Money Saving Coupons – Grocery Prices on the Rise!
The belt just got tighter! You will need to utilize some money saving coupons to help you with the price of food at the market. With rising gas prices on the move, our groceries just got more expensive too! Everything is just getting ridiculous!
To get by anymore, American’s are going to have to shell out more green! Food prices went up 4% as a national average last year. This year prices are poised to rise the same amount. If you spend an average of $100/week for your groceries, that translates into about $200 more this year for the same amount of food you bought last year. (With the way things are looking right now, it could be a lot more!) Insane as it may be! That's the facts!
In order for you to consume products, the plants (food source) have got to grow first, which uses fertilizer. Fertilizer's are made from oil/gas. (petroleum) Then you have to collect them all and ship them. Gas again times 2! On top of that, you'll have to use gas to get to the store and back home again! A lot of your bottom dollar depends on the gas you consume, in more ways than one! How much an item costs largely depends on how it was produced and where it was shipped from to get to you. It's a chain reaction that doesn't happen overnight but it always happens anytime gas prices are going up. So, what is the answer? There is not any one good answer, but there are a lot of good options to save money. Using money saving coupons is one of them. Here are a few other money saving tips too since we need as much help as we can get right now! #1) - One way to cut back your grocery bill is to cut back on the meat you buy. Substitute cheese anywhere you can. My healthy cheese quesadilla’s are a time saver, simply delicious, filling, and a big hit in our house. Watch this video now. #2) - When you buy red meat, use cheaper cuts. If you just can’t afford rib eyes or tenderloins, a really good substitute is London broil or flank steak. However, if you want the best and cheapest choice, try Tri-tip steak. It is as tender as tenderloin and rib eye steak. It also has less fat and a very low cost substitute. Haven’t ever heard of them? Just ask your local butcher. He’ll know what it is! #3) - With the meat recall of late, it really makes you think about the many food sources from which you buy your groceries. Buy all the meat you can at your local grocery store. (yeah, the little one out in the country) They mostly sell local meats so you can rely on their meat to be a bit safer than meat bought in large food chains like WM and Food Lion. #4) Buy whats on sale! If there is good sale or promotion going on in the store, buy it! Make sure it's really a good buy before you do though. Compare other brands or know what you usually pay for the item. Buy only products you'll use though. Buying something on sale that sits in the cupboard won't do you any good! #5) - Know thy butcher! They always say it’s not what ya know but who ya know. Get to know your local butcher! Whatever store you go to! If you have any questions about the meat you’re buying, its good to know someone you can go to for advice. They’ll also be able to answer your requests about the tri-tip steaks! That's just the tip of the iceburg too! There are a lot more tips to save money on groceries on this page! Money Saving CouponsThis list is the best of the best. These sites were the easiest to surf and the easiest to get coupons from. It took me quite a bit of time to meander through them and weed out the not-so-good sites! Enjoy! Printable coupons on this site! Redeem at your local supermarket. Save money on household brands. If you enter your zip code into the search box, they’ll give you more coupons specifically catered to your local area! ************************** Here's the promo from their site: Online coupons make it simple for you to find coupons anytime. It is so convenient to use online coupons rather than having to try to find them in newspapers or magazines. Online coupons are available to you any day at any time so you'll always have a place to go for money–saving coupons! This site is user friendly but again, you have to accept a small download from their site to install a program for your printer. You must also have a printer:o) I did not install the software for my computer. It was recommended to me from a view of this site. (Or someone from their site who wanted me to list it.) It does look like its a good site from looking around a bit. Seems to me though, that they'd at least give you some examples of the coupons they generally have. That's just my two cents on it. I mean hey, if you want us to install your software, let us know what we can get, besides money saving coupons. I mean, we already kinda knew that! ************************** Print over 100 name brand coupons. Redeem & save at stores everywhere. In order to print the coupons, you have to install a small download on your computer. This doesn’t take long if you have broadband, cable, or DSL. They offer to give you coupons buy email if you enter your email address in the box. ************************** This site is by General Mills and has cereal coupons to print. What they say: Cheerios, Total, Wheaties and More Free coupons at Eat Better America. Just sign up, select the coupons you want, and print them. Go to their home page and then click on ‘get coupons’. They have a huge list. You’ve got to join the web site to get the coupons though! What the site promises: Quit clipping and start clicking! Select just the coupons you want from our huge database of top U.S. manufacturers. We’ve spent the time clipping, organizing and sorting tens of thousands of top-brand manufacturer coupons that spend just like cash! We hope you enjoy this fast and convenient way of getting just the coupons you want to use. The main problem that I found with this site is that the picture on the homepage is missing. I also noticed a few typo’s in their products list but the site is fairly user friendly and navigates fairly well. Seems like a small price to get money saving coupons! ************************** Coupons And Coupon Codes At Couponseven.com ************************** To get their grocery coupons, just click on the Wow coupons-grocery link on the main page. (first link) What they advertise: #1 source for Coupons offers Free Printable Grocery Store Coupon Codes. You have to join their site, then download a file for your printer, but that’s really easy and coupons printed out fast. There were a lot of coupons to choose from. ************************** This is a very basic site with search engines doing all of the work for you. A great alternative to busy web sites where you actually have to think? Not much page rank there either but this site was advertised on our local TV this morning and I had to check it out. Makes me wonder about our news people! Just in the time I’ve been making this page, I’ve successfully printed out around 15 or 20 grocery coupons that I use a lot in our home! Another updated list of coupon sites to help you!bootle.com These sites seem to be the best of the best that I found. Maybe you can find more money saving coupons for groceries. If you’d like more sources for money saving coupons, use the handy search box below to get coupons for specific products. More Useful LinksDidn't find what you were looking for? Use your keywords and this handy tool to find it fast! Subscribe to my free newsletter. 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