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		<title>How Grocery Stores Get You To Spend More Money</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do You Always Spend More Than Your Budget At Grocery Stores? I know that I can count on food and other grocery expenses every month. We all have to eat and feed our families, right? However, I also have always had trouble with exceeding my planned grocery budget. I have joked that there must be some sort of drug in the air at the market to force me to buy things I had not planned on picking up. Let me mention that I have never thought people should stick to a hard and fast grocery list. You may do better when you can shop the sales, take advantage of bargains, or allow yourself some flexibility so you can try something new! However, I often return home to put away my groceries, and then find I did not really get any bargain at all. Grocery Stores Know Psychology! Our brain appears to be susceptible to &#8220;signals&#8221;, and these signals allow us to be primed to purchase things. You may think that your weekly trip to the market a fairly mindless activity, but this could not be further from the truth! Mark Lindstrom, author of the book Brainwashed, tells us exactly how [...]
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		<title>What Really Saves Grocery Money?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 18:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How Do Grocery People Save Money On Groceries? There are so many tips to save money on groceries. We can cut coupons, shop at warehouse stores, or scan papers for the best sales. But how do people who work in the grocery business suggest we save money on our food bills? Just as an aside, coupon site RetailMeNot.com conducted a survey, and found that 1 / 3 people who responded would not pay retail. They said they would wait for a sale or travel to another store to get a cheaper price. That is a larger number than I would have expected, though I also suspect that people who visit coupon sites are very serious shoppers. But honestly, time is money. If I need to purchase my family&#8217;s groceries for the week, I want to get most of it done in one store in one trip. If I have to spend three times as long chasing after the very lowest price, I have to factor that time into how much I have, or have not, actually saved on my bill. Store Loyalty Programs My local grocer has a great loyalty program. I usually save about 10% or more off of [...]
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		<title>Save Money (And Time) On Food Bills</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fast Food At Home Saves Time and Money! I read some frugal food advice today on one of the mega websites, and it was actually one of my good habits. If you find that you are eating out a lot just because you lack the time or energy to prepare meals at home, it may be time to turn your kitchen into your very own fast food restaurant.  By that, I do not  mean you should install a deep fryer or burger grill. But what I mean is that it is not that hard to take some time every week or two to prepare some handy meals that can be frozen and finished off in minutes.  Some people hesitate to do this becauise the kids do not like leftovers, or because they are afraid the menu will get boring. But with some experience and creativity, you can solve these problems so that nobody will even know you are pulling prepared food from the freezer or fridge! A lot of meals can be pre-prepared and frozen. If you are making a stir-fry, pasta, baked chicken, or a roast, why not double or triple the recipe. You can store the extra meals in [...]
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		<title>Cheap Grocery Shopping Tips Contents</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do You Need some Cheap Grocery Shopping Ideas? We found a great place to read, and to share, some great ideas for frugal food shopping! One of our sister websites, Frugal Mavens, is running a couple of contests which should help us all brainstorm and save money every week. Please visit before you make up your next grocery list! Cheap Meal Planning Contest This one involves meal planning for one dinner. The dinner should be healthy, tasty, and attractive to the tastes of a family with adults and kids. Entries should keep the per-person cost of each meal fairly low just to demonstrate that thrifty cooks can still provide great meals! See the Cheap Meal Plan Tips Contest Here! Cheap Weekly Grocery Shopping This contest is more complex, so you may want to start with the first one. You must lay out a week&#8217;s grocery shopping for food that does not cost more than $150. The editor&#8217;s example cost about $100. With this list, you mus provide 5 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 5 dinners, and 5 snacks for a family of 4. Again, meals should be balanced and healthy, tasty, and something that you believe kids or adults would enjoy. See [...]
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		<title>Free Online Grocery Coupons &#8211; Printable From Your PC</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Easy To Find Free Online Grocery Coupons With the economic downturn, grocery coupons are all the hot rage! Where people were searching for the latest hot gadget, they now want grocery coupons. In fact, coupon parties have replaced tupperware parties as the latest neighborhood social event. Women and men attend these parties to learn &#8220;couponing&#8221; strategies, and even to exchange coupons. Frugal Pig Has Free Online Grocery Coupons In the spirit of being helpful, we have installed a COUPON WIDGET in our side bar that you can see to the right of this post. You can print them from your computer, and it does not cost you anything. Simply search for the grocery products like cleaning supplies and food that you would normally buy, and then see if you can save some money. Free Grocery Coupon Strategies Now I am not a coupon expert, but here are some tips from people that actually make a living (or save a lot of money) by using coupons! You can usually use coupons on sale items, so try to combine discounts to save even more money! 2 For 1 Deals often allow you to use TWO coupons, because they actually count as 2 [...]
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		<title>Simple Marinades For Cheap Steak Cuts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How To Make A Cheap Steak Cut Tender and Tasty! Even when we are struggling financially, it is great to celebrate with a good steak (unless you are a vegetarian). We know some great cooks with marinade recipes to make cheaper cuts of steak tender to cut and chew, and they also add a great taste! You Need an Acid and an Emulsifier A good marinade should enhance the meat&#8217;s natural flavor while making the meat more tender. Every good marinade needs an acid to break down connective tissue and tendorizer. It also needs an emulsifier which carries the marinade deeper into the meat so all of the action is not on the surface. Coca Cola, citrus juice, vinegar, beer or wine are examples of popular acids that you may already have around the house. Emulsifiers are oils, like sesame oil (Asian flavor), canola oil, and olive oil. Some people say that acids do not really work, but I think that is because they do not also add the oil to their marinade. Be sure and let the meat soak in your mixture for 6 hours in order for it to work. One of my favorite cheap steak marinades &#8211; [...]
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		<title>Save Money On Groceries with Tested Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every time I visit the grocery store, it seems as if the prices have gone up. It is more important than ever, in a weak economy, to control those trips and put a lid on impulse buys. These are tips that I use, or ones that I have picked up from Frugal Pig readers and my friends. If you have any more cheap grocery shopping tips, feel free to add them to the contents! Can you avoid taking anybody else with you? Of course, you will want to get your spouse&#8217;s and kid&#8217;s input when you plan a grocery shopping trip. But I find that if I take another family member with me, it is much harder to control my spending. We, sort of, give each other permission to impulse buy. Try not to buy too much. OK, if cans of tuna are on sale, and you know you use them all the time, it is probably a good idea to stock up. But you need to resist overbuying fresh produce that will spoil. I have probably thrown out as much bread lettuce as I&#8217;ve eatern, and I am really trying to stop the waste. Check the sales. I know that [...]
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		<title>Buying in Bulk &#8212; Save Money or Supersize?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]
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		<title>Frugal Cooks Use Stale Bread</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bread Is Expensive So Use it Stale Too! Bread, along with all groceries, has gotten a lot more expensive lately. If your family runs through a loaf of bread as fast as my family does, this can really strain the budget. Of course, sometimes one loaf of bread gets eaten and another goes stale. One of my favorite blogs, Cheapskate Living , has posted an article on the uses of stale bread, including a great recipe for bread pudding. The bread pudding recipe looks yummy, and I doubt anybody&#8217;s family will turn up the nose at it. They will never realize it was made from stale bread. Make sure you check out the article because it also includes some other great uses for stale bread that you may not have thought of. frugal, cheapskate Technorati Tags: frugal, cheapskateNo related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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		<title>Breakfast For Dinner Saves On Groceries</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 17:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]
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