Comments on: Heading Out on Your Own — Day 27: How to Shop for Groceries

By: Laura D

Laura D — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:04:08 +0000

agree with the article that a lot of the coupons are for junk food that you really shouldn’t be eating anyway. The good coupons, and what most of the coupons in circulars are, are for health and beauty, paper, or cleaning products. Things that aren’t going to go bad for a very long time and that are usually expensive. On those items it pays to use a coupon. Most of my food shopping is done at the farmer’s market and most of my other shopping is done at the grocery store. With coupons matchups to store sales I can save 50% on my grocery store buys.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:23:33 +0000

I couldn't possibly agree with the Unit Price point more. My roommate always tries to tell me that something is cheaper than something else, but he fails to look at the price per 100g, or whatever unit it's in. I think this blog post should be required reading for all college students.

By: abe

abe — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:30:59 +0000

BEANS
buy a big bag of dried beans let soak overnight and boil them good with a pinch of salt(when they release a green liquid in the pot they are poisonous) when at rapid boil turn off stove and eat. you can mash them with a potato masher too.
simple cheap and they can be eaten with just about anything

By: David

David — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 01:11:37 +0000

Good stuff. If I may add:

If you don’t know how to cook learn or pick up a cookbook or two. You can even borrow them from the library. Cooking by scratch saves a ton compared to packaged foods. I only use packaged food as emergency food supplies getting close to payday. Cooked from scratch is healthier and tastier too.

Buy a few items that can be used for different types of recipes. That way your options stay open but you save money because you don’t need specific food for every single day. This way you can just reduce how much you buy and still feed yourself well. Flexibility is key.

Simple cheap foods you should always keep in mind: Tacos, Spaghetti, Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches, eggs, bacon.

By: Dillon A.

Dillon A. — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:02:48 +0000

I prefer the natural/organic grocery stores, because I think they are healthier and provide a wide range of supplements including vitamins, oils and other natural herbs.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:16:43 +0000

Our farmers market prices are a quarter of the cost of the cheapest store in town. People may want to check them out before them write them off.

By: Native Son

Native Son — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:12:36 +0000

I’ve found the “secret” to balancing the warehouse/traditional/specialty grocery shopping is doing some exploring. the warehose clubs do require care in shopping, particularly if you’re buying for just yourself. Thing is, by looking around, and not limiting yourself to Safeway or Lucky because that’s where Mom always shopped, you can often substantially cut your grocery and household goods costs.

By: charlie n

charlie n — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 10:02:28 +0000

In this day and age, there is absolutely no excuse for a male not knowing how to cook. My mother started me down that line when I was in grade school and was one of the best gifts she ever gave me.

While in my 30′s I had a best friend who just divorced. He wanted to know if I’d go grocery shopping with him, I replied sure, why not? This is the Gods truth, he purchased a gallon of milk, a loaf of bread and 21 TV-dinners! Yeppers he was “hooked up” for the week! Absolutely amazing!

To any of you guys (and females) who have no clue in the kitchen, it’s not rocket science! Watch the Food Network on T.V. It’s a great instructional tool and then you can go online pull up the recipe and walla you’re good to go!

No man can ever be considered a “manly man” if he doesn’t have the capabilities to keep himself alive in the kitchen, no excuse whatsoever!

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 17:11:10 +0000

Where do I get me an “Art of Manliness” notepad?

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:06:25 +0000

Thumbs up on the coupon comment, Brett & Kate! I see so many people blow their grocery budgets because they have a coupon for making things “cheaper.”
.50 off brand name PopTarts doesn’t save you any money if your original plan was to eat oatmeal you bought in the bulk bin that is priced at .60 per pound every day!

That said, I do wish that more grocery stores would offer in-store coupons for things like fresh produce.