Hi reader,
I have to confess: members in Grocery Budget Mastermind ask the best questions.
They're constantly sharpening each other's skills (and mine!). For example, the last time we talked, they asked:
- How do you expose kids to new foods without wasting anything?
- When you buy in bulk, how much bulk is too much?
- How can you meal plan, when you're not sure if your picky teens will want to eat at all?
- Can you share YOUR shopping routine?
These are just a few topics from my last class, but during one teaching session, we specifically talked about that last question - my grocery shopping routine.
Everyone's shopping routine will look different, and it might even change from season to season. I'm still working out my new routine since I've moved to a 30 acre farm! Hopefully soon we will be eating more of what we grow and less from the grocery stores.
When I was still in Atlanta, here's the routine that I used for most of the school year:
Monthly (or Every Other Month): Costco and ALDI
I have very specific lists for both stores and I buy enough to last 4-8 weeks.
Weekly: Walmart and Sprouts
I make our meal plan Sunday afternoons and place a Walmart grocery pick-up order. I schedule to pick it up on Mondays, after I take the kids to school.
Also on Sundays, I spend 10-15 minutes researching prices for just one item... like einkorn flour or chocolate chips or coconut oil. I look into all of my online sources and compare them to my price book to see who has the rock bottom price. Then I update my price book accordingly, and going forward, I know where to buy that item from.
I go into Sprouts on Wednesday mornings, right after I drop off the kids at school. Wednesdays are "double ad" days, when the old sale circular and the new sale circular overlap.
As-needed: Kroger
I don't do major grocery shopping at Kroger, but I do swing in from time to time if Walmart makes a substitution I don't want, or if they're out of stock on something and I can't wait until I go to Sprouts on Wednesday.
Kroger also has the best clearance section, so I make a point to stop by at least every couple weeks just to see what's on the shelf.
By sticking to this shopping schedule, I'm able to get everything I need AND not make any last minute trips to the store.
Coming up with a shopping routine does NOT happen overnight - or even over just a couple weeks - so don't beat yourself up if you don't have one right now or if yours isn't as "nice and pretty" as mine.
But I do want you to work on it, because not only does having a shopping routine save you money, but it also saves you sanity too!
PS: Can I let you in on a little secret? The grocery stores are NOT on your side! After years of researching stores and prices and tracking sales, I learned the ins and outs of successfully shopping at the grocery store, without spending a penny more than I should.
I teach these techniques in my FREE mini-course Grocery Savings Made Simple. Thousands of families have joined this free training and have easily saved hundreds of dollars each. Just by applying these simple strategies!
| | | | This training is 100% free but you do need to RSVP to attend. (I don't want to fill your inbox about something you're not interested in!)
This event starts June 10th before we open up enrollment for Grocery Budget Mastermind and I'm SUPER excited to share it again!
>> Click here to claim your spot for the free training.
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> Grocery Budget Bootcamp • Meal Planning Bootcamp •
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