50 MORE Easy Ways to Save on Groceries - Even in 2022 

Also here’s a tip, the ziploc bags we used to put stuff in, just wash them and let them dry and reuse them. Saves you tons of money and better for the environment.

Yes reduce how much you eat is the best tip!! The best way to do this is to make sure you have a meal with a carb, protein, fiber, greens and fat. It will keep you full for at least 4 hours.

Here's my best tip for saving money on food: find out if your area has a gleaning program your local food pantry. Our group connects with farmers to glean after the harvesting machines; each gleaned can keep up to 1/2 of what they harvest as long as it's for then or their family, the rest goes to the non-profit food pantry.. We'll glean anything from a backyard apple tree to large field crops. I can or freeze my share and enjoy the harvest all year.

I did my digital coupons before I went to our Krogers today found a $2.00 coupon off any produce if I spent $10.00 Bingo Manager Mark down reduced salad kits bought 2 for $2.24 one was Terriaki with cabbage chopped, sliced carrots, broccoli, kale, and cauliflower. I saved the dressing packet to Marinade pork for another meal, steam the raw veges will be a meal 👌

If you don’t mind eating the same meals for most of the week, batch cook stew or soup once a week. Freeze the leftovers in containers and pull out when you need lunch or dinner. I do this and I’ll roast vegetables. I change the roast veg during the week which gives me enough variety. Saves time and money. Re: foil. Usually my foil is relatively clean after cooking. I wash, rinse, re-use that foil 3-4 times before discarding. Saves alot of money!

1) I retired early so my available cash each month is low once bills are paid. Fetch really helps. 2) I also purchase clearance items when shopping as well as sale items. Other than that, I usually make a list and stick to it. 3) Having prepped before I retired allows me to have smaller shopping hauls now. 4) If I do not have something to make a meal I substitute

I shop once every four weeks for a large shop and then every Monday I go in JUST for fresh produce. Has saved me lots!

I use a marker/sharpie to write expiry dates on the FRONT of CANS so I can easily see when they are about to expire. In January 2022 I made sure that my easily accessible cans expire in 2022 and use those. If I've purchased other items ON SALE "in cans" set to expire in 2023-2025 I keep them in my extended pantry. So in January 2023 the items from my extended pantry will go into my handy pantry. Rotate, rotate, rotate.

I go to Walmart and get the reduced French bread , usually when they mark it down to 60 cents, dry some out for croutons and bread crumbs as well as French bread 🍕 🍕 and French toast! I love your videos!

I have raised 3 children and I so agree with your idea of giving you children less …. More love less stuff. I have a friend who started young with Christmases for her children ….her rule was only four gifts per child… Something to wear… Some thing you need… Something you want and something to read. And that is it. Wish someone would’ve told me when my children were younger. The kids think about the four things and give great ideas

Yesssssss to "damaged goods". I recently went grocery shopping with my daughter. We both bought the same brand of coffee in a metal can. I paid $4.50 because my "yellow sticker" can was dented. My daughter paid $6.99 for her un-dented can.

I use the inside wax bags from cereal ,bread bags, cake mix wax bags,chip bags and ect. for food storage of leftovers. Also recycling plastic or glass containers for storage of food , like empty cottage cheese containers,instead of buying boxes of zip lock bags my mom did this years ago, still works.

Our two grocery stores both do a customer appreciation day on the first Tuesday of every month and everything is 15% off. That's on top of sale prices. This is when I buy things I need that I don't see on sale very often like all our spices. It's really exciting when there's a really good sale on something and then you get the extra 15% off. This is when I really stock up. One of the stores gives air miles or cash miles. I recently switched to only getting cash so now every $125 spent I can redeem $10 off my purchase. Sometimes on weekends if you spend $125 you get a $10 gift card. I like to save those gift cards and either use them on stocking up on sales or I give them to people in need.

