Top 10 Tips to SAVE Money on Food! Grocery Hacks and More - Ep 29

How can you stay within your food budget when grocery stores are so keen on getting you to spend impulsively? In America, 51% to 65% of grocery store purchases are unplanned and HopeFilled has observed that the food facet of budgeting is almost always the hardest one to keep in check. For today's main topic, Jay covers his Top 10 most powerful food and grocery tips that will make a game-changing difference in your budgeting life. If you follow even just the last 3 life hacks on this list, you will find your food spending almost always lands within or on budget!

In the story today, Jay shares how he tried a dieting challenge shortly after graduating from college. This challenge lined up what to make each day with recipes and shopping lists to make the challenge as straight forward as possible. Here is the kicker: the challenge plan may or may not have expected you to eat left overs, and the amount of food in the plan was way more than one man could eat - especially when on a 'diet.' In this case, food is either wasted or waisted! Enjoy this story to find out what Jay learned about dieting and meal planning.

The budget tip of the day is that the sum of your sinking funds should equal the balance of your savings account. This will help you become unabashedly frugal with your savings as well as help you reconcile your savings account every month. Saving your wants, needs, and long-term goals is never easier than when you have a healthy and reconcilable savings allocation plan.

The listener question asks, "How can eating healthy and avoiding food sensitivities become compatible with living on a tighter food budget? What tips do you have for eating clean on a budget?" While a lot of this question can be answered through the main topic, there is one bit of food advice that Jay did not include in his top ten list that is perfect for trying to eat clean. On the whole, we hope you like Jay's answer!

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