Cara Mirabella was once interviewed on national television on saving money with coupons. You might say that she knows her stuff when it comes to being frugal at the grocery store.
She has some quick tips for us:
1. Create a grocery budget
2. Create an inventory of what you have on hand
3. Clip coupons
4. Join your store’s customer shopping program
5. Carefully read the circular and the tags
6. When you can, buy the family size or in bulk
7. Buy generic
8. Plan your meals
Visit The Household Helper for an explanation of all eight frugal tips!


It helps to have you coupons organized with your list so you can set aside the coupons you’re going to use at the register. Have you tried FoodSupport before? They offer a $250 gift card for many popular grocery chains after you fill out the requested info. http://www.foodsupport.org