Comments on: Thirteen Ways to Overspend at the Grocery Store [Second Edition]

By: Saturday Round-Up | The Happy Housewife™

Saturday Round-Up | The Happy Housewife™ — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:46:37 +0000

[...] gives us 13 ways to overspend at the grocery [...]

By: 10 Tips For Overcoming Rising Food Costs | Happy to be at Home

10 Tips For Overcoming Rising Food Costs | Happy to be at Home — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:38:52 +0000

[...] you are hungry, without a list, and with kids that put extras in the cart. Joy has written a post here about what not to do when you [...]

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Saturday Round-Up « — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:41:33 +0000

[...] gives us 13 ways to overspend at the grocery [...]

By: Patty

Patty — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:01:15 +0000

Great list!

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:24:48 +0000

Great list and great ideas. Happy TT!

By: yestheyareallmine

yestheyareallmine — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:23:17 +0000

I just have to say- Amen sister!!

We used to shop at Chinamart but have found that our local grocery store (Ingles) offers a lot more of the healthy foods we buy, doesn't degrade organic standards and it costs us less money to buy our groceries.

#1 is an excellent point as well as #2, #6 (menu planning cut over 300 bucks off of my grocery budget), and #9.

Fantastic post!!

By: Cindy Lynn

Cindy Lynn — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:50:24 +0000

Lots of great ideas, here!

I find it's best to either go by myself, or with my mother. We tag team if we're together, and it gets done faster. Otherwise, I need to be able to concentrate.

By: nicholas

nicholas — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:18:06 +0000

My big mistake is to go grocery shopping when I'm hungry. It always leads to a big bill.

By: momlovesbeingathome

momlovesbeingathome — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:03:15 +0000

Great list! #12 doesn't work well for me though. My husband is like most people's small children – he likes to pick up lots of extras that look good. I have to leave him at home if I want to save money.

By: Joy

Joy — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:06:43 +0000

I wish we lived closer to civilization. We live 15 minutes away from any national chain store (Wal-Mart, Target, CVS), so we can't just run to the store at the last minute to pick up food we forgot. We're forced often to shop at our local grocery store (complete with dusty shelves, nasty produce, and expired food). NOT fun.

Thankfully, a Wal-Mart is being built only four miles from us very soon! Although I really don't like shopping at Wal-Mart, I am waiting expectantly for the day when I don't have to carve out a whole evening just to do my grocery shopping!