Save Money, Cut Your Grocery Bill

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As food prices soar to unmanageable levels, one of your best friends should be weekly coupons and, even more often, websites aimed at saving you food money. Instead of spending the American average of $3,240 yearly, spending a bit of time each week researching grocery deals could save you a significant amount.

Start at couponmom.com, where you’ll get a helpful overview of what’s on sale and where. The site’s database will tell you what deals are going on at your local grocery stores, and will help match those sales with available coupons. Combining sales and coupons in this way will help save your far more than just coupon-clipping alone.

In addition, websites like Shortcuts.com, affiliated with Kroger, will allow you to enter your loyalty card information, connecting it to special deals. Surf the site, match the deals with what you’re going to buy, and apply them to your awards card. When you arrive at the register, the savings will automatically be applied to your bill.

Lastly, buy online to take advantage of big discounts. There are several online grocery services that are not only cheaper, but very convenient, delivering to a local store or, even better, to your front door. Buy in small bulk (i.e. a cereal four-pack), and save even more.

Clipping coupons isn’t your only recourse to high grocery bills. Take the above advice, and start racking up big savings, while saving your own time, too.

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