Drink Free
Bottled
water is a $16 billion dollar industry (2,000 times more expensive than tap). With such a safe, monitored water supply and
considering that many bottled water starts out with the tap water you are
drinking, why would you pay 2,000 times more?
The US
spends $65 billion on soda per year - $850/per person per year on soda. Whoa!
That plus your bottled water bill is enough to send you on a lovely
annual vacation!
Reduce Waste
Make
reducing food waste a priority. The
average American household loses approximately $2200 per year on food waste
alone.
Best way to
save on your food dollar is to make planning a priority. 3 minutes twice a week to go through your
fridge and freezer will reduce waste and allow you to actually enjoy your food
while it’s still edible and not growing pink fuzz or liquefying in your produce
drawer.
Working your
existing food into your week’s menu may take a few minutes, but provides money
savings.
Watch portion size
Take a look
at their handful – you may be serving ½ of your portion size to your
preschooler, but they may only need ¼ your portion size. Take a look at your child’s handful-size and
reevaluate how much you are serving and wasting.
Unit price first, last and always
A sale tag
doesn’t necessarily mean it is cheaper.
Get the whole story with unit pricing.
Shop outside the grocery store
Think
outside the traditional grocery store for better food bargains. For example: bakery outlet bread is
half-price or less, dollar store frozen fruit is often ¼ the price of
traditional grocery store frozen fruit.
Be aware and informed of your local sales because there will be times
when the grocery store may be the best option for your budget.
Fresh isn’t always best
Fresh isn’t the
only way to get produce in. Shopping
seasonally will save you money in the produce section, but frozen and canned produce
are often cheaper plus you have less waste because of prolonged storage
life.
It all comes down to making an effort at tracking the small changes that really add up. Those savings will motivate you to continue your savvy shopper efforts and your bank account will be much happier for it.
It all comes down to making an effort at tracking the small changes that really add up. Those savings will motivate you to continue your savvy shopper efforts and your bank account will be much happier for it.
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