Top Ways to Cut Your Grocery Food Billby Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger 19 Oct 2009 06:52 AM Let us get those grocery bills chopped down for good! Think of all of the uses for that extra money! Here are my favorite ways to cut your grocery food bill. 1. Use coupons. You knew that, right? When you cut and use coupons, make sure that they are for products that you really need or want. There is no sense in using a coupon for something that won't get used. How many exotic mustards, meal kits, weird snacks or other items do you already have in your pantry not being used? 2. Clean out the pantry. Ah, do you like my transition there? Most homes have a bunch of extra food sitting in pantries, freezers and refrigerators that never see the light of day until it is time to do some spring cleaning. Make it a regular habit to see what you already have on hand before you go shopping. You might be able to create a week or two weeks worth of meals and skip the grocery bill during that time. 3. Use loss leaders. Loss leaders are items that the grocery store actually loses money on when you buy them. Why do the stores do this? it doesn't make sense, right? Well, these great values get you into the store. The store hopes that you will also buy many other items that have higher profit margins, so the bit of loss that they take on the loss leaders is worth it. Loss leaders are generally advertised on the front page of the grocery sales flyer. 4. Shop from a list. Remember the point above about grocery stores wanting you to shop for extra things? if instead you focus on shopping from your list, you won't overbuy, spending extra money on items that are not great deals. Stick to the list and you will naturally save money. Hey, that is only four ways to cut your grocery food bill. I have some more! Check back later today for more ideas. You can read more blog posts by Mary Ann Romans here! Favorite Deal Websites: Related Articles: Eight Rules for Buying Groceries without Coupons Coping with the Grocery Shrink Ray Adjusting Your Price Book with Escalating Grocery Costs Learn more about Mary Ann Romans  Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer, wife and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat. Relevantfrugal tags User Comments No comments on this article yet. Be the first to comment! Community Tags frugal living, food shopping, grocery bill, save money Discuss this article
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