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There are store brands which are of equal or greater quality than "name brand" items, usually at a lower price. Unbeknownst to many people is that many such products  are made by the well-known companies.

Check the flyer of the supermarket that you shop in. Buy items that you use regularly that are on sale, in bulk. Buy meat that you use regularly and is on sale in bulk too . I buy most everthing I need on sale and stock up.

DO NOT SHOP WHEN YOU ARE HUNGRY!

It's lethal.

country bumpkin

You'll come home with 3 rolls of packing tape for your dinner!

country bumpkin

LMAO!

I keep a pad and pencil in my kitchen and write stuff down as I need it. If I shop for supper only (a bad habit), I scratch the item(s) off the list. I'll pick up what I can afford and carry in one trip.....

Ducky

Yes millie, I've heard of Jamie Oliver. He promotes good health by eating good food....seems simple enough but you wouldn't think so, if you look at the shelves and shelves of processed foods in the grocery store. We like to "pop it in the microwave" or "just add water" instead. Healthy meals take time and effort to prepare. And sadly, REAL food is more expensive to buy.

Grow your own vegetables if you have a few square metres of land, otherwise see if your local authority has allotments to rent (UK), or if there is an elderly person who has a large garden they might let you use some of it for growing food in exchange for keeping their yard tidy.

Eat less. Make sure you have a store card that get's swiped to give you the sale price. Check out generic foods rather than the name brand foods. Buy the value pack meat and split it up when you get home. Value pack is cheaper. 

Colleen

Can be done.

I have learned from living in a large family growing up when things were not as plentiful then.  Also, I have modified what I knew then with what my wife knows.  Combined they are:  Only buy what you need, not what you think you want.  Inventory items in the pantry and rotate stock!  Plan a menu, and do not overcook, or over purchase, unless you will really use  the leftovers!  Have some staples on hand in the freezer and pantry, with those, the addition of one ingredient purchased fresh could make a complete meal.  Do grow a garden, however, only grow what you will actually eat, the catalogs make everything seem like a must-have.  Shop for the sales, stock up on non perishable items.  Do not use an extra freezer or refrigerator if you do not really need it, the cost of operation, and loss of old foods not used, erases any savings!  Go to the big box membership warehouses, if you have someone to share the volume and expense with, you really can save!  Shop around your smaller deli facilities, their cold cuts are usually less expensive than the chain super markets.  Important things, like toilet paper, there is no savings in the one ply products(off brands)  which you need three times the volume per usage.  Same with cleaning products, you get what you pay for, more concentrated products use less, save money.  Again, everyone sells this stuff, do not buy it from your supermarket, unless it is cheaper.  Use store coupons, and reward cards, if they really save you money! 

I've read all the answers that were already given and can't seem to improve on any of them. Except to add that at our age we need to eat healthy, for the pennies that are saved will turn into dollars at the doctors offices. I'd rather give to the grocer than the doctor!

Ducky

Excellent!

We grow our own veggies . I buy large quantity meat on sale. Also our stores have senior discount day which is 5% off- so be sure to take advantage of that if you can.

Go on a diet

I think as mentioned, planning a menu is important, it often puts and end to those impulse purchases, also eat seasonally, the produce grown locally when in season is not only cheaper but often better, no point buying spring lamb in the middle of winter! I also plan for leftovers,I know we will get sick of the same thing so I alternate them between other meals and when all else fails the dog next door gets a feed, he earns it, he's a great watchdog, I also make one or two vegetarian meals a week

Make sure you spray your goeseberrys,

Check out decent bargins, buy Stores own brand, cheaper and just as good.

I buy groceries and cook. I buy quality food and eat lightly. A simple breakfast, toast with a bit of and ½ glass of milk with meds. no lunch, just a snack if that, maybe a salad. Dinner, 1 cup of soup and 1 little bread with a slice roast beef,ham and or cheese. Fruit, an apple, pear, grapes etc sparingly and usually around noon. Tea, coffee and/or distilled water daily and lots of it. I have been drinking distilled water of 45 years. I price check and buy in bulk when it beats out the regular sales prices. I make my  own jam, jelly, vinegar, alcohol, colloidal silver and environmental controls. I raise chickens for eggs which produce more than enough to pay for their own feed and provide eggs for home use. I am very ambitious (who knew)  but my shop looks like a junk yard dump presently. But it does change a lot and …..maybe it will get completely cleaned-up by next year this time. If I put it off long enough, I will have to get it cleaned up next lifetime.