Saturday, January 8, 2011

My Daily Thrifty Tip for January 8, 2011


#40 Only bring cash to the grocery store! It is so easy to overspend with debit/credit cards! When you are on a budget, a great tip is to only bring the cash you have allotted to spend to the grocery store with you. Add up what you are spending with a calculator and without that debit/credit card you can't spend more than the cash you have brought in. This will help you to really consider those impulse items!

3 comments:

Unknown said...

This is something we need to practice. I've been saying it for years and have yet to put it into practice! I think I'll make this year the year...thanks for reminding me about this tip!

K. Elizabeth @ YUMMommy said...

Yes, it is very easy to overspend at the grocery store. I always go in with a shopping list, but end up leaving with at least 5 to 10 items that weren't even on the list.

Unknown said...

What a good idea. If I go over, I go over, but I'd be the one putting things back like an overspending loser if I took cash. Hmm, I'm going to try this on Thursday. xx