I freeze leftover veggies in containers and use it next month. My husband ‘won’t eat leftovers within a week!’ So no leftover meals at my house. But I thaw out the leftovers and use it in a few weeks. He hasn’t figured this out yet. He doesn’t cook and Doesn’t realize this was from the previous month. We are married 54 years. I didn’t train him right! My error. Advice to younger couples: you both need to be involved in cooking and grocery shopping! Pat in Colorado

I made my partner a german choc birthday cake but it was a little dry. So, based on your channel's teachings, I had the idea to make a peanut butter pie and used the german choc cake to make the crust by simply crumbling the cake up and adding vegan butter and bake. It was incredible and my partner's fav.

I really appreciate all the grocery and food stretching tips! I too like Melissa and Donna use a starch to stretch our food budget. Now when I make meat loaf (turkey loaf) I drain and mash up 1 can of black beans, add the usual diced onion and peppers, diced mushrooms and mix that in with the ground turkey. Then I add in the usual breadcrumbs or oatmeal and spices. This turns 1 lb of ground meat into 2 meat loaves and meatballs. Until I mentioned it, no one realized it was 50 % veggie loaf.

When I lived in Texas, Kroger gave a 10% discount on days when the Cowboys played if you wore a Jersey. I got a used one at a garage sale and made sure to wear it those sixteen weeks of the year.

We go to our local grocery stores on Mondays and we get our meats when they reduce them.We save a ton.We also raise some of our veggies

MY husband is the 2nd generation working for Kroger. Employee discounts are 10% for Kroger produce and 15% for Kroger brand paper and non-food items. This discount applies to marked down items as well as items on sale or coupon items. If you need a part-time job, this is it.

I do buy some groceries from our Shoppers Drug Mart here in Canada as their prices for eggs, milk and sometimes other stuff is cheaper than regular stores. Also get points on every purchase which can be redeemed for anything in the store. Great tips shared from others. I started recently buying stuff when on sale instead of grocery shopping every 2 weeks and then I can get a bit of stock up items that way too. 💕

I made my own baby food as well. I had a small table top grinder that ran on batteries ( 1994) and would literally puree at the table with veg and fruit etc. I just pulled the food our pre seasoning for my son. I don't know if you can still find those little grinders but it was so awsome.

I grocery shop once a month. It's just my husband and I. I'm from the Caribbean so my Dad has a garden, I have a small herb garden & my in-laws raise chickens. I am blessed to get some fresh produce& chicken for free.

We use a visa credit card and we pay it off every month. We get checks several times a year to Costco. It pays us back for our membership and usually around $1200/year we use those checks to restock our home. Last time we used it to buy new mattresses and box springs for our home. We love it.

At a farmers market in WA I would ask apple vendors for the 'B' grade apples. They were ones that were not matching the 'A' grade requirements for color consistency, or it's just structurally misshapen. Nothing wrong with them, and if you just slice them up for kids, or use them chopped up for oatmeal, pies, and the like the shape doesn't matter!

Sooooo proud to have got a mention in this video, thank you so much, Hope & Larry. How lovely that all of us Under The Median-fans can partake in pooling money-saving suggestions. Thanks for existing, you two. ❤️

There still are no rain checks allowed here. I have been finding groceries ringing up at the register higher than the price listed on the shelf. I take pictures now of the shelf of items I think might be questioned. Honestly over the last 3 weeks I've had to do this 7 times. 3 days ago it was garbage bags ringing up higher and the store clerk initially did not want to honor the price. But I had the picture on my phone of the shelf tag. Customers will have to be diligent in watching the cost scanned at the register. The difference a week ago on one trip was $20 to my favor....that's alot! It was over several items but that could add up quickly in a month's time.

A store where I used to live had a senior citizens discount dayI think it started at age 55. Pay attention! Take advantage of all discounts you may qualify for!

Between the 'buy one/get one free' deals at the grocery stores and my local Grocery Outlet, my prices have stayed relatively stable. I also haven't eaten meat for 40+ years, and that is probably the biggest savings of all.

I used the Flashfood app tonight due to hearing it in this video. I spent about $15 on meat when the retail price would have been about $35. Also, it took some searching and I did find a dented can/overstock/dated grocery store. There I paid $64 for 51 items, when the retail price would normally be just short of $200! Those items were all name-brand too, even some specialty brands you only see at stores like Whole Foods. Thanks for the tips and helpful videos!

