Shop only during big sales, and stock up! Take advantage of Buy One Get One Free offers or purchase 10 items for $10. Use your discount card, load electronic coupons, or clip coupons and use on double coupon days. It pays to buy in bulk: shop at wholesale stores like Sam’s Club and Costco. The membership fees will pay for themselves in just a couple of trips.Plan meals ahead for a week or two: make a list and stick to it. Most of us have been guilty, from time to time, of making the mistake of going to the grocery store hungry, and coming home with a load of groceries that it mostly junk food, does not make sense in terms of meal preparation, and cost far too much for our monthly budget. If you have a good idea of what you will spend, and what items you need to stock your pantry for the up