Are you trying to reduce the family budget? Maybe you can not reduce the cost of the mortgage or rent overnight, but you can spend less on food with these ideas to buy more for less.
1. Go to the store alone ... and after eating
To avoid impulse purchases, take one of your cheap kitchen carts go to the supermarket without hunger and without children. That way you will not get so hungry to buy food because it seems appetizing, and your children will not distract you by asking you for everything that catches your attention. By being quiet, you can compare prices and limit yourself to buying what is on your shopping list.
2. Understand how stores work
Have you noticed that often essential products, such as diapers, are at the bottom of a supermarket? So you are forced to go through many products that you do not need to be tempted to buy them. These simple strategies will help you save:
Go quickly to the area where you need what you need without being distracted by the way.
Think twice if you really need the products that are "on offer" at the ends of each aisle. Many times they do not offer real savings.
Check the prices of the products that are on the lowest shelves and compare them with those that are at your level of view, which may be more expensive.
Try not to buy the products that are next to the cash register, because most of them are expensive. Cookies cost much more in small packages and magazines are cheaper if you subscribe than if you buy them one at a time.
3. Buy generic brands or own store
Many supermarket chains offer products of their own brand that are the same as other brands much more expensive, except the package. If it is a food, comparing the labels with nutritional information will tell you if there are important differences.
4. Look at the price per unit
When comparing products, look at the price per unit if they give it (for example, how much does the product cost per kilo or any other unit measured). That way you'll know what's cheaper, regardless of the size or shape of the package. Buy the product that offers more for less.
5. Use coupons and discount cards
Many stores offer cards with special discounts that can also save you money, so be sure to ask if they offer it in stores where you usually buy. Check the ads in newspapers or brochures of your usual supermarket to cut discount coupons and keep them in your car or bag well organized, to have them always at hand when you need them.
6. Buy wholesale
Even if you do not have a very large family, buying wholesale such as wholesale baking supplies will save you money if you follow these tips:
Keep a shopping list so you do not end up buying a television or a pack with 200 pencils that you really do not need, simply because they were at a great price.
Buy products that do not spoil and that you know you will use safely, for example, toilet paper, cleaning products, diapers and canned food.
If you buy perishable products, such as ice cube molds, large chicken trays or steaks, when you get home, separate them into smaller packages and freeze them.
Share the purchases and the account with another family, so both will save time and benefit from better prices without accumulating an excess of products.
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