My stores charge for bags but will give me boxes for my groceries. I reuse the boxes until the go out to the garden as mulch. I try to buy staples in bulk form as this also reduces excessive packaging. We PAY for all this packaging and then throw it away! Ridiculous and wasteful! and we pay again to dispose of it. I reuse glass jars and boxes, net bags, paper bags. Thanks everyone for great tips!

Even if you live alone, label, name and date cooked food is prepared. Like meat eaters make many dishes from one meat purchase. We preprep beans and lentils and freeze them. We don't have to cook beans and lentils for every meal. Sometimes you want stew, curry or stir fry. Beans and lentils are ready to be used. I love the team. You 2 are a perfect team. Thank you for sharing the information. Most of all, thank you for sharing yourselves with us. God bless.

We bought Hams on sale around CHRISTMAS for 99 cents a lb and we bought 5 of them

Here's a simple saver that I just did, so thought I'd bring it to the comment section. IF you buy canned frozen juice like orange or lemonade, instead of following the directions and adding 4 cans of water ADD 6. Personally it's way too sweet for me with only 4 cans of water so I always add more anyways, but it makes more juice too!

We did baby led weaning. Only table food for our babies. They don’t really need much. Food is for exploring the first year.

I hang the clothes inside to dry until I can do it outside! Saves money for food!

An excellent video as usual, Thank you both! A few tips for those wanting to switch over to a fortnightly/monthly food shop - 1) Keep a running list of foods you need to stock up on. You'll want to have a surplus so make a note of anything regularly used that you have less than 2 of. 2: Prioritise your list as Hope says with MUST BUY & Less Urgent categories. You can code these easily on your list by using stars, bullet points, shorthand, etc. 3: Before shopping, look through your fridge freezer and your cupboards to see what you really have. Have a good idea in mind of foods your family regularly buys and meals you gravitate towards. This will all really help with making lists and keeping costs LOW. 4: Plan to buy an easy to heat and serve meal for your shopping day like frozen pizza, you'll be SO grateful you did after shopping, putting the food away correctly, adjusting the budget, scanning receipts into an app, tidying up and so on. Bonus points for using Leftovers on those days instead of buying a convenience food!! 5: Make a through check of Supermarket apps, cashback apps and websites BEFORE MAKING YOUR MASTER LIST. This is best done the day before you plan to shop. Know what's on sale, what you'll have a coupon on cashback for, know who had the best prices and check out what's on for special buys/super 6 that week. 6: Make it clear WHERE you are going and plan a route. This is most important if you are also clumping errands together to save money, fuel, time or for another reason like childcare, working around a disability, etc. Know what you're planning to buy from what shop and adjust your list when you're out as needed (e.g. a planned purchase wasn't available in the one shop, add it to another shop's list). Know which shop is your last (we typically make a Hard Discounter *Lidl in our case* the last stop) so that food not found elsewhere can be purchased here relatively inexpensively. We create our list and make Shop Names our sub-headings, with individual, prioritised items underneath. 7: Before you go, set a budget so you don't come back both tired and frustrated at breaking the bank! We breakdown our budget by week and multiply it by how many weeks are in that month. That is the overall budget but we will seek to save as much money as possible while still buying quality items we need. Shopping once a month cuts down on waste both financial and physical. We buy fewer treats, we rely on the work of our hands to make meals out of affordable base ingredients and we manage our food budget as effectively as possible. If something runs out, you make do! Substitutions are numerous and excellent information is found online to fill a gap in a pinch! We work around Aspergers (my sweet Husband) and a limiting Physical Disability (that's me!) that makes monthly shopping MUCH more manageable for us! The fewest number of times that my Husband has to lug me and my wheelchair out of the car is THE BEST reason, in my opinion, to shop monthly! Praying this helps and Blesses someone who might be hoping to give it a go xx

