16 July 2009

Thrifty Thursday: Lists

This week for my Thrifty Thursday post, it's a reminder to make a shopping list of what you need before you go to the grocery store.

You don't necessarily need to stick to the list once you're in the store, but it will help you not forget items you need, and therefore save you another trip back to the store to purchase them.

If you do stick to the list, it will help you keep your grocery bill down by a few dollars, especially in combination with meal planning! (Keeping a list helps cut down on food that spoils before you use it, by not randomly buying ingredients that doesn't necessarily make a meal.)

3 comments:

Rena said...

Good point. We usually drive 40+ minutes away to shop and I always forget something. I've gone to the store 3 times to buy eyebrow pencils and forgot all 3 times! It's now on my list! ;)

JosiahsMommy said...

Great tip! Now can you mail this to my DH?!

Nicole said...

I do this and stick to my list! It has really helped with impulse buying.
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