Grocery store RULES!

How I went from spending $1000 dollars a month on groceries to spending less than $400

I look back at my month receipts and cry! I can’t believe I was being sucked into the “one stop shop” grocery stores and totally buying things I didn’t need! Here are some of the rules I now live by, and I’m only spending 35-50 dollars a week on groceries,  might- I – add, with a Fighter in the house!

1. DROP A WEIGHT CLASS – Just kidding! Although we do eat less… haha

2. Shop at fresh Markets for produce- I started shopping at stores that specialized in what I buy which is produce, this way it’s fresher and cheaper.

3. Don’t do all your shopping in one place! – Although it’s convenient to  buy your toothpaste where you buy your bread, it’s not always the cheapest. Go to the Walmarts or Costco’s for items you use everyday toilet paper etc, don’t buy it at the grocery store!

4. Shop on the outside of the grocery store! – Ok so we have read this a million times, but have you actually tried it. Well I don’t know the last time I went to the inside aisles. The outside has all you need produce, dairy, deli, meat, etc. Inside is all packaged goods. Think fresh!

5. Go shopping alone! My husband even said to me, ” Since I don’t go to the store with you, we have been spending way less.” I think when you are together you are more likely to make impulse purchases, where as alone one person focuses on the list and bam!

6. MAKE A LIST! If you go to the store and have no clue what you need, you will end up buying a bunch of stuff YOU DON’T need! So make a list and meal plan and only buy those Items.

7. Shop once a week- This way you will eat everything you purchased instead of wasting or over buying. If you shop once or twice a month, chances are you aren’t eating many fresh items. Produce usually goes bad within a week, so buy shopping weekly you will have a better hold on what you are eating, and while it’s fresh.

These are a few tips that help me, and maybe you can take something away from this or maybe you just want to tell me to F off.

Have a good day!