How to get & keep your food budget under control.
See Mindy Mom recently posted a great video focusing on the food budget. She has some great ideas, tips and tricks that you might want to review:
As we come out of a holiday period where the budget might have been stretched to the limit and we have been indulging in some goodies, getting things back under control could be daunting.
I appreciate Mindy for reminding us that one method might not work for all. I also appreciate her for reminding us that we need to look at all available markets in our area to find the one(s) that might be a better fit for our needs.
I remember when I started looking at the various markets in my area, I was not only surprised at the variety of items that were available but the price differences shocked me. Discovering that what had been my regular market did not have the lowest prices was inspiration for digging deeper.
I have to join Mindy when she recommends checking out store brands, too. You really don’t know what you are missing until you see what those off brands are like. I’ve found items that I prefer that are much less expensive and easier to access.
Another thing that surprised me was the quality of the meat and produce. Many, many times I’ve found them better in the smaller stores.
We might consider this just another way to play with our food!
