6. Employ Shopping Strategies
Once it is time to shop, employ a variety of strategies to make sure you stick to the list and save as much money as possible. For starters, don’t shop hungry or it will be nearly impossible to avoid impulse purchases. Go to the store armed with relevant coupons, but know that there may not be many for the kinds of healthy, whole foods you seek.
Decide which items you can tolerate buying generic; for many items, there is little to no difference except for some fancy packaging. Buy whole versions of things rather than convenience ones, such as an entire block of cheese rather than a bag of pre-shredded stuff.
Foods that you eat a lot of are usually cheaper when bought in bulk, and produce that’s in season is also less expensive. All of these strategies can keep more coins in your pocket.