Grocery tips

Hey guys

So today I want to talk a little bit more about some of the things I do to save some money at the grocery store.  There are two methods to saving money with groceries: instant savings and rebates.

Instant savings:

A lot of grocery stores have their basic marketing plan to try to get you to spend as much money as possible while you’re there.  This article here from Fox News contains what I like to refer to as “supermarket secrets”.  Sounds dirty right?  Give it a look and reconsider how you shop if you aren’t really big on REALLY saving money.

While there are these secrets, stores also have loyalty programs for continuous customers.  Take the MVP program at food lion for example.  All you need to do is purchase things that give you a discount at checkout for utilizing the loyalty program.

It’s very important to remember not to just buy something because it is on sale — not if you’re trying to actually save some money.  Just compare what you NEED to what is on sale.

Another thing to do is check your Sunday paper for coupons.  Most stores local to you will have their flyers available in the newspaper.  If you do not have a newspaper handy you can always check your
mailbox twice a month for grocery store flyers.

Lastly, another route for instant savings is to digitally add available coupons to your grocery store loyalty card by utilizing coupons.com which also has an app.

Rebates:

One of my favorite rebate apps is Ibotta because it’s so easy to use.  All you need to do is (presuming you have access to a smartphone) is to download the app, supply a phone number, and link your PayPal account.  When you’re ready to shop, just compare items on your shopping list with what is offered for rebate in Ibotta and do your thing.

Until next time -