The basics of food frugality

It's not rocket science, but it does taking a bit of planning ahead.

The first basic is only buy food when it's on sale. Pasta and canned goods are two easy things to buy ahead. We ate spaghetti once a week so my folks would watch for sales on spaghetti and pasta sauce and buy a case of it when it went on sale.

Last week I did some buying ahead and saved 60% off normal retainCampbell's Select Harvest Soup, normally $2.89/can was on sale for $1/can. That's $1 for a ready made meal and fits nicely within a $30/week budget. I bought 8 cans and I'll have them for meals throughout the fall.

Not everybody same foods and not everyone will be able to find the same sales across the board but, through paying attention to to sales that your local stores run, you'll be able to stock up on your household staples. There is a higher initial output, but you should be able to save 30-50% off the normal retail price in the long run.