Inflation is hitting budgets hard. So, to be helpful, here are basic ways to save if you're at the grocery store.

All,

Inflation is hitting budgets hard.  So, to be helpful, here are basic ways to save if you're at the grocery store.

***1) Don't shop more than once a week.***  Fewer shopping trips means fewer opportunities to impulse spend at the grocery store, and less` money spent on gas getting there.

***2) Make a shopping list based on a menu plan and stick to it.***  Sixty percent of all items purchased at the grocery store are impulse buys.  Avoid the expensively priced items at the check out.  These are usually highly priced on a per unit basis.

***3) Too busy to pack your lunch every day?***  Make one big brown bag with all your stuff and take it to office.  Just get all your snacks, lunch fixing, etc. and put them in a single bag and take it to the office.  You'll likely save about $4 per day relative to buying your lunch at a local restaurant or food cart. Even if you do buy a mini-fridge for the office, you'll still come out ahead after a couple of months.

***4) Don't get sliced lunch meat at the deli counter.***  Instead, get a whole chicken, bake a ham or make your own lunch meat to freeze.  Doing this often gives you better tasting meat that's healthier and less expensive on a per serving basis.

All, if you have any other points, please leave a comment below, I personally would like to hear it.