Make Your Grocery Money Go Further
Simple tips for spending less at the grocery store—from planning meals and comparing prices to shopping sales and making the most of what you already have.
A Better Way to Shop for Groceries
Batch Cooking Basics for Lower-Cost Weeknight Meals
Getting dinner on the table after a long day is when a grocery budget can start to fall apart. You're tired, nobody knows what they want to eat, and ordering takeout suddenly seems much easier than cooking. Even if you planned to make dinner at home, a busy week can...
How Freezer Meal Prep Can Reduce Grocery and Takeout Costs
Freezer meal prep doesn't have to mean spending an entire Sunday cooking dozens of meals and filling your freezer with identical containers. At its simplest, freezer meal prep means preparing food ahead of time and saving it for later. That might mean freezing a batch...
The Two-Hour Weekend Prep Routine for Affordable Weeknight Meals
Weeknight cooking sounds manageable until the week actually starts. By Tuesday, you're tired. By Wednesday, you're looking at the refrigerator wondering what you can make without going back to the grocery store. By Thursday, takeout starts sounding like a perfectly...
How to Compare Store Brands Across Different Grocery Stores
Shopping at different grocery stores can save you money, but there's one problem that makes comparisons harder than they look: Every store has its own version of "cheap." One store might have an inexpensive pasta that's actually a great buy. Another might have a...
How to Compare Frozen, Canned, and Fresh Versions of the Same Food
Fresh isn't always better. Frozen isn't always cheaper. And canned food isn't automatically the budget option. When you're standing in the grocery store looking at three versions of the same food, it's easy to assume you already know which one is the best choice....
Building a Grocery Cart With the Best Mix of Brands and Prices
You don't have to buy the cheapest version of everything to have a cheap grocery cart. In fact, that's probably not the best way to do it. A better grocery cart is a mix. Maybe the store-brand pasta goes in the cart because it's half the price and nobody cares about...
How to Test Store Brands Without Wasting Money
Switching to store brands can save you a decent amount of money, but there's no reason to replace half your pantry just to find out which products you actually like. Some store brands will become instant favorites. Others will leave you wondering how anyone thought...
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