🇸🇪🇸🇪Good morning from Sweden;🇸🇪 I just want to make a small comparison about costs in our two countries.. Starting with gas... Like in Alaska, you have to pay $4.68 for a gallon of regular gas. That price was the normal price in Sweden 3-4 years ago... Today after this awful crisis 🇺🇦 going on, we have to pay $8.36 Per gallon. Before the crises we payed $6,46 per gallon regular... So as I mentioned earlier, everything is realive!🤗 And a small glass of mustard you mentioned Larry, have costed $1,2- $1,5 for years.(Food tax 6% included) But I have stopped complaining because if that is the price I have to pay for my democratic freedom then it's a price I would gladly pay!..💖🤗👍🏻🙂🇸🇪 And we all need to do as the people on the Island Okinawa, Japan... (One of the blue zones on the planet). The people there are the oldest and healthiest people in the world... And they follow a tradition called "Hara hachi bu".. wich means that they stop eating when they feel around 80% full in the stomach!🤗🤗👍🏻👍🏻💖💖🙂🙂

Make sure if you have chest deep freezers or upright freezers to ROTATE your food. EaT from your freezers and pantry

Most stores in my area haven’t issued rain checks for years it was funny to hear about them again

Our leftover meal night is called a Beast Feast!!! The kids love it

We moved recently and are 30 min. from the major grocery stores. I decided to check the smaller locally owned grocery stores for prices. I found one that had great prices (tho limited chouces). Supporting our neighbors & saving gas! Sometimes the chain stores aren't cheaper.

Another money saving tip: if you have fruit trees or nut trees, and you have more than you can use, trade with others, or sell it or just give it away to someone in need.

I decided to change my food budget to run the 23rd to the 23rd instead of the first of the month to the end, like most people do a budget. I am not sure why, but I'm saving money since I started that. I think it's because the ads are designed to tempt people to spend more money on the first week of the month. Also, I shop for holidays gradually starting about a month or two before the holiday. I buy block cheese and crackers in November for New Year's Eve. That allows me to spread out the cost and I shop for items when they are losing leaders.

Regrow what you can, im currently regrowing celery, potatoes, onions& garlic. I have a very small back yard. I use grow bags with pitting soil, works for me!

All people got to do is switch to a mostly vegetarian/vegan diet. Fresh veggies are delicious,filling, and the cheaper option for food. Inflation could be the best thing to ever happen to the American diet. I used to eat the overprocessed diet but over time I have switch to a "flexatarin" diet, which is a mix of vegatarian/vegan diet with a small amount of meat protein sprinkled in here and there. My cholesterol and other labs are so good now my doctor asked what I was doing and he started changing his own diet.

I know this video is about groceries but recently I made a score on spring water at a non grocery store. Kohl's Department Store sends coupons galore and if you know how to work the sales and clearance combined with those coupons you can really make out. They send me two different emails of incentives to come in a 5 and 10 dollar cash coupon for the store so I go there don't really see anything I couldn't live without but wanted to use these 15 dollars worth of vouchers. So up by checkout I load my cart with 15 bottles of spring water which with the vouchers/coupons were 100 percent free (I even had 15 cents to spare).

Shop once a month for a big haul (usually at the end of the month when crowds are sparse). Then the rest of the month it is just an occasional quick pick up of a few items when I happen to be out running other errands.

Family Dollar also has $5 off a purchase of $25 or more on Saturdays - just like Dollar General. All the Dollar General store brand Clover Valley items I've tried have been very good quality. The stores also have a $1 aisle and claim on their website to have 2000+ items for a dollar or less. Using their online grocery listing, I found 30+ items I wanted for only $1. So that beats the $1.23 Tree now.

In regards to the comment about not over eating, my husband and I fill our plates and then I put the food away so we do not just automatically go for seconds unnecessarily.

Rather than covering with a plate, plastic wrap or foil; I bought plastic shower caps specifically for covering foods.

In summer, when fruits and veggies come in season, I buy as much as I think I will need for the year bring it home, clean it, chop it, freeze it on cookie sheets in a single layer, then freeze in increments I will use. I buy local strawberries, raspberries, onions, green peppers and apples. It saves me a ton of $$.

I do the base meal plan too. For example I will make a big batch of spaghetti sauce with a pound of ground beef and from that I will have 1 if course spaghetti dinner, 2 make chili 3 chili cheese baked potatoes 4 chili dogs 5 chili mac 6 tamale pie with cornbread topping.

