Groceries

How often do you go to grate a block of cheese, especially one of the softer cheeses such as mozzarella, only to have it break and crumble on you as you try and grate it? Here is a trick next time you …

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Do you realize that by buying a whole chicken and cutting it up yourself you can save up to half the price of what it would have cost for you to buy those pieces separately? And best of all you get to …

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Many dollar stores are going far beyond the usual assortment of kitchen tools and stationary... many are also carrying food! And it can be at a pretty hefty savings, to boot. First off, don't …

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Have you ever found yourself shopping in the grocery store and you end up wandering up and down aisles, even aisles you have been down before, and don't really know why? Well, next time this happens, …

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Did you realize that if you plan your meals without thought to what meats and vegetables are on sale that you end up spending way more money than you would otherwise? You should always plan your …

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If you have messy kids, you probably know just how many paper towels and paper napkins you go through just at a single mealtime. But you can save significant money - not to mention help save the trees …

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Did you know that the average family tosses 10-20% of all the food they buy? This is because the food is left to spoil in the refrigerator or has gone past the expiry date. The other reason is that …

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Did you know that many people actually overspend at warehouse stores, and would actually save more money by shopping at their local grocery store? How can this be? First, while the prices are lower …

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Did you realize you can save an astronomical amount of money by buying meat and poultry in bulk instead of in individual meal-sized packages? When you go to your local warehouse-style grocery …

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Buying organic has been the trendy thing to do the past several years, and it is quite common to now find everything from organic bananas to organic teas right in your friendly neighborhood grocery …

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