Nine Simple Ways to Avoid Supermarket Impulse Purchases

September 12, 2009

It never fails. We go into the supermarket to buy a few things and come out with a cart loaded with groceries. The problem – those impulse grabs that fill our grocery carts.
In fact, depending on the study cited, nearly 40% to 50% of our grocery purchases are impulse buys – items we never [...]

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Are You Leaving Money Behind at the Supermarket?

August 29, 2009

A common piece of advice frequently given to shoppers is to check grocery store receipts for mistakes. This advice is now more important than ever!
You see supermarket offers are becoming ever more complex. Instead of a simple price discount, you’re often required to purchase multiple quantities of a product in order to obtain an even [...]

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Little Known Secret to Buying Cookbooks at Insanely Cheap Prices

August 22, 2009

In today’s economy the value of cooking meals right at home has become crystal clear. Home cooked meals cost a fraction of the price of restaurant bought meals. They are also far more healthier, exposing your family to fewer preservatives, salts, and artificial ingredients.
Yet the price of cookbooks has skyrocketed. Even the average [...]

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4 Supercharged Coupon Ideas That’ll Have You Smiling All the Way to the Bank

August 15, 2009

Coupons can really go a long way in helping you to reduce your grocery bills. Yet, there simple ways you supercharge your savings by getting even more mileage out your coupons.
The Raincheck Deal – Don’t Get Mad, Get Even
We all hate running in the store to purchase an advertised special only to discover that [...]

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Frugal Food Links

August 10, 2009

Today I’d like to highlight some great food articles from around the blogosphere.
Linsey Knerl at WiseBread.com presents an easy way to start batch cooking for busy people on the go. If you’re not familiar with batch cooking, its a way to cook a large amount of food and then freeze the portions to serve later [...]

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How Food Packaging Illusions Cost You Money

August 4, 2009

I’m always amazed at how food companies alter the packaging and appearance of their products to entice us to make a purchase.
A recent example of this occurred with my regular orange juice purchase. A few months ago while browsing my local grocery store I came across a special promotional case featuring a new variety of [...]

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Frugal Food Tips From the Great Depression

July 28, 2009

While wandering around one of my favorite thrift stores I ran across the book We Had Everything But Money. This book is a collection of first hand accounts of life during the Great Depression.
If you think we’re experiencing difficult financial times now, consider what the nation faced then – a complete collapse of the banking [...]

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A Simple Way to Slash Your Grocery Bill

July 25, 2009

Has this ever happened to you? You run into the supermarket to grab a few items and end up walking out with a cart full of groceries.
You’re not alone. Supermarkets have designed it this way. Simple put, they are masters of the impulse purchase. In fact, depending on the study cited, between 40% to 50% [...]

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How to Enjoy Your Grocery Store Indulgences Guilt Free

July 20, 2009

Yes, I’ll admit it. I have my grocery store indulgences – those sinful over-priced temptations that quickly inflate shopping bills.
My particular Achilles heel is silky smooth, delicious Dove  ice cream.  At $4.79 a pint its nearly twice as expensive as quality ice creams like Breyer’s and Edy’s. Yet, I just can’t resist the taste of [...]

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How Brand Jumping Saves You Big Money at the Supermarket

July 14, 2009

Companies spend millions of dollars each year promoting and advertising their brands. They do this with good reason.  It works!  Once we’re hooked on a particular brand we frequently become a customer for life.
Brand loyalty is often set at a very young age, passed along from parent to child like a family heirloom. Growing up [...]

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