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Here’s a convenient reference — it will come in handy when you don’t ave the “right” sized onion.
- 1 small = 1/3 cup chopped
- 1 medium =1/2 cup chopped
- 1 large = 1 cup chopped
- 1 green onion = 2 tablespoons sliced
The average family spends WAY too much on groceries because they buy too many convenience foods and don’t know “how” to shop frugally. Here are some techniques to save money while shopping. We’ll tackle avoiding convenience foods in another post.
Shopping tip #1:
Look high, look low. The highest priced brands are always in the middle—nearer to eye-level.
Shopping tip #2:
Stores don’t necessarily put their sale items on the “end caps”; frequently these items are big profit makers and are being sold at the regular price.
Shopping tip #3:
Know your prices. The best shoppers keep an actual list of the regular and best prices they can find on items they buy regularly. If you don’t know what the regular price is, how do you know if you’re getting a good price otherwise?
Shopping tip #4:
Time is money. Take the time to shop around. I’m not saying you should drive all over town to get your groceries, but see what’s on sale and stores that are nearby and stock up on the “loss leader” items that each store is featuring.
Shopping tip #5:
Make it your goal only to buy most of your grocery items when they are on sale. If you plan well and stock up when you have the opportunity you can really save some big bucks!
Shopping tip #6:
Don’t shop when hungry.
Shopping tip #7:
Use coupons.
Not what you’re thinking… I found a recipe site I really like. What’s so special about it? It’s got tons of ways to search, including a “price per serving” option. That’s nifty. Of the dozen recipes or so that looked at in depth, the prices looked about right.
Okay, okay… here’s the link: http://recipefinder.nal.usda.gov/
Let me know how you like it.
Is that even a word? Sort of like garage saling…
I’ve signed up for a trial at couponsense.com. They claim to be in Virginia, but don’t have any circular information any more recent than January. Boy, that’ll irritate me.
The idea behind this service is that they enter all the coupons that go out in the Sunday newspaper circulars AND they enter what’s on sale at the various grocery stores… the magic happens when they match up the coupons to the store sales. You get a list of what’s on sale, matched to the coupons by store and make your shopping list from that. The neat part is they’re matching all unexpired coupons for the last 6 months to the sales.
They’re really big Arizona and lots of California. I wanna try it! I have 3 major grocery stores are within a stone’s throw from each other (okay maybe not that close, but a few blocks from each other), ditto for Walgreens. Target is a couple miles away.
I already use coupons, and I watch the circulars — but usually only for loss leaders, and I stock up when I find a good deal.
I’ve written to their support email to find out about why there doesn’t appear to be any data for my area. Will post results later.
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