I am yet again still in bed. Watching too many couponing / grocery hauls. Finally a light bulb went off in my head. I wonder if the reason some states have higher grocery prices is because they are double coupon states. The old mark it up to mark it down routine. Also, I wonder of the lack of competition in the marketplace has something to do with it. When you have four chains competing for your business, the prices have to be better than if there is one grocery store in town.
I watched a nice lady go through all the steps of couponing this morning. She did a really good job. I, personally would not cut all the coupons out of the inserts. The coupon matchup sites usually do a good job of telling you where to find a coupon. I just binder clip them by month. She showed a haul from three stores that netted her a 53 percent profit. I think the percentage of profit is not as important as the percentage off when you are buying things that you really,need. If you skip the garbage at any price, you will save more money. She had a lot of juice drinks, expensive veggies, Greek yogurt at a buck a carton. When it got down to the real food groups, there wasn't a lot there.
I could have cut that over a hundred dollar net bill probably to half without sacrificing any nutrition.
Part of groceries on the cheap is finding the lowest price, and matching a coupon if possible. The other part so not buying a bunch of junk food and premades. Junk food can jack your food bill up fast. It's not even good for you.
On another note, pasta sauce and refried beans, two things on my basic stocking list are .50 at TOP Foods this week. When you can get pasta for as low as .38, that makes for a really cheap meal.
A really cheap meal can mean that you can have a piece of real steak now and then. LOL
Checking the USDA stats a couple of times a year gives you a baseline to a grocery budget. The more you can save the closer you are to beat the stats. Make it a game. It's a game you can always win
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