Food prices are nuts! Always great tips! If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Can’t just wing it at the grocery anymore. Gotta plan!

Love Flash food! I just recently got six apples, eight tomatoes, a grapefruit and a sumo orange for $2.50. You just can’t beat that!

My storage is rather limited for canned goods, what came to mind is repurposing an old VCR tape container drawer with roll out shelves (two) for the canned goods. It's deep enough for soups & vegetable cans with room for small items. I can either store the ones that l use often or items that l use occasionally. No more cans stacking on top of each other.

In Sweden you seldom get a free bag in the store. One plastic bag is 1 dollar in the store. I always bring my own shopping basket and bags.

Save your citrus peels after you juice your fruit. Then you can stuff it in jars ( I use old spaghetti jars) cover with alcohol or vinegar. Cover loosely let ferment three weeks and strain through a steamer. Voila you have citrus vinegar and alcohol to use in cleaning. Just label and dilute 50/50 with water. The only liquid soap I purchase is Dawn add a few drops to the diluted alcohol mix to clean floors

Cauliflower head $5.00, ( frozen worked just as good, cheaper) campbell soups $2.00 a can, ( lesser known brand just as good) Bags of flour/sugar are now 4 lbs not 5 lbs. I now keep a receipt to compare a lot of my prices. Even some of these "sales" Bogos are sometimes not a sale. I sometimes buy "sale" items and then leave. Making stews, soups, casseroles help stretch ,pastas and rice can help stretch. Years ago groups got together bought items in bulk then divided items up. It helped for singles or just two people who could not buy in bulk. Dollar Store and Big Lots are still better yet some of their items are getting higher..For those who like packaged meals, I check what is in then go home and make it, fresher better tasting. I no longer buy stew meat, buy a whole piece of chuck, 4-6 lb. cut up some for roast, some for stew, beef with noodles/veggies all out of one piece of meat. For what I paid I ended up with 3 different meals. I thank you for all your tips.

I live in NC. I shop once a month now because my nearest Aldi is in VA, about 45 minutes away. So I go shopping once a month & shop all my stores. It is working out for me & my family. I am cash based & use Fetch as my app of choice. I love your channel & have learned a bunch of tips on shopping. Thanks!!

I was in Walmart yesterday and used the Walmart app to scan a TV my dad was thinking about buying. The sticker price was on clearance for $748. It scanned at $600. The store clerk said that was only the online price so he nicely asked his manager if my Dad could get it for $600 and he allowed it no problem. My Dad was thrilled. He really needed a bigger TV cause his eyesight has really been going downhill and he's usually stuck at home. It's amazing what you can find in the store that scans at a lower price that hasn't even been marked down yet.

Barley is a good filler, too. When you use a store loyalty card and then don't shop there for a while, they'll normally send you really good coupons to try to get you to come back. I was in the hospital for 2 months once. The store where I usually shopped sent me a $10 off my next purchase coupon! I used to challenge myself to see how long I could wait before going to the grocery store. My record was 7 weeks...but it was a big mistake...because an ice storm came that made it impossible to go out. Food delivery trucks couldn't even get to grocery stores. It lasted a long time! Your welcome st my house for dinner any time!!! I think the Bri you mentioned is the same Bri who comments on the channel Centsible Living. She's an absolutely WONDERFUL person! Just want you to know!

My family is vegan as well and I recently made meatless meatballs by combining a package of meatless beef crumbles, brown lentils and vital wheat gluten, and of course all of your typical meatball seasonings. My husband loved them!

Thank You Hope and Larry for another great video! 🌺❤🌺

Tip invest in a decent bento box for kids and adult lunches, trips to the park, family outing and road trips. You won’t find yourself stopping to eat at places and saving money you also don’t have to have a lot of single containers to wash and use less ziploc bags. I give each of my nieces and nephews a high quality bento box when they start kindergarten.

I don't meal plan. I go almost every day and shop the clearance section and there, dinner is imagined there.

Yes a video on the expiration dates would be very helpful thank you

I would love a video on the “Best by” date information.

