Status: U Return-Path: Received: from whmx-joyous.pas.sa.earthlink.net ([127.0.0.1]) by whmx-joyous.pas.sa.earthlink.net (EarthLink SMTP Server) with SMTP id 1mOFYj7Ny3NZFmD0; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:06:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from dukecmmtar03.coxmail.com ([68.99.120.44]) by whmx-joyous.pas.sa.earthlink.net (EarthLink SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 1mOFYi3oa3NZFmD0 for ; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:06:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from merilee07cf8a9 ([68.15.13.44]) by dukecmmtar03.coxmail.com (InterMail vM.7.05.02.00 201-2174-114-20060621) with SMTP id <20090918155844.ULK24921.dukecmmtar03.coxmail.com@merilee07cf8a9>; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:58:44 -0400 Message-ID: <9718A80B0D5544E591FC5C811B7F10B2@merilee07cf8a9> Reply-To: "Merilee:::Kern Communications" From: "Merilee:::Kern Communications" To: "Howie Wang" , "Michele Robichaux" , Subject: MotleyFool.com Placement Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:06:12 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="multipart/alternative"; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0086_01CA383F.44E2A680" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-ELNK-AV: 0 X-ELNK-Info: sbv=0; sbrc=.0; sbf=00; sbw=000; This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0086_01CA383F.44E2A680 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0087_01CA383F.44E2A680" ------=_NextPart_001_0087_01CA383F.44E2A680 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://www.fool.com/personal-finance/saving/2009/09/17/4-simple-rules-for= -supermarket-savings.aspx 4 Simple Rules for Supermarket Savings By Dayana Yochim=20 September 17, 2009=20 According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2007 Consumer Expenditures = survey, the average household spent $3,465 on food at home. That's quite = the hefty annual grocery tab -- close to $300 a month. Saving money on your very next trip to the supermarket needn't involve = poring over the Sunday paper clipping coupons, or driving all around = town to find the best price on frozen peas. Just remember these four = simple tips to easily save as much as $100 on your shopping trip. 1. Use your cutting board to chop your grocery tab in half. Prechopped, = presorted, prepackaged -- man, we're lazy . and it's costing us, too. = When Consumer Reports sent two shoppers to the supermarket for the = weekly basics, the one schooled on the cost of convenience rang up a tab = that was $79 less. The biggest budget-busters were bagged veggies ($11 versus $3 for au = naturel broccoli bunches), single-serving containers ($9.90 for oatmeal = envelopes versus $1.59 for the canister), and presliced cheese ($2 more = per pound than having the deli guy work over a hunk of muenster). Food = companies have jumped on the consumer-convenience bandwagon to reap huge = profits, but that doesn't mean you should buy in. Dust off the cutting board and colander, and stay away from the = worked-over (and marked-up) grub. A few extra minutes of dicing and = slicing are certainly worth $79 in savings. 2. Study the per-unit pricing tags taped to the shelves. There are those = who keep color-coded files with meticulously clipped coupons indexed by = category, retailer, and expiration date. And then there are the rest of = us. The good news is that savings can be had even if you don't have a = wallet full of coupons. The secret to savings is to simply pay attention to per-unit pricing. = And your grocer provides a handy cheat sheet right on the shelf. The = bigger box of cereal is no bargain at $0.08 more per pound than the = smaller one. And oh, the horror of the innocuous $1.39 20-ounce bottle = of soda, when a few aisles away six 2-liter bottles cost just $5. That's = $23.19 less than what you'd shell out for the same amount of pop in the = smaller size. If you are motivated to find coupons, the Web makes fast work out of = finding coupons to use before you hit the grocery store's aisles. Try = Coupons.com, CouponMountain.com, and CouponMom.com. To make the most of = the discounts, check your store's website for double-coupon days, as = well as restrictions on coupon use. Signing up for a store's loyalty = program can amount to cash back, too. Cardholders get not only better = deals on their current purchases, but also coupons worth cash off future = trips. 3. Ignore the lure of name brands and go generic. Opting for store-brand = items over name-brand ones can cut your supermarket tab by one-third or = more. When Consumer Reports went shopping, it stuck to a store-brand = shopping list and picked up chocolate-chip cookies, orange juice, frozen = lasagna, raisin bran cereal, coffee, and peanut butter for about $24 -- = nearly $10 less than what it would cost to buy name-brand fare. 4. Don't overbuy. Leftovers are great (I like day-two pizza), but waste = isn't cool. One U.S. Department of Agriculture study found that = Americans discard more than a pound of food a day. There are many tricks = to keeping track of leftovers (with labels, for example, or a list on = the front of the fridge), but you have to remember to actually consume = the food before it spoils. On the front end, buying less, even if it = means paying a little more per unit, may be financially worthwhile. So = keep track of the waste, and adjust your meals and shopping plans = accordingly. Also, take stock of your fridge and experiment with a new recipe. = Websites such as Allrecipes.com, Supercook.com, RecipeMatcher.com, and = FoodieView.com allow you to input ingredients for a new recipe to try. = Or you can simply type ingredients into your search bar, followed by = "recipe" for more recipes. Maybe you can find a more creative use for = that leftover chicken now. ------=_NextPart_001_0087_01CA383F.44E2A680 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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4 Simple Rules for Supermarket Savings

