Groceries
are a huge monthly expense. There are a lot of ways to save here, but one is to
simply identify the cheapest items when comparing several brands of the same product. Companies make this tough by selling their
products in different quantities than the competitors’ equivalent products. This
is especially true of cereals, but also with cheeses, bottled products, and
others. For example, one brand of cheerios might be $3 per box. Another brand is only $2.50
but the box is smaller. You can take the time to look at the weight of
each and do the math, but fortunately, a lot of stores do this for you. In
small print on the price label is often the per ounce price. This is super helpful for finding the
cheapest product, especially with “commodity” type products where one brand isn’t
any better than another.
When I shop (and I do it with coupons), I compare price and size of items that I have coupons for and for those I don't. Sometimes, it is cheaper to not use the coupon!
ReplyDeleteThat is a great point. Couponing can be a great deal, but you have to be careful because the coupons are for name brands that are more expensive in the first place, so unless the coupon brings their price down below the generic brand, it's probably not worth it.
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