You may also choose to tighten up your spending habits simply to get out of debt or to save more for retirement. One of the easiest ways to save money on food is to reduce the amount you spend at the grocery store. These ideas will help you without using up as much time as extreme couponing. Additionally, the sales go in cycles, and you should be able to tell how much you will need to buy until the item goes on sale again. You can make your own price book with a notebook or three-ring binder. Write the item on the top of the piece of paper. Then list the price and store that you can find it at. List the price per ounce instead of price per unit. This will help you to determine how much you really are saving. Once you’ve started a page, look at your sales circulars each week, and write down the items that are on sale, then the cost of each item. You can use this to compare them to the prices at warehouse clubs to see the lowest price at any store. You can also plan your menus around your store’s weekly circular, which will help you take full advantage of the store’s sale prices. If you do not want to plan your own menu, you can purchase menu plans online. Many of the plans cost around $5.00 a month and will save you more than that at the grocery store.
