Shopping on a Budget

Part 2: GroceriesMaking Ends Meet Series

Goals of Shopping

• Necessity• Have utility useful • Thoughtful researched and

evaluated in terms of personal factors (values)– Be proud of your purchase– No regrets of purchase

• Sound decisions are healthy decisions.

Everyday Shopping tips

• Have buying principles and stick to them environmental, social, financial, personal

• Do not buy junk food to “reward” yourself

Everyday Shopping Tips

• Use store flyers to plan meals– Be the basis of shopping list

• Make a list and stay to it• Estimate a running total of products

that you have in your basket. Do not overspend your budget.

• Use leftovers quickly do not let them go to waste

Everyday Shopping tips

• Shop the outside of the store first junk food is located in the aisles

• Do not buy food on an empty stomach

• Do not buy for long periods of time. food that goes rotten is wasted money (weekly)

Shopping Exercise

• Take the list of things to buy and find prices for them in the flyers. If more than one price, write down both.

• Estimate the total cost for buying your list write your estimated total

• Sum the actual costs how good was your estimate