I HATE GROCERIES

Posted at 14:53 on Tuesday July 19, 2005 | Filed Under Miscellaneous

Ok, I just moved into a new place so I had to buy food. This is after a long vacation where my mom asked me what I wanted to eat every morning and cooked gourmet food for every meal. So I went to the grocery store to get set up.

I watched with mounting horror as the checker rang my food up. After everything...IT COST $186.00!!! WHAT THE HELL!? I only bought things like bread, milk, eggs, BASICALLY JUST PRISON FOOD. PLEASE KILL ME

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Comments (6)

1.: Wait until you cook it... then it'll taste like prison food. :)

Posted by jim at July 19, 2005 06:34 PM

2.: Welcome to the "real world". ;-)

Posted by FMF at July 20, 2005 05:09 AM

3.: Ok, grocery shopping is an art. 2 tips, only buy stuff if it's on sale if it's not a necesity, clip coupons, but only clip coupons on products you use as the coupons are to entice you to buy something you do not normally need. Granted the first time you go shopping when your stocking a new place is always the most expensive as you have to stock up on condiments and things you buy maybe once or twice a year. One thing to help out with grocery bills are membership clubs like Sam's Club or Costco, but you have to shop there smartly as well. Once again only buy things there you use regularly as you get a whole lot because your buying in bulk. I usually buy things like trash bags, laundry detergent, soap, Ramen :), liquor, dog and cat foood. You have to tell yourself, do I really need a lifetime supply of mayonaise. Some of the stuff is just two big for one or 2 people to consume. Perishable stuff, stay away from at discount clubs, cause you'll just end up throwing it out. One last thing, don't forget to shop multiple grocery stores and look at sale fliers. I have 4 in a 2 mile radius from my house and can find great deals on different stuff at all 4. You just have to shop smarter.Just some friendly grocery. I learned these tips from my mother who is one of the most frugal people in the world. She knows how to save money like no other. Enjoy.

Posted by Jeff O'Hara at July 20, 2005 07:34 AM

4.: Two things to watch for: too much processed food. The more processing the food has, the more it costs. Check out for cereal, for example. Raw oatmeal, 3.24 for around 24 servings. Cheerios 4.00 for about 8 servings.

Same thing goes for others. Uncle bens rice: $2 for three servings. Regular white rice, $4 for about 50 servings.

Also compare groceries with eating out or the extra cost of excercising because of all of the fat eating out.

Posted by Jose at July 20, 2005 08:00 AM

5.: yeah, then try buying for a family of five with one of the five being in diapers! It's much fun!

Posted by JLP at AllThingsFinancial at July 20, 2005 01:22 PM

6.: I don't know where you were shopping, so maybe this isn't helpful. But The Milk Pail Market on the back side of the San Antonio Shopping center (corner of San Antonio and California) has better and less expensive produce than Safeway or Albertsons or anything like that. Also really good, really cheap cheese and other dairy products. Better selection than Trader Joe's even.

Posted by Stephanie at October 10, 2005 10:46 AM

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