Food, Food, Food...this is a voice in the budget that coul easily increase because we don't put attention on it, we overbuy food and then meybe a big % go directly in trash bin, so this is time to change.
It's not so complicated, and to spend less doesn't mean don't eat, means do different choiche!!!
I know that I said and almost all the world still says to prepare your lunch instead to buy it daily, true and believe me your diet will be better, you buy starbucks coffee daily? Well I don't have starbucks in Italy but we have a lof of cafe so try to reduce it and took your thermos directly from home, usually I take only once or twice per week, it's a good place to meet a friend and spend time talking.
Fist thing is to open your fridge and freezer and do a list of everything you have inside it, see the expiration date and then make a meal planning with your items.
Maybe you didn't know but you already have a big amount of food to use before to go to grocery store.
Now it's time to go to buy food because you finished almost all you had in your house...Meal planning is really good because it helps you because having a list to respect you are not tempted to buy items that aren't on it.
Eat before to go, usually with a empty stomach resist to tempation is very hard, while if your stomach is full you're be more concentrated.
Usually when you are in grocery store you tend only to look on your eyes height, well in the downer or upper side you can find same product different prices, usually more less.
Have you noticed that you eat only that brand of cereal?pasta?biscuits? Well be open minded and try other no brand products, most of times you discover that the taste is the same and the price is really different, because with that "brand" you're buyng not only the food but also the packaging.
In Italy we don't have coupons like in the US but we have that we call "discount" where you find great food with good quality and really good prices.
The fact is in this shops everything is on their boxes so you don't pay for packaging because the exposition is simply.
However if you live in a country that has coupons use them but only for products you are going to buy and eat.
Maybe you're tempted a tons of food because it is on "special offer 3x2" well, it is good only if you're planning a big party, think about your meal planning for the week before to buy.
Do you follow a special diet? Last year I did a itolerance test on foods, well for 4 months I ate only biologic and gluten free products, in my hometwon there are at least 3 shops with this kind of food, then I reintroduced slowly everything but my wallet was almost every month empty. Unless it is for medical reason I suggest to don't overspend money on gluten free, biologic food, I'm not saying to stop to eat it, but to find a compromise, because biologic and gluten free products are really expensive and if you are looking for cut grocery bills you need to be indulgent and find a compromise.
Buy Local and seasonal, buying local the food is cheaper because you don't need to add shipping cost, you know from that food arrives, this means also ann help fr the planet and also for your healt. Seasonal, every food has a season and if you want strawberries in january you are free but you'd must to know that they have a expensive cost out of season, while there are delicous seasonal food that are only waiting to be tried!!!
Baking: if you buy bread daily in the end of year is a good amount spent only for it so why don't try to do by yourself? Same story for cakes, biscuits and yogurt. True you need to buy machines to so those things but in the end you've saved a lot.
Leftovers, our grandparents knew exactly what to do recycle in new receipes, use fantasy and if you still have the lucky to have grandparents ask for suggestions, they are a full and rich font of them!!!
Try to see in the end of year the amount you'll saveed only on food!
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