Sounds crazy but a good bit of foraging helps us get through (provided you know what you’re doing and do your research). We have foraged plums, peaches, apples, blackberries and other berries in spring/summer, but also nettles, dandelions, sorrel, mallow, cleavers, fennel, wild mushrooms (again know what you’re doing) and rose hips. Dry them for all year round use!

Agree about baby food, I raised 3 kidos 2g 1b when my first was a baby I foubd a happy baby baby food grinder for something like$1.00 it had never been used durections in the box, my husband thought Inwas a bit nuts until he noticed most everybody at work were complaining about their children or grand children preferring processed food to scratch food, with 3 children all liked what was on the table! Other children would whine,I want good food!??? The processed stuff, mine never developed a taste for processed food theynpreffered homemade scratch food 😄👍🏻

Oatmeal! My secret ingredient. I buy huge boxes and use it in every way possible. Homemade bread, granola, cookies, super breakfast oatmeal, meatloaf extender etc. It is rib sticking and I occasionally prefer a big bowl of oatmeal, fruit and yogurt for a light supper.

In meat heavy dishes like sloppy joes, I cut the meat in half and use lots of onion, WHITE carrots, mushrooms and celery. This way it doubles the quantity and the potent sauce makes it all taste the same. Also corned beef hash. I add a can of diced potatoes per can of cbh. I have boys and it stretches it so everyone gets enough and it tastes the same.

Thank you for sharing all the helpful tips! I've shopped once a month on low spend months. I like going once a week just for stock up deals though. I take cash so I don't over spend.

I pay my credit card the same day of the purchase. Never carry a balance but get all the points.

3pounds of ground beef? Sloppy joes Taco Meatloaf Meat sauce Burgers Chili Stuffed peppers Stuffed cabbage Spaghetti and meatballs Meatball sub

Mine are If we don't use it before it goes bad, stop bringing it in the house Don't buy more than what you can use /store safely before it goes bad. Don't buy just because it's on sale/clearance.if you wouldn't buy it at full price,why buy it at all? If you have to agonize over it, it's a no. Overly justify any purchases is a sign not to buy.

I love target. I go at the end of the week and check for markdown produce. This week I got 2 bags of broccoli, 2 bags of brussel sprouts and 3 bags of kale for only $5. Also target circles account can save you some money even on produce.

Thank you for mentioning my suggestions. You have created a true community here! I was raised by frugal parents and grandparents and have never lived any other way but I always learn something from others. Thank you for providing this forum so we can all continue to learn. :)

I make my own bone broth out of chicken bones&veg trimmings in my large crock pot. After broth has been made I freeze this bone broth in ice cube trays. When frozen place in zip loc type bag. Making soup or casseroles sauce,use bone broth ice cubes instead!

I’ve got one I haven’t heard anyone else use, I buy bulk ramen, and then use it in pasta dishes instead of buying noodles. Nobody ever even notices the difference but I can get 8-10 packages of ramen for a dollar compared to one package of spaghetti for 1.50 where I’m at. Usually 4-6 packages will be the same amount of noodles. Then I use the flavor packets to cook rice and it ends up pretty tasty with some vegetables or an egg in it to mix it up.

The credit card companies refer to people l;like me as deadbeats because we pay off our credit card bill in full each month and don't pay interest. On top of that my card offers me cash back on every purchase which I redeem each month. The bank is paying me, not the other way around.

Wow! I was really surprised when Larry said that a glass of mustard costs normally 55 cents at Aldi. Here in Spain I buy at Aldi's and at Lidl and in both stores the price for mustard is around 1,29 € which is approx. 1,42 USD. It's unbelievable that there is such a huge price difference. Unfortunately it is getting really hard to safe money/spend less here. Thanks for your always interesting videos. You both are really an amazing couple!

On the BB dates, it was always my understanding that the BB date really meant you may start to lose some nutrients, but the food was still good. If a can is bulging or leaking, don't use it. Otherwise open it, smell it and see how it looks. If all ok, it's likely fine. And repackaging things like rice or pasta into used glass jars, vacuum sealing or even freezer bags will help it last long past the BB date.

