Cooking & Household Tips
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Jeanne Tuger
Jul 15, 2007, 8:55:07 PM7/15/07
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Trim Your Family's Food Budget By
20%
If a family with $40,000 in income is trying to make a five percent ($2,000) decrease in their budget, food is the least noticeable area to do it in. If a family of four makes their own hamburgers once a week instead of going to a local fast food chain, they've already saved $275 - without diminishing their lifestyle at all.
In terms of saving money on grocery bills, you can save around 15 to 20 percent, just by buying a little spiral notebook. Make a page for every major item you buy frequently. Take the notebook with you whenever you go food shopping. Then, just jot down that day's date and price (using a constant measure, such as per ounce). Soon you'll have a price history for these items and will be able to tell then you're really getting a good value - so you can stock up.
The biggest waste of money at the supermarket is convenience. Pay attention to how much you have been spending on plastic, instead of nutrition. A prime example is those little drink boxes for children. You're far better off buying a half-gallon of high-quality fruit juice and some cute little reusable cups with built-in straws.
Most families don't want to give up one car or move to a smaller house, in order to economize. The beauty of trimming your family's food budget is that you can realize substantial savings without any significant impact on your lifestyle.
If a family with $40,000 in income is trying to make a five percent ($2,000) decrease in their budget, food is the least noticeable area to do it in. If a family of four makes their own hamburgers once a week instead of going to a local fast food chain, they've already saved $275 - without diminishing their lifestyle at all.
In terms of saving money on grocery bills, you can save around 15 to 20 percent, just by buying a little spiral notebook. Make a page for every major item you buy frequently. Take the notebook with you whenever you go food shopping. Then, just jot down that day's date and price (using a constant measure, such as per ounce). Soon you'll have a price history for these items and will be able to tell then you're really getting a good value - so you can stock up.
The biggest waste of money at the supermarket is convenience. Pay attention to how much you have been spending on plastic, instead of nutrition. A prime example is those little drink boxes for children. You're far better off buying a half-gallon of high-quality fruit juice and some cute little reusable cups with built-in straws.
Most families don't want to give up one car or move to a smaller house, in order to economize. The beauty of trimming your family's food budget is that you can realize substantial savings without any significant impact on your lifestyle.
Tip:
If you're serving corn on the cob but you run out
of the cute little holders you buy in the store, here is a great replacement!
Simply pull out those golf tees, wash them off and use them as corn
holders!
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