another tip is to do your grocery shopping on the way home from work if possible. we have to go to work anyway, so instead of making another trip, go on the way home. also, you can save money by buying marked down food. i bought a bag of red potatoes for example that were originally 4.00 and i got them in the mark down for 99 cents. alot of stores sell marked down produce etc because the expiration date is close or they bought too much of the same thing and want to get rid of it.