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Saving Money on Groceries: Create Your Menu Based on Sales Ads
Creating a menu before heading out to the grocery store will save you money by eliminating impulse buys and cutting down on wasted food.
Before your shopping day, compare prices between stores and check your coupon stash (and online coupon sources) to determine what foods are the cheapest to purchase that week. Use this list of items to create a menu for the week. Online recipe sites such as allrecipes.com allow you to search for recipes based on specific ingredients. Once you have your menu created for the week, you can create your shopping list.
The following templates will help you create your menu and shopping list:
[...] your shopping list. A great way to save money is to create your menu for the week based on the sales in your grocery stores’ weekly flier. Your pricebook will help you determine if the advertised sale price is truly a sale. If the item [...]