Comments on: How To Save Money On Groceries

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:51:15 +0000

Wow! I never even thought of this. I’ve been wanting to cut back my soda intake because it’s healthier not to drink soda, but I never even thought of the drain it could be putting on our grocery budget! I’ll also definitely remember this tip when I have kids.

By: frugaljoe

frugaljoe — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:01:49 +0000

I was just struggling writing a blog post about the same topic. Your post is outstanding wish I had seen it before I wrote mine. Thanks for the great ideas.

By: Sarah G

Sarah G — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:00:01 +0000

I have a coffee pot that uses the cone shaped filters but I buy the large round ones. I get 200 for the same price as 40 of the cones. Then I fold one in half then in thirds, it will be the same shape as the cones. Since I am the only one in my home to drink coffee I can go a couple days on one filter. The idea of drying the used grounds and adding to cat litter is great, I am going to try that today!!

By: Vi

Vi — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 23:25:06 +0000

The idea of putting orange slices or cucumber/rosemary into a jug of chilling water sounds great. I have rosemary plants, and also appreciate the idea to dry out coffee grounds for reuse since I too have a bad mold allergy. Another idea could be to immediately run another pot through and chill it for iced coffees later. I’m learning to sprout dried beans and lentils safely for added nutrition. Groceries are getting outrageously expensive.

By: Jen Z

Jen Z — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:47:24 +0000

I can’t fathom spending THAT MUCH on soda and juice! Holy Moly! Great article and ideas, though!

By: Groovy Mom

Groovy Mom — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 02:28:37 +0000

We have a percolator, which comes with a reusable filter, so we don’t need to add that to the grocery list. Kinda nice. We make a full pot, then just reheat cups as we need. I LOVE coffee, but I also like to save money. This is a happy medium for us. My parents never threw away coffee just to make a new batch unless it was just way too far gone. When I was young I thought they were overly frugal, but now I realize they were just practical and saved where they could.

By: Beverly

Beverly — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:31:36 +0000

We are a family of 5 (two teenagers and a kindergartener) with a grocery budget of $75/week. My best advice for saving money on your grocery budget is to take inventory of your pantry/fridge/freezer and see what meals you already have on hand or can make with a small purchase. We often have a month where we will only use what we have in the house and limit our grocery trips to produce and milk.
I also make a weekly menu…saves on my grocery bill because we don’t buy fast food.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:11:49 +0000

Using a French Press Coffee Maker saves us TONS of money on coffee. We only make 2-4 cups at a time, there are no filters to wash, and it tastes amazing. We boil water so there isn’t any energy wasted by the coffee machine. We grind our own coffee in little bits at a time, so we can buy the coffee beans in the bulk bins.

Sometimes I fancy it up by adding a sorbet syrup (2:1 sugar/water/flavor extract) makes it taste about 20x better than coffeebucks coffee.

It takes no more time than getting a coffee pot ready. There is less waste.

By: Tina

Tina — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:32:12 +0000

I poor used coffee grinds on a plate or in a bowl, then stir with a fork for a day or three. I live in a moist climate, so If I forget to stir it twice a day, it grows mold. When the grounds are dry, I put little bowls of it around my house, especially the bathroom, as an air freshener. Then I add it to my kitties litter box to save on litter.

By: vinny

vinny — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:47:43 +0000

I was told to try and dump out the old grinds into a flat dish, and let them dry over day or two. next time you make a pot of coffee, use about 5 REAL scoop, and 3-5 scoops of the “used” coffee grinds. if it’s not strong enough experiment with the ratio. after these grinds are done, I put them in my potted plants as “soil”. saves money as it “extends” the coffee yield you get from the LB of coffee, or the 10.5 oZ a pound is NOW? what’s up wit dat?