Winning at the Grocery

7 Comments October 16, 2019 FrugalHausfrau

Smart Grocery Shopping for Real Life

Food prices move in cycles. Your grocery strategy should, too.

Quick Takeaways

The goal isn’t to spend less money. It’s bringing home more food for the money you spend.
Smart grocery budgets happen over time, not week-to-week.
Food prices are not fixed. They rise and fall in predictable cycles.
Some grocery trips are “investment weeks.”
Some sales pop up; be ready to take advantage.
Holiday weeks create some of the most predictable opportunities and lowest prices of the year.
Scroll to the bottom for my picks on how to shop holiday sales.
A pantry and freezer help you invest in food, instead of acting reactively.

Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Years Savings

16 Comments November 13, 2014 FrugalHausfrau

I’ve mentioned Strategy Number 4: Take Advantage of Cyclic Changes in the Market, many times, on every Holiday post. While we think of cycles in food as being seasonal, seasonality isn’t the only, and maybe not even the most important, cycle affecting grocery store prices.

Fall & Halloween Savings

5 Comments October 25, 2014 FrugalHausfrau

As summer rolls in to fall there are events that spark changes in the pricing of food; some are surprising. All are Cyclic Changes in the market. Cyclic changes are changes that happen on a predictable cycle.

The period of time from the Labor Day Sales (which is the last of the great summer holiday sales) right up to the beginning of our Thanksgiving Sales (which is the first of the great winter holiday sales) is a unique one, sparked by seasonal changes and our cycle of Holidays. And that means Fall Sales and Halloween Sales.