Any trip to a grocery store tells you just how inflation is hitting your wallet. Food prices are up 9.4 percent from April 2021 to April 2022. Store prices are up 10.8 percent in the same time frame.
Don’t despair. Shopping experts have savvy tips on how to save as much as 90 percent on your grocery bills if you spend more than $100 per week.
The most important tip is to have a plan and stick to it. Try to map out your meals for a week at a time. Just buy the ingredients you need to prepare them. Avoid impulse buys that don’t fit your plan.
It’s also important to learn the fine art of couponing. There are coupon databases online that can save you time and get coupons that will shave the cost of your groceries. Using credit cards that pay you back will help you save from 2 percent to 6 percent.
With smartphones, you can find cash-back apps that also pay you back on what you spend. Another way to save is to take advantage of store reward programs and to buy the store or generic brands that offer the same quality but more value.
Council of Seniors Wants Your Money to Go Farther
Extra income can ease the cost of essential items. That’s why Council of Seniors is working tirelessly to get Congress to pass The SAVE Benefits Act. We need this bill to make up for inadequate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) from recent years. If it passes, $581 will be returned to eligible seniors.
Signing our petition right away is the first step you can take to help.
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