Put Some Smartness in your Grocery Shopping

Ever felt that you can’t keep yourself under control at the store and always end up buying more than you need? Well, you are not alone.

Most of us deal with this dilemma but it can be corrected. Times are tough and budgets are tightening. And groceries are one such place where you can spend a lot without realizing it or save some serious bucks without cutting down much.

All you need is to put some smartness into your shopping habits. And kaboom! You will find that you have saved some serious bucks at the end of the month. Just sit tight and read through.

Put Some Smartness in your Grocery Shopping 1

Do Listing Beforehand

Make it your habit to never go shopping without making a list. Go to your kitchen and find out what you have. Then make a list of what you need.

Your list should include everything you may need over time. But once the list is finalized, don’t you dare step out of that list.

If you do, there is no need to read the text of it, for you have already failed.

Don’t Go Off Season

Winter is coming and mangoes are going so they are expensive right now. So don’t buy them. Limit your indulgences.

It is not like you will die without them mangoes. Moreover, the going fruit or anything never has its full taste. Chances you will waste money if you buy anyway.

Learn Unit Pricing

By unit pricing, you can learn the art of saving money without cutting down anything. It all revolves around how much you are getting for your money.

You just have to compare the per unit price of the same product under different packaging and determine how much you are getting for the price.

It sounds complex but isn’t. You can also use an online unit price calculator to minimize your work.

Keep an Eye Out for Sales

Events like Christmas and other comes with discounts on various products. Keep an eye out for them. You can also look for coupons to save some serious bucks.

Often, seasonal items get huge discounts. It will be wise to stock them. Grain doesn’t go bad for long and fruits, vegetables can be refrigerated.

Never Forget Expiry Dates

Often it happens that we buy products and never get to use them. Just because we didn’t look for expiry and bought things near their expiry dates.

Always try to buy products with the longest expiries. You will save money with the added benefit of preventing food wastage.

Go for Local Options

Instead of buying big foreign brands, look for cheaper local alternatives. You will be amazed to know that there are so many of them with not much difference in quality but a huge difference in pricing.

You will be promoting local businesses in addition to saving some bucks.

Never Fall into the Buy More Trap

Most of the sales encourage you to buy more. Indeed, you save money on these sales but you must be careful.

Before buying anything, always think about whether you can consume it all or if will it just satisfy your urge of buying cheap. Because if you can’t utilize all of it, you are wasting not saving.

Julie Higgins
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Julie is a Staff Writer at momooze.com. She has been working in publishing houses before joining the editorial team at momooze. Julie's love and passion are topics around beauty, lifestyle, hair and nails.