Ways to save money on groceries
Do you have any specific ideas or creative ways to save money on groceries? Coupons aside, I'm looking for some ways to save money by buying very basic items.
For example:
Save money on pasta sauce - Just make your own! Buy the HUGE can of crushed tomatoes and get creative with your own spices, combine with cooked ground beef and freeze in family size meal portions. You can get about FOUR times the amount of pasta sauce than any other kind that you buy, even if it was sale and used a coupon!
Save money by being there less - Instead of running to the grocery store every week, try going only every 8 or 9 days. That way, by the end of the month, you'll have cut out an entire grocery trip!
Save money by using your slowcooker - Using a slowcooker allows you to buy less expensive cuts of meat because anything you throw into the pot will come out super tender and juicy! Also, a good slowcooker meal could be done once a week as you clean out your veggie crisper in the fridge. Throw in whatever veggies you have left over from the past week with a half chicken or stew beef and you could end up with a great dish to serve over rice or pasta!
Any other ideas??