According to economists' calculations, every family with an average income should spend about 30% of their salary on food, but people cannot save and spend much more.
This often happens when you return home from the supermarket with a small bag, not understanding where so much money went.
Basic tips on how to save money and nerves when going to the supermarket
Make a menu for the coming days
Before you go shopping, look at your groceries and decide what is running low and what will last a little while longer.
Knowing what dishes to cook in the coming days, you can decide which products to buy additionally, and which ones are enough in the refrigerator. This will prevent unwanted purchases and thoughts about what to cook for breakfast tomorrow or the day after.
Checking promotional items
By looking at the product catalog on the store's website, you can find promotions on products that still have a good shelf life. You can save a lot on promotional items.
Visit the store well-fed
A person with an empty stomach is tempted by products on display, with which he actively fills his basket. Scientists have said that a person who has eaten before going to the supermarket spends half as much as a hungry person. People with an empty stomach buy a lot of unnecessary products.
Look down and look up
The products that are on the shelves at eye level are the most expensive products. Therefore, it is worth looking below to buy products at an affordable price. If the products are cheaper, then they are not worse than the expensive ones.
Products on shelves above 150 centimeters can also be good.
Look at the price tag
Many shoppers do not pay attention to the price of products that they buy often. Many know that milk cost 70 rubles, and put it in their basket. It may be that the product has long been more expensive. You need to know the price of the product - this is a good way to save.
Weigh and select vegetables and fruits yourself
It's good when sellers put the goods in and weigh them, but there may be spoiled fruits or vegetables in the bag.
Fruits packaged in plastic packaging are always more expensive than those from a regular box.
Leave the children at home
Children often demand a lot of unnecessary goods that are not really needed. The right thing to do is to leave them at home and buy them something useful at your discretion.
Don't take the goods from the first rows
Products in the first rows are displayed with an expiring date. It is necessary to take goods in the second row or closer to the wall. Store employees put fresh goods back.
Go grocery shopping on certain days
Let it be Tuesday and Friday, and on other days don't go shopping at all. The less often you go to the store, the more you can save.
Checking the receipt
Due to a cashier's error, goods may be scanned several times, and some may be counted at a completely different price.
Most often, disputes arise at the checkout because of products on sale, the price tag of which can be removed while the buyer is still at the checkout.
Therefore, it is better to take a photo of the price of the product on sale with your phone before sorting things out.
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