I am looking for ways to save
money by cutting my food budget by $10 to $20 a month. At the same time it
is also important to eat healthy. In this post and the next few posts I
will share tips for saving money. Hope you find this information
useful.
What are my monthly spending habits?
- Keep all receipts for food purchase to find the cost.
- This include the food that I eat at work and home for
breakfast, lunch and snack.
After gathering the above
information then analyze it to find out what are items can be cut out or
substitute a least expensive?
- Create
menus to use for weekly meals and what you will need for each meal. The
menu is a guide for your convenience as you make out the shopping
list. It is important to stick to the list and don’t leave home
without it.
What to
look out for at the food store?
o When shopping at your local food
stores to buy staple items such as bread, fresh/frozen fruits, and vegetables
are usually stocked around the outer perimeter of a store. The inner aisles
mostly have more package goods that are less healthy. Many time the local foods
stores are not always the cost effective place to get your grocery.
Shopping for food at the Dollar, drug stores, local retailers such as Target
and Kmart, ethnic outlets inexpensively; and local farm market, CSA, local
community garden or start your own small garden.
o
Keep
a price book to use as a tool for tracking prices, products and sales in your
area. From this information you will notice three month cycle. Prepare
food yourself rather than buying prepared foods that are less healthy.
