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Frugal Friday: It Pays To Compare Prices
Maybe you're like me and on a typical week you might have a few different stores you frequent to collect the groceries you need and want. I go to a regular chain grocery store near my house for some items, but I usually hit Trader Joe's once every week or two.
Well yesterday, while making my biweekly run to Trader Joe's, I noticed that their egg substitute product (Nulaid ReddiEgg 16-ounce carton) was $1.99.
WOW! I happen to know that the same size carton of Egg Beaters (my favorite
brand) is around $4.00. I know this because I always groan - because of the price and the fact that it's almost NEVER on sale - when I put it in my shopping cart.
So, frugally speaking, if you go to several different grocery stores in a two or three week period, it makes "cents" to compare the prices of some of the products they have in common, that are staples at your house. Compare the price on mineral water or bags of flour, for example. Find out where the lowest prices are for weekly items like fruits and bags of baby carrots and fresh spinach, cartons of high omega-3 eggs, milk, yogurt and cheese...and then make a point to buy them where they are lowest in price whenever practically possible.
I saved almost 2 dollars yesterday just by buying my egg substitute at one store versus the other. Imagine if you find just 10 items like this, you'll save around 20 dollars a week which computes to about 80 dollars a month!
The savings can definitely add up just by being a little more aware of where the prices for your staples are the lowest. Now go out there and find your 10 items!
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Well yesterday, while making my biweekly run to Trader Joe's, I noticed that their egg substitute product (Nulaid ReddiEgg 16-ounce carton) was $1.99.
WOW! I happen to know that the same size carton of Egg Beaters (my favorite
brand) is around $4.00. I know this because I always groan - because of the price and the fact that it's almost NEVER on sale - when I put it in my shopping cart.
So, frugally speaking, if you go to several different grocery stores in a two or three week period, it makes "cents" to compare the prices of some of the products they have in common, that are staples at your house. Compare the price on mineral water or bags of flour, for example. Find out where the lowest prices are for weekly items like fruits and bags of baby carrots and fresh spinach, cartons of high omega-3 eggs, milk, yogurt and cheese...and then make a point to buy them where they are lowest in price whenever practically possible.
I saved almost 2 dollars yesterday just by buying my egg substitute at one store versus the other. Imagine if you find just 10 items like this, you'll save around 20 dollars a week which computes to about 80 dollars a month!
The savings can definitely add up just by being a little more aware of where the prices for your staples are the lowest. Now go out there and find your 10 items!
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