Source: Have Wages Kept Up With Inflation? — https://www.statista.com/chart/32428/inflation-and-wage-growth-in-the-united-states/
How do you stretch your grocery dollars? Shop the sales and shop at different stores. I have three stores in my rotation and my shopping list determines where I shop. I’ve always been a bargain hunter.
Wander the aisles and pay attention to sell by, best by, or expiration dates. Some grocery items are not selling quickly anymore. Other items are languishing on the shelves. I found a jar of organic blueberry fruit spread for $2.41. The other week I bought two one pound packages of ground turkey reduced to $1.00 apiece. $1.00 for a pound of ground meat! The sell by dates were one day after the purchase date and the meat went straight into the freezer. Wander because you never know what items have been deeply discounted.
Stock up when you find it on sale. My favorite brand of popcorn usually costs >$3.00 a bag. I saw this popcorn this morning on sale 3 bags for $5.00. Yeah, I bought three bags.
Speaking of sales, my local wine shop was offering 12% off a half case of wine the other day and 10% off two bottles of American whiskey.
Yup, stock up.
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BOGOs at Publix
Aldi for some things, not all things.