Eating your way to Financial Freedom - Page 2 Budget your grocery expenses the smart way By Mo2  on February 23rd, 2008

Keep track of what you buy
If you keep track of everything you buy you begin to understand what is expensive and what isn’t. Once you get a good feel for market prices of everything you can help yourself even more by buying items that are actually a good deal.

And as you go along you’ll figure out how much of the things you buy you actually use and how much of it you are wasting. You might not need 4 litres of milk or 24 eggs and you might not even like brown eggs. You can also gauge how long certain items can last you before you buy them and it also limits buying the same item that you already have.

Ads and Coupons
It’s annoying getting all the junk mail but sometimes they are useful. You can find great deals at your local supermarket and they sometimes include coupons for items that you need and you should take advantage of this. Every dollar saved is a dollar earned you really shouldn’t feel ashamed of using coupons it’s only smart.

 

Mo2 Thinks…
Budgeting is neither easy nor fun. But it’s a necessity in life even if you are bringing in a six-digit income. Your financial health isn’t about how much you earn, it’s about how much you earn, remember that. If you can control how much you spend, limit it, and earn more I’m sure you don’t need a financial calculator to tell you where that will lead.

Organization is key to budgeting properly. If you make a decent list and keep track of what you buy at the supermarket you can have a good idea as to how much you will spend every time you go. If you don’t trust yourself, take just enough cash but if you want to challenge yourself don’t be afraid to use your credit card. Having a good credit can help you in more than one place in life and it’s something you should work for.

I know I’m going to need to budget for move so these are steps I’m willing to take. I don’t want to carry a balance on my credit or have a loan just to pay off my living expenses. That just wouldn’t make any sense. Being financially healthy is one of the fundamental elements of having a fun life. Money isn’t everything and it never should be, but you should have enough to keep money in its place and you can help yourself by controlling what you spend. Good luck!

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