Help with the Groceries

So glad you "thrifties" stopped by today. We are going to talk about the grocery dilemma we all have every week. What to get and what we forget. LOL

So many times I have either been running low or totally out of some items all the while telling myself I will remember those things. But something happens between the realization and the getting to the place to write it down or I write it down but it ends up in the trash can. I realized the grocery list needed to "get it together" so I could be more organized.

After so many things falling through the cracks so to speak I decided to help myself out. Most of us have a computer but we forget it can help us in ways past checking google for some valuable information. So I went to the pages part of my computer and made a permanent grocery list.

Don't we all pretty much buy the same things every week? We do. So I took about fifteen minutes and listed them all on a blank page then I printed about five copies. I happened to have an old clipboard (of course it was pink polka dotted because polka dots are happy...LOL ) and I placed the copies on it.

Now as I go through the week when I see I need something all I have to do is circle the item. Somehow I convinced myself it was easier to circle than to write each item down. LOL  When I get ready for the Wednesday trip to all the grocery stores to get those bargains I carry the clipboard with me. It really helps too have a hard surface to write on as I motor through the aisles. Plus the clipboard is a lot easier to keep up with than that old envelope we wrote our list on. There is also room to write down those items for special recipes not printed on the list.

I sort of tired to line up the items on the list by groups so I'm not running back and forth in the store like a racer. I also use the clipboard to hold the coupons I need for the list. No way this Thrifty Sissy is going to miss saving a little where I can. I hope this idea helps you all get a leg up on your grocery trips.

Be Blessed and Stay Thrifty!!