Extreme couponing isn’t for everyone; thankfully, there are other ways to save money on groceries. Some suggestions from Financial Highway: Shop ethnic markets; spices and seasonings are especially well priced here. Reduce your animal protein and stock up on lentils, garbanzo beans and peanut butter; better for your health and your wallet. Buying generic and shopping seasonally are also good strategies. If a sale item appeals, buy it and freeze it, and consider making your own dry mixes for cakes and biscuits. Discount grocers are also worth checking out. Finally, consider a “slacker” garden for rhubarb, asparagus and herbs.
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Carrie Rattle is a Principal at BehavioralCents.com, a website for women focused on mind and money behaviors. She has worked in the financial services industry for 20+ years and hopes to inspire women to better prepare themselves for financial independence.