Grocery Coupon Guide

There are a growing number of grocery stores that are offering discounts on gas when you purchase a certain amount of food from them. When you mee the required minimum amount, you receive a coupon for for a specific amount off per gallon of gas at an affiliated gas station in the area.
With gas prices [...]

Here’s a tip when shopping at discount wholesale stores such as BJ’s, Costco, Sam’s Club. An easy way to tell if an item is on clearance is to see if the price ends in a “1″ — if it does then it means it is on clearance, and usually has a significant price reduction (the [...]

One of the difficult decisions when trying to save money is whether or not to buy organic since organic foods still tend to be more expensive than non organic foods. One way to balance the need to save money and place healthy food on your table is to know which non organic foods have the [...]

It seems everything is taxable — even coupons! I never questioned the small print on the coupons I use, at least not the part about the customer paying sales tax. (I don’t understand why a manufacturer can say a coupon shouldn’t be doubled when it’s the retailer that makes a doubling offer, but [...]

I’m usually on a health kick in some form or fashion and regardless of whether my diet works, the one constant is that being healthy is expensive.  One of the big areas that I’ve been able to manage costs is with my vitamin purchases.  Luckily, with a little planning, consultation with a doctor and some [...]

Some great tips for those of you that have problems picking out good fruit at the grocery store from baselle’s Financial Diary:

Good produce weighs more than you expect: Technique 1: take 5 of anything of the same size, preferably medium. Grab each one and gently hold it in the palm of your hand for [...]

There was an article in the Daily News that lists 10 grocery store saving myths. Here they are according to the article:

1. Shop with a list: If you stick strictly to a list then you miss out on deals that happen not to be on your list.
2. Buy the largest size of everything: Bigger sizes [...]