The September 2010 issue has a feature detailing 50 or so tips for saving on groceries, rounded up with the help of bargain-shopping experts and coupon aficionados.
Example:
Buy frozen fish. Just about all seafood has been previously frozen, so stay away from the “fresh” counter and head to the frozen-seafood case, Lempert says. You can save 40 to 50 percent. Buy frozen fish. Just about all seafood has been previously frozen, so stay away from the “fresh” counter and head to the frozen-seafood case, [SupermarketGuru.com founder Phil] Lempert says. You can save 40 to 50 percent.
And here’s another, particularly timely one:
Take advantage of back-to-school markdowns. The fall is a good time to look for half-off granola bars, pudding cups, fruit snacks, and other brown-bag stuffers. Stock up on soup and canned pasta sauce during September and October; flour, sugar, cake mixes, and other baking supplies when they’re on sale, usually from October through the end of the year.
Check out the rest here.
