like biscuits, pancakes, waffles, and even desserts!
- Fruit - I always want some fresh produce, and fruit goes with breakfast. Shop sales. We like to cut up a variety of fruit and put a dollop of whipped cream (or imitation) on top for a healthy treat. Sliced bananas or berries turn a pancake mix into a gourmet meal!
- Bread - I usually spend a little more to get healthier bread with more fiber and less sugar.
- Peanut Butter - Add in extra protein and fiber on the cheap.
- Spreadable Fruit - I try to replace jelly and syrup with the no sugar added spreadable fruit. My kids do not really know the difference, though of course, sometimes they ask for syrup. The store brands are pretty inexpensive for the flavor they provide.
Anyway, I think breakfast for dinner is a great way to stretch a grocery budget, even if you only do it once or twice a week. However, if you are ever really strapped for cash, you can declare it Breakfast For Dinner Week and eat very well, and very cheap!
Please feel free to comment with your own cheap eats ideas!
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What You Need For Frugal Grocery Shopping!
Forget the Shopping List
Oh it is a good idea to jot down staples that you have run out of. You need to remember to pick up ketchup and milk and toilet paper if you have run out. But I am not a big fan of detailed shopping lists. For one thing, I find it tedious to have to plan out an entire week of meals, and with the way my life runs, that list seldom works out for my family anyway. For another thing, when I shop sales, I need to plan meals on the fly.
Take a Calculator and Sticky Notes
No, I think the one thing you should take to the grocery store is a small sticky note pad and a calculator. You can use the top sticky note to jot down your very short shopping list of things you absolutely need!
Shop the sales as we mentioned in a previous post. Since price tags seem to belong to another era, use the sticky notes to put the price on the items you purchased. Then keep a tally in your calculator. C’mon, you know you are surprised every time you get to the checkout lane!
Then, if you start to go over your budget, you can rethink your shopping as you go. Replace a few more expensive items with cheaper ones, and keep your running total up. You will be surprised how much less your bill will be at the end.
And I am not saying you should do without. But if peaches are on sale, do you really need apples? I always want to keep fresh fruit in the house as a healthy snack, and buying it gets more and more challenging, but my family can be flexible on the type of fruit. And sometimes when I bring home a type of fruit that is less common, it is a great incentive to get the kids to eat them instead of less healthy snacks!
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