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Eat out/order in most meals; visitvending machines; buy treatsevery time you buy gas

Buy mostly pre-packaged mealsand convenience foods; make

many last-minute fast food stopsor trips to the grocery store (shop

more than once per week)

Buy mostly prepared ingredients(e.g. pre-washed/ bagged

produce, lots of mixes) that youcombine to make meals; eat out

less frequently; shop less

Plan menus, then stick to your listas you buy what you need

whether its on sale or not (shopweekly)

Plan menus based on whats onsale that week (shop weekly)

Have a varied recipe base usingmostly pantry items; stock up onthose items when theyre on sale

and live without them whentheyre not. Base your menus on

prep time available/ nutrition/ mood/ etc. because you know

youve got everything on hand tomake whatever (shop less andless frequently as you becomemore stocked: 1-2 times per

month, possibly with quick stopsin between for milk and fresh

produce); take advantage of caselot sales once or twice yearly

Eat cheap foods with littlevariation (rice, beans, ramen)

Raise and preserve your ownfruits and vegetables (or obtain

free from friends and neighbors);raise your own animals for their

milk, eggs, and meat.

Use a variety of methods tofurther trim your food needs and

your shopping methods

See page 6 for ideas to helpyou cut back on eating out

Getting organized, trackingand trimming, and going to thestore less often will help yousave $. You may alsoconsider dedicated coupon-ingto save $ now. See page 4 fordetails.

This will only save you moneyif you were living on steps 1,2,or 3 previously. Althoughplanning a menu and stickingto a list help, you will savemore at subsequent steps.

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TV/radio personality KenRoesbery (The GroceryGuru) maintains that thisstrategy alone will save you40% on our rocer bill.

Combining a variety ofsmart shopping strategieswith planning andpreparation tips andtechniques to accommodateyour lifestyle will save quitea bit of money. Dependingupon your buying habits,dedicated coupon-ing mayor may not save you much$ at this stage of the game.Make sure to implementchanges of a type and at apace you can sustain overtime.


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