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Clipping coupons, sticking to a shopping list, and never going to the supermarket when you're hungry are tried and true tips for saving money at the grocery store, but Cheap Life host and Ultimate Cheapskate Jeff Yeager has some other a few other not so conventional ideas for aisles and aisles of savings.
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When I buy bags of apples and onions, I count them instead of weighing and buy the bags that have the most. Regardless of the weight, I eat one apple or use just one onion in a recipe. I do weigh the potatoes, though, cause it's usually too hard to count them.
We eat a lot of rice and Asian dishes. I have noticed that most rice sold in Asian grocery stores is cheaper than the same rice at regular groceries. You can often find cheap and unique produce and sauces there, too. Since Jasmine or Basmati is tastier and more expensive than plain white rice, I buy cheaper and healthier brown rice, then mix the two rices together for healthier eating. Tastes good, too :-)
I usually try to make several small tips for things I need rather than try to buy it all at once. It helps me focus on exactly what I need and how much I should spend.
What I do is called, “making my rounds “. I usually go out to go usually in an order to different stores. I look for mostly marked down or damaged Items. But I only buy things that I normally would use ( not weird stuff). I’m picky when I buy it though. So long as it looks okay, I’ll get it. A lot of times I get flour and cornmeal from a bag that was ripped, but they put wrap over it. It’s just as , often marked down quite a bit. Be your own judge about, if it looks ok, it probably is.
I'll add that to my idea list, but until then here's a couple housing tips that will keep a dream home from becoming a nightmare: Buy a home, not a castle. Finish in your starter home. And pay it off.
I learned my coupon policy for the store I shop at they allow you to use store and manufacturer coupons together, and I use certain apps to gain more savings with these discounts! My personal all time best was 30 items for $4.50, all because that store allowed triple coupons, sixteen items were cereal. My kids were so happy!
This philosophy helped me Jeff, thanks. I was shopping for a home, figuring I would get a condo or coop, and have a small mortgage for years. But using your laws, I went looking at trailer homes(strange for a guy raised in the Bronx), and found an 800 square foot one I could buy for what was going to be my deposit for an apartment!!! I own it free and clear, I just lease the land(which includes unlimited water) and pay utilities. Life is good without a mortgage...
Hey Christina, Jeff usually likes shopping at a number of different stores or "cherry picking". Using the front pages of the sales circulars are a great way to find what you can save and create your weekly menu.
Tomatoes and other veggies can be grown to eat, giveaway, or sell. Some of the seeds from the veggies that you get at the store are growable. A bag of some dried beans will yield a field of beans.
We are a family of five and consume a lot of fresh rather than canned or packaged frozen produce. I always check the day old produce at our local store. I purchase cases of peppers, fresh garlic, mushrooms, and other items for a song. I put the freshest pieces in our produce drawer, reusing the produce bags, and generally freeze the balance. I google how to freeze items if I am unsure and we never run out of anything and always have fresh items around. You can also dehydrate fruits.
Buy what's in season! Yes, that means no strawberries or watermelon in December, but that makes them more special when they are in season. Combine coupons with sales, and you can walk out with free or almost free items. Also, set a monthly grocery budget and stick to it. Keep track of how much you have left to spend and challenge yourself to not go over budget.. If you have money left, put it in a separate envelope or account. Shop smart, and you don't have to compromise quality or quantity !
It never hurts to ask, does it?! I get the feeling you've watched my negotiate like a king video. :)
I always shop early in the morning to get the best selection of markdown meats. After striking up a conversation with a worker in the meat dept., I learned that they can mark down things that expire that day one more time if it's before 9 am. After that, they have to throw them away so they are happy to mark it down again and let someone make use of that great meat savings!
Watermelon Margaritas:
Combine 1 1/2 c. cubed seedless watermelon, 3 oz. tequila, 1 T. lime juice, 3 no-calorie sweetener packets, 2 c. crushed ice or 10-16 ice cubes. Place all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth. Makes 2 servings. Pour, sip & enjoy!
I buy store brand products. They usually have the exact same ingredients as regular brands, but they cost a lot less.
I shop the clerance items for meat in the meat dept for 50% off and packaged foods and stack with a coupon!
Great video!
