Shop early . . . many meat items and produce items are discounted as they have to be sold that day. The meats . . . if you're not going to use them right away, freeze them.
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When the sale papers arrive I take 1/2 hour and go through them to write down what's on sale. I then plan my menu by the best sales. For the most part I only go to one store - once a week. If another store has one or two items on sale that are too good to pass up I will go but only for those item
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Combine sales with coupons - save in reg. grocery stores more then big box stores.
Shop early . . . many meat items and produce items are discounted as they have to be sold that day. The meats . . . if you're not going to use them right away, freeze them.
Many grocery store receipts show the amount of money "saved" by using coupons, or value cards. I save my receipts and at the end of the week or month, I deposit those grocery store savings into my savings account.
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For me this is a pretty painless and easy way for me to remember to set something aside each month for a little nest egg.