One of the biggest ways to save on a family budget is to cut your grocery bill. There are several ways to do this. One is to buy what is on sale and use coupons to bring that price down. Now, I'm not talking about extremes like TLCs "Extreme Couponing." But you can save big without having a huge stockpile. A few things to remember, sales generally run in a 6-8 week cycle, meaning what is on sale now, will probably be on sale again in 6-8 weeks. So when shopping , try to buy enough to last your family 6-8 weeks. I use www.southernsavers.com to help with most of my grocery shopping. Jenny at SoutherSavers does a great job of explaining all of this. Simply visit her Learn to Coupon page: http://www.southernsavers.com/learn/ For those of you who are local, I've also found that Bruno's has great deals on meats and produce. And like Publix, they double coupons up to $0.50.
The second thing I do to save on my grocery bill is that I'm part of a produce co-op. Basically I'm part of a group that buys in bulk straight from the farmer or wholesaler and we split the produce among all the families. I generally get a huge laundry basket of produce for $10. This alone saves a lot on my grocery bill!
Another thing we do is grow some of our own produce. This past year, we grew squash, zucchini, tomatoes, lettuce, spinach, turnips, and collards. We tried to grow corn and carrots, but they didn't turn out. We'll keep trying.
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