A Way To Combat Inflation At The Grocery Store
Buying In Bulk and Cooking Freezer meals
Inflation is affecting every single one of us right now. Every trip I take to the grocery store makes me cringe when I see how much all the prices have risen. My coffee creamer (generic) used to be $2.50 for a container. Now that same coffee creamer is $3.97. It might not seem like a ton, but that’s only one item. If you buy twenty different items, it adds up quick!
There are two ways that we do our best to make our money go as far as we can. The first way is by buying in bulk, and the second is cooking in bulk. Let me explain a bit.
Often when you are buying food, the price per piece or pound is cheaper if you buy that item in bulk. Some of the best places to find bulk food items are at places like Costco and Sam’s Club. There are numerous others around. If you’re not a member at one of those places, look to see what’s on sale and stock up.
A few days ago my husband and I went to Walmart to buy a few items. As we were walking through the meat section, he pointed out how cheap the turkeys were so I told him to grab one. There’s no reason that you can’t eat turkey during the year. Two days later he cooked the turkey and that was our dinner. But, that’s not where the magic happens. We divided up the rest of the turkey…