Tips to save time and money at the grocery store

All I hear and read about in the news is how people are cutting back in food, travel, and entertaining expenses. In our current economic state, people will do anything to save money on their expenses. I am in the same shoes as everybody else. One of the things I do is create a grocery list before I go to the grocery store. I know what your thinking...I have heard this before. Here's the difference....keep a running list of all the items you run out of on your refrigerator. When you run out of orange juice, take a pen and record it on the pad of paper. It's best if you purchase a pad of paper that has a magnet attached to the back of it. At the end of the week you will have a full list of items you need.

Okay, so maybe you'll forget to do this or you have other people in the family that will forget to do this. The other possible solution is to create an Microsoft Excel spreadsheet with all the common items you get every week...milk, eggs, cold cuts, etc. Print this out before you go to the store and add any items to the bottom that are needed for that week only.

Creating a list of items will keep you on track at the grocery store. You'll be less likely to get distracted by the supposed "deals" that are advertised at the store. Happy shopping and stay tuned for more organizing tips!