Save Money On Groceries!

"He gives food to every living thing. His faithful love endures forever." - Psalm 136:25

With the increase in the price of food, grocery shopping can be extremely costly these days. Here are a few tips to slash your entire grocery bill by 50, even 60 percent.

• Get It For Less - Shop the sales and stock up on what you use a lot. If your local grocery store offers buy 1 get 1 free deals or 50% off, load up on items that you use often. Some shoppers only buy what is on sale. They let the sale rotations dictate their purchases and rack up consistent savings of 50 percent or more. This also helps provide variety to your diet by purchasing and eating different foods each week.
• Buy In Bulk - Shopping at Sam's, Costco and BJ's allows you to purchase food in bulk such as 6-pound bags of chicken breasts, 10-pound packages of ground beef, 18-packs of eggs, larger quantities of cheese and produce, etc. Many times, buying in bulk costs less money and lasts longer.
• Embrace The Store Brand - Most of the time, the store brand tastes just as good if not better than name brands. This applies to meats, dairy products (milk, yogurt, cheese, cottage cheese), eggs, natural peanut butter, etc. There are many healthy store-brand items that cost far less than name-brand foods, and they're good for you!
• Add An Ethnic Market To Your Lineup - Spices, produce and other staples are often much cheaper. Not to mention that you can experiment with new foods and spices with many health benefits.
• Think Outside The Box - Need milk? Check Walgreens, the corner convenience store, the gas mini-mart or a local farmer's market (a great place for produce and raw milk). All these places often beat supermarket prices. It means an extra stop, but if you combine this with another errand in the same area, you won't be spending more on gas.
• Use Coupons - Matching a coupon with items on sale can help you save big! To get even more for your buck, do it at stores that double the coupon.
• Plan Strategically - If possible, extend the time between trips. This may be difficult if you eat a lot of fresh food, but if you can stretch your shopping to 1o days instead of seven or less, you reduce your daily expenses.

These are just a few tips to help you save money while still being able to enjoy all the good foods God designed for us.

Tips To Improve Grocery Shopping!

"Lord, help them understand that wisdom from You is pure, peace-loving, considerate and sincere...." - James 3:17

Here are a few tips to utilize when you go grocery shopping:

• Make a menu plan: Write out a weeks' worth of menus and consider how you could use leftovers to further stretch the budget. I usually make extra servings of dinner to have for lunch the next day. The Warp Speed Fat Loss program comes with 28 days' worth of meals that are easy to prepare and taste great!
• Create a list: Write down the items that are essential to upcoming meals you have planned, and stick with it.
• Organize coupons: Just inside most supermarkets, you will find extra newspaper coupon inserts or store flyers and a board with the sale items highlighted. Check these sale items against your shopping list to make sure you are getting the best price.
• Shop alone: Friends and family members can steer you off the shopping list.
• Don't shop hungry: Your appetite can influence your spending causing you to buy things you don't need or shouldn't eat.
• Spend cash: Take time to get cash before going to the store. Nothing impacts our minds like taking cash from our wallet.
• Always shop by the unit price: Supermarkets post the unit cost on the shelves. These numbers can show you that larger packaging isn't always the best buy.
• Buy in bulk: Purchasing certain food items in bulk (beef, chicken, fish, nuts, eggs) can help save money and the environment (less packaging). Stores like Sam's Club, Costco and BJ's can offer savings over local grocery stores. But just as noted above, compare the unit price. Sometimes, bigger isn't always better. And occasionally, grocery stores will offer better deals on certain items during sales.
• Shop the perimeter of the grocery store: If you shop along the perimeter of the grocery store, you will find all the fresh foods you should be eating on a regular basis. Think about it. What is located on the perimeter? Meats, vegetables, fruits and dairy products. Stay away from the aisles as they tend to host the man-made and pre-packaged items like cereal, soft drinks, chips, cookies, cake, etc.

These tips will help you make better decisions the next time you shop!