A little note to add to the comment below by johnmonk66 about trailer homes. I fell into that same thought process a few years back after selling my home due to a divorce. What I didn't know at the time is that house insurance is outrageous compared to home or renter's insurance. Check out all the little details when comparing prices on mobile home insurance also. (The cheaper ones don't repair on the value of products today...only at the rate they would have cost in the year your mobile home was built.) Also, after living in a house my entire life, I find this so confining and in a different way than a small apartment or house of the same size is. It's the linear thing. I always feel like I'm living in a "wide" hall. It drives me crazy running from one end to the other. Also, at my park, not only do we pay water and sewer charges and all the other utilities, but one has to keep heat tape on the water lines at all times if you live in the northern part of the country, making your electric bill soar. Our park also only charges rent for the lot you live on...however, they do nothing in return for that rent except to collect it!! They charge you a large sum for anything that happens on that lot, from any type of maintenance, pruning or removing trees, even dead ones or tree stumps left from previous tennants, snow removal, lawn work of any type, etc. I discovered an old tree root was never properly removed from underneath the mobile home I own and the tree is now growing again, causing my skirting to be pushed out and in no time it will "come through the floor. I complained to the mgr and was told I'd have to hire someone to deal with it. Added to that is the utilities including water, are not cheap. All in all, I could have done a lot better by purchasing a small home or renting where at least I get some maintenance done for me. Remember, too, that mobile homes depreciate quickly and by a lot. The 1995 Dutch home I bought had originally been purchased for approximately $40,000. The previous owners built a beautiful two and a half stall garage, added new appliances, new roofing, and couldn't sell this for more than 17,000 which is what I paid in 2008. I'm ready to give it away to the highest bidder because something is always falling apart, having been made so cheaply.
Search the internet for "coupon matchups" for your store (for example, "San Diego Vons coupon matchups" to find blogs that take your weekly store ad and list current coupons that match up with sale items to get the best bang for your buck. When something you use regularly is on sale for dirt cheap, STOCK UP!! My best tip though is to never let my husband come shopping with me... or even worse, send him on his own :) That's how you end up with 6 bags of full priced oreos!
yesterday a lady I know gave me 5 lbs of garden fresh lettuce and a pound of chives free I kept what I wanted gave the rest to family and friends. what can I say im cheap so I took them and use some of the chives on meatloaf. stay cheap
true, I always check the price per pound because sometimes the bigger boxes are not a better deal as we would think. Like soda, often the 2 liter is 50 cents more than the 1 liter, so you are better off buying 2 one liter bottles.
I shop for dry beans at my local Mexican food market. They sell the bulk beans at a chaeaper price than th prepackaged beans. Plus they seem to be fresher.
We've found that Aldi is always cheaper than stand alone grocery stores and almost always cheaper than Walmart. Don't forget a quarter to unlock a shopping cart(you get it back when you return your cart) and bring your own bags because they charge a nickle per bag.
The nice thing about places that don't give out bags (besides that it helps the environment) is that it keeps you from buying more than you can carry.
very true!
Exactly! Why pay someone else the equivalent of $100/hour to shred your lettuce or peel your carrots? Or double that rate to make you frozen lasagna?
Stores that sell rotisserie chickens usually harvest the chicken breasts that haven't sold and package them in a large package of already cut up chicken, to sell the pieces for a huge savings to the customer, if they don't sell them, I would ask to purchase anyway.
I miss this guy
He used the screaming goat!!
I have never laughed so hard in my life. The captions are precious on this video.
Reading this made my night! :)
I avoid many of the processed foods such as frozen dinners, snacks, prepared foods, sodas, etc. I try to eat foods in their natural form. If you can't recognize the food, don't bother eating it. You pay through the nose to have someone else prepare the food and they add a lot of unhealthy ingredients.
Hi Jeff, awesome video as usual! Which grocery store is your favorite in the D.C area ?
Do you ever freeze your vegetables mixed specifically for certain recipes?
Needing walnuts I checked the price in the "bin" area figuring they would be cheapest. But I didn't get them, figuring it would be worthwhile to see what 16 oz would cost in prepackaged in the baking aisle. Guess what? The bins were more expensive! But I will always check both places before making my purchase.
When getting grapes pick them off od the vine before buying. This will lessen the cost cause u dont eat the stems and that is most of the weight.
Ground beef too expensive? Most grocery stores discounted beef pieces (ones that are mis-cuts or leftover that haven't been sold) are usually less than the packaged ground beef and can be grounded for free at my most supermarkets!
Also, remember about most of the time buying the store brand is the same as the national brand? Wanna know proof. Peter Pan Peanut Butter and Walmart/other store brand peanut butter are made in the SAME FACTORY!
Never go to the supermarket hungry and always bring a shopping list and stay true to the list. This way you will save money and buy only what you really need.
High five! Eating lower on the food chain is both cheaper and healthier.
Sounds like you can BYOB with the best of them!
I don't know if this counts but I'll buy bags of potatoes and make my own french fries.
Shopping is hard, so I go with my list and cash, no credit or debit cards. I know what I am buying and what it costs, but because I might find a deal I was not aware of, I do keep and extra 20 in my wallet. This stops my from buying more than i planned, and that 20 is my reward money, if I can get out without spending it, it goes into a separate play account as a reward, so i can go see a movie, or save towards a new tech toy/
He reminds me of Mario.
Don't get as much junk foods because if u get too much junk food you will waste your money