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Lowering Grocery Bill

Lowering Your Grocery Bill Without Extreme Couponing: Building A Stockpile

June 28, 2011

We have come to an end of our 8 Steps To Lowering Your Grocery Bill. The last step is one that you all hear me talk about a lot. Stockpiling.

Know How Much Your Family Uses:
The reason you need to stockpile in order to save money is very simple. Sale cycles are usually 6 weeks. That [...]

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Lowering Your Grocery Bill Without Extreme Couponing: Buying Only What You Need

June 14, 2011

Many people find it hard to only come home with items they went to the store for.
I do think that is one reason I steer clear of mass merchandise stores such as Walmart. They have everything in the store, and I will get the urge to look at some department that I have no business [...]

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Lowering Your Grocery Bill Without Extreme Couponing: Keeping A Price Book

June 2, 2011

Do you know how much you pay for each roll of toilet paper? Or what is your target price PER OUNCE for Tomato Sauce?
Keeping a price book is a single most important key to save money without touching a single coupon. I have kept one for a couple of years now, and I love it.
90% [...]

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Lowering Your Grocery Bill Without Extreme Couponing: Buy Manager’s Specials

May 19, 2011

Step 5 of  Lowering Your Grocery Bill Without Extreme Couponing is to shop Manager’s Specials racks. This is something I have done long before ever cutting coupons.
So I know that I have already turned about half of you off. I know this because in every workshop I have ever taught, there is always at least [...]

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Lowering Your Grocery Bill Without Extreme Couponing: Be Brand Flexible

May 10, 2011

We are half way through my 8 steps to Lowering Your Grocery Bill Without Extreme Couponing.
We have discussed Meal Planning, Signing up for Store Accounts & cards , and Not Wasting Money on Prepared Foods.
Now I must discuss a big one when it comes to sales & general use of coupons, You can not be [...]

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Lowering Your Grocery Bill Without Extreme Couponing: Don’t Waste Money On Prepared Foods.

April 28, 2011

My 3rd step to lowering your grocery bill is Saving Money By Leaving Out The Convenience Foods.
Ok, so I know I have already lost many of you, please stay with me, do not be scared by this post. I am NOT trying to get you to immediately turn into some Betty Crocker over night…I am [...]

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Lowering Your Grocery Bill Without Extreme Couponing: Store Accounts & Cards

April 20, 2011

Step 2 to Lowering your Grocery bill without Extreme Couponing is sign up for store accounts & cards.
May seem like common sense, but to many, they do not realize it is worth something to have that store card.
Am I talking about cards that require you to pay money?
NO. I am not talking about credit cards [...]

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8 Steps To Lowering Your Grocery Bill Without Extreme Couponing

April 13, 2011

After all the fuss about TLC’s show Extreme Couponing. I decided to start a series on lowering your grocery bill without cutting a single coupon.
Spending 6 hours cutting coupons is NOT realistic. For some, spending an hour is NOT realistic. However, that does not mean you can not save.
Follow me over the next few weeks, [...]

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