Never Complained About the High Price of Groceries

[Paladin1950]

I'm on Social Security and have a part time job, but have not been bothered with the high price of groceries. To me, there seems to be smart shoppers and not so smart shoppers.

I haven't bought any soda or alcohol since 2013. I have never been a smoker. No soda, beer, or cigarettes. Right there, that's a hell of a lot of money saved. Some people buy all of their groceries at the same store. I never do. Anything is too pricey, I won't buy. I'll get it at another store. Plus here in New York, a lot of dollar stores have a grocery line. I can get butter, eggs, milk, cereal at lower prices. Bread too.

Taking after my mother, I'm a cheapskate. She taught me well! Of course in other parts of the country, prices in stores can vary greatly. But if you eliminate things that you don't really need, and things that your body doesn't require, and are willing to go to more than one store, you can spend less on groceries.

I used to make fun of my mother for being a cheapskate. Not any more. Thanks to her, I have a nice bank account.

 

[Muskrat]

Very much like you. And I eat well.

 

[Pepper]

The price of food is so high I actually had to dip into savings last month and I barely eat anything. Heading into high spending now with holidays, meaning gifts & tips. I try to be as generous as I can.

 

[Aunt Bea]

I try to be mindful of my spending but I still manage to buy the things that are important to me.

This is not a drill people, if we don’t enjoy ourselves now we may never get another chance.

 

[Buckeye]

{shrug} with the price of gas, the last thing I want to do is to run around from store to store to save a dime on a loaf of bread.

Life is too short.

Smoke 'em if you got 'em,

 

[Twostep]

I enjoy cooking, spending time with people who appreciate the effort I put into a meal. So a lot of from scratch but always enough plus. Wine and coffee is something I am not giving up. As my grandfather said 'the only thing water is good for in the kitchen is boiling pasta and washing dishes'.

 

[Teacher Terry]

Winco is the cheapest option locally and the quality is good so I buy everything there. I’m filling my freezer with meat and bought 4 months of coffee because I expect prices to greatly increase. I drank cheap coffee for years and now buy a decent quality but I only drink 3 cups a day.

 

[hollydolly]

I buy what I want.. and I'll go to various stores if I think I can get it cheaper...

I don't drink alcoholl I don't look on it as a saving, because I never have drunk it.. my husband is a heavy drinker.. and on our grocery trips he would pay for his alcohol seperate from the weeks' groceries which I paid for.. and more than once his bill came to more than mine..

I don't smoke... and I do buy ''soda'' which costs pennies here tbh... I buy several 2 litre bottles during the year and kee them chilled.. and they last me all year.. but if stopped buying them it would only save me about £10...

My husand always would sneer at my penny pinching here and there... citing my Scottish nationality's undeserved propensity to be tight with money...

However if I want something and I can afford it, I'm not going to deny myself... and that's in every aspect of my life... I've been there in my younger days.. for many years scrimping , and saving and going without...too old for that now.