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2012 Drought Stockpiling

The drought of 2012 is expected to have a huge effect on already high grocery prices. Expect your grocery budget to go up by the end of this year. Now is the time to start stocking up on certain food items and ingredients to get you through the price increase and minimize the impact the drought pricing will have on your family budget. What is the 2012 Drought? A scarcity of rain combined with higher than normal temperatures has lead to weak US crops. These crops have grown slow or have failed to grow at all. In some cases, the … Continue reading →

Warehouse Store Stock Up Tips

Do you find that using a warehouse store means that your grocery bill is going up not down? It could be the way you are handling your bulk purchase buys, how you are stocking up on them and how you are using them. Here are some tips to help you get everything under control and use warehouse shopping to your advantage to save money. Freeze, Freeze, Freeze If you find yourself with a lot of waste in your food, you’ll need to take action to make sure that items don’t good bad before you can get to them. One way … Continue reading →

Top 5 Stockpiling Tips

Stockpiling means getting your groceries at the very lowest prices, and then purchasing enough to last you until you can get to the next great sale. This way, you never pay full price for any groceries at all. Whether you are new to stockpiling or have been doing it for years, you might find the following stockpiling tips helpful. 1. Pay attention to sales. Grocery store sales are cyclical. This means that they usually occur every so many weeks, or they may be seasonal in nature. Start making a list of when things go on sale. For example, maybe roaster … Continue reading →

The Basic Pantry List

What should you have in your pantry to be prepared? Having a number of basic items in your pantry can mean the difference between eating and not eating in the event that a disaster or hard time strike your family. These basic items can be combined into many different meals, so you should always have them on hand. Here are just some reasons why having an emergency pantry could come in handy. If you lose your employment and have to make do on a limited or absent income If there is a disruption in the supply chain that makes getting … Continue reading →

Dollar Tree Online Grocery Clearance

What happens when you combine the following three things: a dollar discount store, bulk clearance and online shopping? You get the best deals. Did you know that you can buy in bulk from dollar and discount stores? This is a great way to stock up. You can do this in person, at the actual store of course, but often you won’t be able to get enough of the best bargains to make a decent stockpile. That is where this little secret comes in: you can actually shop the deals online and in bulk. For example, on the Dollar Tree website, … Continue reading →

Shopping from a Surplus

The act of shopping from a surplus will help you save money on groceries. When you shop from a deficit, you will always pay more money. Here is some information that will help explain the practice of shopping from a surplus and how you can do it to lower your grocery bill. Imagine a typical grocery shopping week. You sit down and make your list, or maybe you just hot the store knowing what it is you need. Chances are your list contains ingredients that you know you will need for that week. You are in the mood for hamburgers, … Continue reading →

Tricks Grocery Stores Use to Get You to Stock Up

I am all for stocking up on great bargains at the grocery store. In fact, up until recently, I had a very well stocked pantry, complete with pretty much everything that we needed to make some inexpensive meals. All out of ketchup? Nor problem, I’ll just pop down to the basement for another bottle that was purchased on sale. Stocking up can be a good thing when you do it for the right reasons, namely, reducing the number of shopping trips you have to do and buying everything at the cheapest prices. Plus, stocking up can have psychological benefits too, … Continue reading →

Frugal Living Month in Review: July 2008

July went by so quickly for us! There were so many fun and frugal activities and events for us to explore, from a science camp to free movies and sand sculpting. I hope your July was equally fun and frugal. Summer is a busy time, I know. Did you miss any frugal articles last month? If so, here is an opportunity to catch up on what you missed. There are new ways to save money on food, clothing, kids, gas and more. Feel free to leave a comment on any frugal post. I read all of the comments myself, no … Continue reading →

Pantry Challenge: Italian!

It is day two of my personal pantry challenge. Last night, the helper enchiladas went over pretty well. In my pantry challenge, my goal is to use up items in my pantry and freezer for our family meals. To learn more about what I’m doing, see my earlier blog, What is a Pantry Challenge? Here is what we are using up today. Breakfast was english muffins thawed last night from the freezer. I toasted them and topped them with peanut butter, and we had some very ripe strawberries on the side. I’m glad of this challenge, because the strawberries might … Continue reading →

The Secret to Grocery Print-Out Coupons

When you are handed your receipt at the grocery store do you notice the strip of coupons that is often given to you at the same time? You should because it is filled with coupons and offers that can really increase your grocery savings. I used to ignore the print out coupons because they were never usually what I wanted, and they don’t double. This was a big mistake. I have since learned certain strategies that have really made these coupons pay off. Here are some of my secrets to maximize the savings potential from the grocery print out coupons … Continue reading →