By Dayana Yochim=20
September 17, 2009

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2007 Consumer = Expenditures=20 survey, the average household spent $3,465 on food at home. That's quite = the=20 hefty annual grocery tab -- close to $300 a month.

Saving money on your very next trip to the supermarket needn't = involve poring=20 over the Sunday paper clipping coupons, or driving all around town to = find the=20 best price on frozen peas. Just remember these four simple tips to = easily save=20 as much as $100 on your shopping trip.

1. Use your cutting board to chop your grocery tab in = half.=20 Prechopped, presorted, prepackaged -- man, we're lazy =85 and it's = costing us,=20 too. When Consumer Reports sent two shoppers to the supermarket = for the=20 weekly basics, the one schooled on the cost of convenience rang up a tab = that=20 was $79 less.

The biggest budget-busters were bagged veggies ($11 versus $3 for = au=20 naturel broccoli bunches), single-serving containers ($9.90 for = oatmeal=20 envelopes versus $1.59 for the canister), and presliced cheese ($2 more = per=20 pound than having the deli guy work over a hunk of muenster). Food = companies=20 have jumped on the consumer-convenience bandwagon to reap huge profits, = but that=20 doesn't mean you should buy in.

Dust off the cutting board and colander, and stay away from the = worked-over=20 (and marked-up) grub. A few extra minutes of dicing and slicing are = certainly=20 worth $79 in savings.

2. Study the per-unit pricing tags taped to the = shelves.=20 There are those who keep color-coded files with meticulously clipped = coupons=20 indexed by category, retailer, and expiration date. And then there are = the rest=20 of us. The good news is that savings can be had even if you don't have a = wallet=20 full of coupons.

The secret to savings is to simply pay attention to per-unit pricing. = And=20 your grocer provides a handy cheat sheet right on the shelf. The bigger = box of=20 cereal is no bargain at $0.08 more per pound than the smaller one. And = oh, the=20 horror of the innocuous $1.39 20-ounce bottle of soda, when a few aisles = away=20 six 2-liter bottles cost just $5. That's $23.19 less than what you'd = shell out=20 for the same amount of pop in the smaller size.

If you are motivated to find coupons, the Web makes fast work out of = finding=20 coupons to use before you hit the grocery store's aisles. Try Coupons.com, CouponMountain.com, and=20 CouponMom.com. = To make the=20 most of the discounts, check your store's website for double-coupon = days, as=20 well as restrictions on coupon use. Signing up for a store's loyalty = program can=20 amount to cash back, too. Cardholders get not only better deals on their = current=20 purchases, but also coupons worth cash off future trips.

3. Ignore the lure of name brands and go generic. = Opting for=20 store-brand items over name-brand ones can cut your supermarket tab by = one-third=20 or more. When Consumer Reports went shopping, it stuck to a = store-brand=20 shopping list and picked up chocolate-chip cookies, orange juice, frozen = lasagna, raisin bran cereal, coffee, and peanut butter for about $24 -- = nearly=20 $10 less than what it would cost to buy name-brand fare.

4. Don't overbuy. Leftovers are great (I like = day-two=20 pizza), but waste isn't cool. One U.S. Department of Agriculture study = found=20 that Americans discard more than a pound of food a day. There are many = tricks to=20 keeping track of leftovers (with labels, for example, or a list on the = front of=20 the fridge), but you have to remember to actually consume the food = before it=20 spoils. On the front end, buying less, even if it means paying a little = more per=20 unit, may be financially worthwhile. So keep track of the waste, and = adjust your=20 meals and shopping plans accordingly.

Also, take stock of your fridge and experiment with a new recipe. = Websites=20 such as Allrecipes.com, Supercook.com, RecipeMatcher.com, and FoodieView.com = allow you to=20 input ingredients for a new recipe to try. Or you can simply type = ingredients=20 into your search bar, followed by "recipe" for more recipes. Maybe you = can find=20 a more creative use for that leftover chicken=20 now.

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