Notes from the grocery class.

Yesterday my daughter and I hosted a Cut your grocery bill in half class.   Here are a few bullets to  ponder.

• Buy thing in bulk when it makes sense:   Flour, rice, oatmeal.  That 7 dollar bag of flour can save you a hundred dollars replaeing store /manufactured frozen items.   
• Keep a basic inventory of the things you use on a regular basis every week and buy a 4-6 week supply of them when they are at their RBP.
• Keep a small notebook 📓 to record prices of your key items until you find the  RBP in your area.   
• Efficient scratch cook.   Find recipes that are easy and use the instapot, slow cooker etc to minimize your time in the kitchen.   You basically get paid for planning and shopping wisely at two stores in the form of savings.   You don’t get paid for cooking.   
• Use coupons, ibotta, sales, closeout bins and basket coupons wisely to save money any way you can.   Coupons.com, ibotta, 
• There are some people that are on U-tube that are great sources of information.   Betty Crocker on line cookbook is free.  Substitute ready made products with scratch if you can.   There are more people.   Freedom Homestead, Big Famiy Homestead , She’s In Her Apron,  April Holly Smith to name a few.