Even if you clip coupons there are days when things get crazy and you hit the store and you leave just wishing your groceries would cost less.
My husband and I have tried countless things to get our grocery bill and expenses down in the past five years. Many things have worked. Some didn't.
I wrote a new post on my new site that if you are serious about saving money on your groceries I hope you will check it out.
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Here are 10 Simple Ways you can start saving money on your groceries.
1. MAKE A MENU.
If you want a stress free delicious dinner you must make a meal menu. For me, I don't plan out my breakfast and lunch because it's whatever we have on hand. But dinners I have to have planned out the week before. Otherwise, I am asking everyone in my family what do you want to eat? With a two and four-year-old their answer always seems to be spaghetti or pizza or ham.
When I have a meal menu I can pull out meat from the freezer and let it thaw in the fridge. When I was working full-time and didn't have a plan for dinner I would defrost my meat in the microwave.
It will work.
But the taste… So poor..
Impress your family and plan your meals.
(Another quick tip, have 2-3 go to recipes you feel comfortable making and only use items from the pantry in case of an emergency.. like you forgot to buy the chicken on your grocery list!)
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