Aug 22 2008
A Grocery Shopping When Hungry Tip
In my last post, I mentioned the ever so popular grocery shopping tip of not shopping while you are hungry. Many claim this causes you to spend more money. Although I do not think it causes me to personally spend extra money, when you are hungry, you are hungry.
So, if you find yourself walking through the grocery store when hungry strikes, refrain from making an extra purchase, even just a bag of chips. Why? Because chances are, there is something already on your grocery list that you can snack on in the car.
For example, do you have cereal on your grocery list? If hunger is getting the better of you, open that box of cereal in the car and munch on a handful or two. This will allow you to stop the hunger pains, while not spending more at the grocery store.
I am a list-making person, so I find it very easy to write out a good shopping list and stick to it to the T (while also looking for bargains - but only what’s on the list). Shopping with my fiance however, has me pulling my hair out. He’s a walk up and down each aisle and grab whatever we don’t have kind of shopper…needless to say, I spend less EVERY time we go only by my list.