SodySpokes

With all due respect to my fellow Wise Bread bloggers, I hate grocery shopping. I also hate making lists. I loathe budgets and I despise meal planning. Working out a menu for the week makes me want to stab a chopstick through my eye. In short, most tips for saving money on groceries either don’t apply to me, or I don’t want them to apply to me.

Nothing is more depressing than sauteeing up a bunch of veggies and chicken and then packing 3/4 of it into Tupperware for the next few days’ lunches. I’m sure some people handle this with aplomb, but I don’t. Since I don’t have a partner or children, I’m just not inclined to make meals a very central part of my day. I’ve got other stuff to do - work, hobbies, exercising, travel… it’s rare that I want to take time to plan meals. I’m busy, I’m single, and I’m incredibly lazy.

If you’re like me, a trip to the store for a loaf of bread or a gallon of milk can easily run $30 to $40 bucks. Has inflation just really gone up in my neck of the woods? No… I just always seem to find other things I need.

But now that we’ve moved to the country - and I mean, really out in the country - running to the store is more than just a quick jaunt around the corner. In fact, going to the grocery store means “going into town” and that’s somewhat of an event all by itself.

So, to save on gas and to avoid multiple trips to the store, I decided to rethink the way I shopped. Here’s five easy ways to cut your grocery bill and get the most from your shopping trip: