I’m excited to be joining in the March Madness Vlogging Challenge hosted by Jendi at Simple Vlogging Tips and Shynea at Penny Pinching Diva. I’ve been wanting to do more vlogs (video blog posts) for a while, but I’ve always had an excuse. Sometimes you just need to jump in and do something. I’m going to tackle this goal, give it a try, and learn from my mistakes.
That’s exactly what I want to encourage you to do while you’re watching this video series all month. I’m making my 31 vlog posts about Grocery Savings because I feel that it’s a great place to start tackling your family budget. You have control over it, you can learn a lot of skills that will carry over into other areas of your life, and there are extra benefits like eating healthier and enjoying more time with your family.
Before I start, I want to promise you that the majority of these Grocery Savings Strategies will not involve coupons. I believe you can make major improvements to your budget without coupons, and I think that these tips apply to everyone–whether you’re single, a couple without kids, or any size family. You may not be able to utilize all of these strategies right away, but you’ll find that as each strategy becomes a habit they become easier. I’ve been doing these for years, and it’s how I can stick to a $400-500/month budget for a family of five, including our household needs, toiletries and food.
Grocery Savings Vlog Posts:
- Day 1: Prepare for the month
- Day 2: Read your store ads
- Day 3: Prep your grocery list
- Day 4: Meal Planning
- Day 5: Pay attention at checkout
- Day 6: Combining coupons with store sales
- Day 7: Consider shopping a second store
- Day 8: Make it yourself
- Day 9: Use less and use it up
- Day 10: Serve meatless meals
- Day 11: Stay out of the store
- Day 12: Have a backup plan
- Day 13: Use a slow cooker
- Day 14: Break down packages into smaller sizes
- Day 15: Consider shopping a non-grocery store
- Day 16: Make 2-3 of the same meal
- Day 17: Check the unit price
- Day 18: Stay organized
- Day 19: Saving on meat
- Day 20: Prepare simple meals
- Day 21: Stockpiling
- Day 22: Keep track of prices (I had a huge glitch with this–sorry but I need to re-video)
- Day 23: Shop groceries at Amazon
- Day 24: Using coupons
- Day 25: Stacking coupons
- Day 26: Internet grocery savings
- Day 27: Rebates
- Day 28: Grow your own food
- Day 29: Store brands and brand loyalty
- Day 30: Buy food in season
- Day 31: Make a budget
Appreciate the recommendation. Will try it out.
Appreciate this post. Will try it out.
Fantastic post Gina, congrats on getting so many videos up with great information.