{"id":124,"date":"2008-04-04T15:16:20","date_gmt":"2008-04-04T19:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samcarrara.com\/marketing\/save-money-at-the-supermarket\/"},"modified":"2008-04-04T15:16:20","modified_gmt":"2008-04-04T19:16:20","slug":"save-money-at-the-supermarket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.samcarrara.com\/marketing\/save-money-at-the-supermarket\/","title":{"rendered":"Save Money at the Supermarket"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever looked at how much money you spend each week at the supermarket? It’s hundreds of dollars<\/font> each month and adds up to alot over the year. I think I’ll stop eating, that will solve it. Who’s with me?<\/em><\/p>\n

I know I need to eat and it can be less expensive in the long run to cook my own food, rather than going to a restaurant. So if you must buy at the supermarket, buy smart!<\/strong> Just an example of one item that we like to eat is Kashi Go Lean Cereal<\/u>. Each box is 14.1 ounces, has 13 grams of protein, 10 grams of fiber and only 1 gram of fat (or as they say “1g of lowfat”).<\/p>\n

Kashi Go Lean<\/p>\n

I like the cereal and decided to do a price comparison between different places selling the cereal. I looked at Target, Lowes Foods and Bloom (Food Lion offshoot). I could have also included Harris Teeter, BiLo and a few more in the area (Charlotte, NC). The results are:<\/p>\n

Target<\/font>– $3.34 per box<\/p>\n

Lowes<\/font>– $3.69 per box<\/p>\n

Bloom<\/font>– $3.71 per box<\/p>\n

The clear winner is Target<\/strong><\/font> that is 35 to 37 cents lower than the other two. Is this a good metric to decide all of my food buying? I would say not. This Target is farther away than the other supermarkets, so there is a gas cost. (Soon I’ll have a Super Target near me \ud83d\ude42 )<\/p>\n

Here’s my plan and homework-<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. I am putting all of my food receipts on top of my microwave for a month.<\/li>\n
  2. Then I will determine the top 20-30 items my family buys during the month. Milk, orange juice, eggs, cereals, pasta, etc.<\/li>\n
  3. I will do a total price comparison with this frequently bought list to figure out where to but our groceries. In it I will include mileage to determine that cost.<\/li>\n
  4. I’ll post the results here<\/u>. If there is enough interest I’ll create a spreadsheet to help you save money on your grocery shopping.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Supermarket Savings,
    \nSam Carrara<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Disclaimer: I was not paid to promote this cereal or any of the companies listed, nor do I earn any affiliate commissions off this post.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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