Grocery Ads

Being overwhelmed by ad shopping and price matching is normal.  Taking the ad with you and/or making a list of the items you want to purchase can get tricky and time consumer.  Also, when it comes to navigating the store and your list, you can start to feel like it is not worth the trouble. Here are a few tips for those dreaded shopping trips.

1.     Make a grocery calendar-This is one of those shopping tips that has been around a long time.  It works and that is why you still hear about it.  One adjustment I would like to make is having a swap option.  Sometimes you just don’t feel like making that meal that you have listed for a certain day.  For those days have a wild card option that is something easy so that you can avoid hitting the fast food chains.

2.     Review the food in your food and pantry to see what you have and what you need for the upcoming meals on your calendar.

3.     Organize your shopping list according to category-By having an organized shopping list you can avoid the multiple trips from store end to the other.

4.     Review multiple ads-Make sure you are getting the best price on the items.  Review multiple ads and compare prices.  I like to ad match at Walmart, so when making my list I list all my ad match items in one section so that I can make it easy on the cashier.  I also list the store and the price.

5.     Take a limited amount of money-I am not saying you have to know exactly what it will cost you for your groceries.  If you take $200 in the store when you know the trip should only be around $100 you are opening yourself up for unneeded spending.

6.     Try to only go weekly or less-Groceries are expenses and can add up quickly.  Try to schedule a weekly shopping trip to avoid the one item shopping trips that can end up costing way too much because of added items.