Comments on: Plan Meals And Save On Groceries

By: Danny

Danny — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:10:52 +0000

I am not a cook and I am using my George Foreman to cook Ground Beef on a daily basis and Thowing in a Can of Pinto’s ever now and again so I can stay under $10..I also cook Breakfast sausage and eggs every morning.

Can You give me any other menu ideas so I do Not have to stick to Ground Beef all of the time.?
Tks..Danny

By: kb

kb — Tue, 09 May 2006 22:13:06 +0000

Good info Jim. GroceryGuide.com is a website that rates the grocery sales from your local stores and applies a rating to them based on that products history. It then matches coupons to the sales and puts them into a shopping list for you to print and take to the store.

I used to track products, but now when I see 4 or 5 star products at groceryguide.com, I stock up. I really only buy 4 and 5 star items and save a lot doing so. I have learned that every product cycles. Stock up when it is cheap, and pass it by when it is not. They tell me when to buy or pass. It is soo easy. Give it a try and let me know what you think.

By: Investing Intelligently

Investing Intelligently — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 07:20:29 +0000

Spending Less Money on Food

Spending less money on food is something I probably should have listed as one of my 2006 goals. I don’t even need to look at my Gnucash (accounting software) reports to know that I spend too much on food.
The first problem is that I eat out for…

By: Gem

Gem — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:42:18 +0000

One free website I use to help me plan my meals for the week is http://www.menus4moms.com. Mary gives menus for a week, recipes, and a downloadable grocery list complete with pricing. I can tell at a glance about what the week’s groceries are going to cost me, plus or minus a little for pantry items I’m out of or weekly sales. The best thing to me is that they are pretty ‘normal’ recipes — nothing too gourmet or fancy, just simple (but delicious) cooking.

By: Free Money Finance

Free Money Finance — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 02:08:23 +0000

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By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:14:27 +0000

Agreed, Jim. Planning your weekly meals/groceries saves bundles. When you go to the store without a list, the temptation to just throw whatever looks good into your cart is high. If you’ve planned it out, you’re a lot more efficient, and whats more, you have more time to spend comparing prices of the specific items your buying.
As for coupons, I never use them either because I shop at Jewel, a grocer here in Chicago that is a discount store in the first place. If you go to a discount store and sign up for a preferred shopper card, then the coupon deals are basically yours for the taking – you just have to look out for the marked down prices in the aisles.
Whenever my fiance and I go shopping we always make a game of it to see if we can get all the items on our list and come in under budget…

By: Jane Dough

Jane Dough — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:14:10 +0000

I agree with everything, but would add that it is best to restock some pantry items at certain times of the year. If you can, try to buy your years supply of flour, sugar, salt, spices, etc. in November and December. Stores seem to have large discounts on staples right before Thanksgiving and Christmas. Ketchup, B-B-Q sauces, etc. seem to be discounted in the summer months.