Save at the Checkout: Supermarket Items You Don’t Need
If you’re trying to cut your grocery bills then you might benefit from reading this list of “cash trap” items - stuff that we are commonly buying these days, but we can definitely do away with. Apparently grocery bills make up about 30% of the average American’s monthly budget so saving money at the checkout is going to help with your financial situation. Check whether you really need to buy these things:
- Bottled water - in many places, the water from your tap is just as healthy (and sometimes healthier!) - and it is cheaper to use a filter to change the taste than buy it all bottled.
- Tomato pasta sauces - instead, buy a tin of tomatoes and throw in your own herbs and spices, and it will come out at less than half the price.
- Spice mixes - avoid “barbecue spices” or “Spanish spices” or whatever kind of mixes you see - check what the main ingredients are and they’re likely to be spices already sitting on your own kitchen shelf, and you can mix your own.
- Energy bars - in most cases these aren’t much healthier than chocolate bars, and they’re incredibly expensive. Take a piece of fruit instead.
- Bagged salad - yes, it’s quick and easy, but how long does it really take to wash a few lettuce leaves? Don’t pay someone else to do that unless you’ve got money to burn.
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