Use less condiment when you use them. Or you can try a stronger flavored mustard and just use less. You can make your own dressings and save them in your fridge. Put a small amount of ketchup on your plate and add more if you really need it, rather than scraping pennies into the garbage. Use overly dry French or Italian bread by slicing to 1/4", basting with olive oil, sprinkling some garlic seasoning, baking until browned on the edges, then freezing them and grab out what you want with your soup, pasta, etc.

CVS is my newest way to save. I also redeem Fetch and Ibotta rewards into CVS gift cards helping me to save more with the coupons n deals.

I don't use the apps anymore because I found that the foods are not as filling and not as healthy. What I do is buy chicken breast, fruits and vegetables, eggs and oatmeal. It takes a little bit more time chopping and preparing your food but it goes a long way and it's actually cheaper for my pocketbook.

I also agree with using a cooler in the summer for grocery shopping. Keeps all frozen and refrigerated items from spoiling while traveling home!

Our new grand baby is fourteen months now moma nursed him and slowly put him on table food, he eats about everything we eat now w/o sugar or seasoning, he has a mouth full of teeth and enjoys his food

Recycle the ziploc by washing them after use.

We plan our meals A LOT watching budget meal videos and combining with sales. I am telling you all these recipes are delicious!!!!! And we even have leftovers sometimes!!! We used to go out a lot, but at this point if we want to eat from a specific restaurant, we look for a copycat recipe from that restaurant. Thank you for all this tips!!!!

The only store in my area that does flashfood is Meijer. So when I pick it up I also go shopping. If it isn't on sale,coupon or clearance it doesn't see inside of my cart! I hit the jackpot at end of summer. I got a really nice tailgate propane grill originally $129.99 for wait for it....$12.99. Wonderful prep item.

Since I'm solo living bulk is much on some items. I will usually share my shopping list with a friend or family member that has costco or Sam's card and see what items are duplicate. We Share the cost and products while getting a super deal.

I go to farmer's markets right when they are closing. The farmers don't want to have to pack up and take their produce back home and they will give me a great price to take it off their hands. Sometimes, I can get bruised green peppers or other produce that is not perfect free.

Not food, but local Sally's Beauty Supply lets you buy bulk hair care products in large bottles for discount. Lots of other goodies too.

Yes,vacuum sealers are awesome and protect the food inside in the freezer!

I buy markdown produce for most of my budget. Not overripe but excess markdowns. I have one grocery store and two green grocers nearby that do this. I typically buy mushrooms, bananas, apples, greens, potatoes and tomatoes this way. At least half price and fully fresh as these items are typically in abundance and my stores always have too much. I design my meals around what I can get.

I use oats , baking soda and salt blenderized to mix in my scoopable cat litter I save one jug of clumpable litter a month

When you return used printer ink cartridges to Office Depot, they give you a $3 rebate. You can turn in a max of ten per quarter. I turn them in, and each quarter get a check. I then use this "free money" to buy paper towels and toilet paper there, to help my grocery budget from having to buy those items. I mostly use kitchen towels at home for daily use to cut down my paper towel usage, but I still do use them (for vomit, dog messes, and sopping up grease or drying eggplant for example) so I do still buy them.

I use Ibotta and Fetch rewards. You can use both on the same receipt and I have often gotten free food from Ibotta. I am also vegan and have gotten meat items that I have donated to local charity or to friends.

I do shop at CVS, combining manufacturer, store and Extrabucks, if I have any. I’ve saved a lot! I paid 53 cents for an eight roll pack of toilet paper!

One thing I do to save money is to buy bigger pieces of meat that are at a lower cost per lb and cut the meat into more manageable portions for my family. The butcher probably does it also but some of the places I shop don't have an actual meat department with a butcher always there ready to cut meat. Also I found a nice dehydrator at the thrift store and it doesn't use a lot of electricity. Instead of always freezing my left over fruit and veggies i dehydrate them before they go bad. My kids really like dehydrated strawberries and apple slices. They are also nice to take on trips. The other advantage is that dehydrated food takes up less space and if the power goes out they are still ok in the jars we keep them in. One con you do have to deal with the noise of the fan running