Grocery shopping can sometimes take a bigger chunk out of your wallet than you ever expected! Those two, three and five dollar items add up a lot quicker than you would expect.

Here are 8 great ways to make sure that doesn’t happen and save you some precious pennies when you’re at the grocery store!

1. Make A List

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Before you head off to Wal-Mart, make a list of exactly what you need. Once you get there and start shopping around, stick to the list. Try not to be distracted by those little displays at the end of the aisle with donuts and sweets piled high. You may not notice, but they are usually priced 1 or 2 dollars higher than what they are on the shelf!

2. Use Coupons

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Coupons can be such a lifesaver! Clip them out of sale papers and magazines, print them offline or swap them out with friends if you each have one you won’t use. Sometimes you can even grab them off the store shelves! Just make sure you buy things that you can actually use with the coupons. Don’t grab something just because you have a coupon for it if it’s not something you would generally use.

3. Buy The Off Brand

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Don’t feel like you have to buy the name brand in every item you need. Things like canned vegetables, frozen items or peanut butter will generally have the same taste as a name brand would. There may be some things that don’t work in a store brand, such as soft drinks or toilet paper. Experiment around and find out what works for you and what doesn’t!

4. Have A Menu

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Go to the store with a menu written down on paper and keep it with your list. A really good idea is to look in the grocery sale paper of the week and plan your menu around the meats that are on sale that week. If you know what you are going to make for dinner, then you will be better able to stick to your list! Eat something before you leave and you won’t be tempted to buy all the junk food and chips you see in the store.

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