Happy Saturday everyone! In case you’re wondering where the heck am I for the past days and why I haven’t updated this blog and how my Valentine’s goes…I just got myself up from being buried with workbooks, test papers and grades! It’s been a looooooong week and I’m glad it is Saturday- time to relax…take a breath and plunge on laundry and household chores. An hour from now, I gonna go to market to buy fresh veggies, fruits and fish. I gonna do my grocery for the week too afterwards.
Speaking of grocery, the average family’s grocery bill is usually one of the higher numbers on the family budget, right? There can be an enormous difference in what each family spends on their groceries, depending on many factors, such as whether you buy name brand, more meat, and more.
The good news is that this allows for a large amount of savings if we decide to be frugal with our shopping. Here are few simple tips I’ve been doing for the past years to save on groceries:
1.) Make a meal plan. You’ll know exactly what you need from the store before you go.
2.) Watch for specials and coupons in store newsletters, and plan your meals around them.
3.) Make a list and stick to it. If it’s not on the list, don’t buy it.
4.) Don’t shop when you’re hungry. That way you won’t be tempted to buy things that you don’t need.
5.) Only buy things you know you’ll use. For example, if your family doesn’t like broccoli, don’t buy broccoli in the hopes that they’ll eat healthier this week.
6.) Keep your eyes on the items on the bottom shelf where the prices are lower.
7.) Buy store brands when the quality is the same. Most of the time, it actually is the same product in a different package.
It’s pretty easy to be frugal once you realize how much money you’re actually saving with these simple steps. Keep a log of your grocery bills, so you can see how much of a difference you are making. The money you save can be added on your family monthly savings account, can be used for emergency expenses, and investment for your family’s future like buying stocks or gold or silver coins ( there’s a morgan silver dollars for sale available online). Stock investing is a very good way to take advantage of a growing economy and protect our investments from a declining economy. By simply purchasing gold or silver coins, a person can be assured that no matter what stormy economic climate is happening around them, they will have a shining shelter of protection. There will always be a high demand for these precious metals. In fact, many experts speculate that we have only just begun to see the beginning of the rise to prominence that gold and especially silver will soon enjoy.
