Keeping your grocery budget down to a minimum is not difficult, but it does take practice and experience. People are always asking me how I do it, and because I've been working at it faithfully for 13 years, it's a challenge for me to really give them a quick and simple answer. It's just a part of my life. However, in an effort to help out friends and strangers who want to learn in this area of living, I have written a series of articles that clearly outline my entire process. For some of you, these steps might seem like "no-brainers" and you may wonder why I would even take the time to write about each one in detail. My reason for doing so is that I have discovered that there are many to whom these steps do not come naturally and they are grateful for all the detail I can give them. I have been happy to oblige.
Do not be overwhelmed by all the information I provide in these pages. Go at your own pace. Try one tip for awhile until you're comfortable, then move on to another. You don't even really have to do all of them in order, but the more of them you do, the greater your grocery savings will be.
Step 1: Take Inventory
Step 2: Evaluate Inventory
Step 3: Plan A Menu
Step 4: Make A Grocery List
Step 5: Plan Your Grocery Shop
Step 6: Go Shopping
Step 7: Put Your Groceries Away
Step 8: Update Your Inventory
Step 9: Cook, Eat, Revise
Step 10: Start Over
I encourage you to take a peek at my Links Page. I try to keep it updated with helpful links and I am not afraid to post ideas from others on how to go about becoming a more frugal menu planner and grocery shopper. There are already a few great ones there on this very topic. Use what works for you. Learn from various sources and be enriched by the variety of styles that are out there.
