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Family’s grocery bill is probably one of your biggest monthly expenses, other than mortgage or rent. Check out these 5 mistakes you may be making that are killing your grocery budget!
1. YOU DON’T HAVE A LIST
Sticking to your grocery list ensures you get everything you need so you don’t have to make extra trips to the store. You need to know what you need and where to get it. All of those small additional trips waste time, energy and fuel, and you often end up spending more on an impulse purchase even though you’d planned to dash in and grab maybe just one thing.” However you do it how you do it, just make a list!
2. YOU DON’T HAVE A PLAN
Planning not only saves you time each day by knowing what to buy and cook for lunch or dinner, but it also makes grocery shopping much simpler and more efficient. When you’re armed with a weekly meal plan, you know which meat, produce, staples, and snacks to add to your shopping list, saving you additional trips to the grocery store.
3. YOU DON’T TAKE A PROPER INVENTORY BEFORE YOU LEAVE HOME
Take time to clean out your fridge and look through before creating your shopping list and head to the grocery store. By doing this, you get you fridge tidied up and also ensure that you don’t forget to pick up the necessary items you need to get from the store.
4. YOU DON’T STICK TO YOUR GROCERY LIST
Discipline yourself to buy only the items on your grocery list, and don’t fall for descriptive packaging or fancy store displays.
5. YOU BARELY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SALES
Always buy the items you know you will need over the next few weeks, rather than waiting until you need them — when you’ll usually have to pay full price. This is especially helpful for staples like meat, canned tomatoes, dried beans, and even household staples like toilet paper or detergent.
