Buy Groceries With These ‘Hacks’ and Save

With food prices skyrocketing, it's wise to make sure you are eating well without spending extra money. ViDI Studio/Shutterstock.

There are excuses from the pandemic and the war in Ukraine to the rising gas costs associated with inflation, but the bottom line is that food prices are up: 10.4 percent year over year from June 2021 to June 2022.

You might feel you need to take out a second mortgage to go grocery shopping, but if you’re willing to do a little planning and compromising, you can beat those high prices. These “hacks” will help you save at the grocery store.

Beware Bulk Buying

Back in the 1950s, an A&P Grocery store manager was having trouble moving cans of beans. He was trying to sell them for 25 cents a can. When they wouldn’t sell, he put a sign up that they were four for a dollar, and he sold out. He up-sold the quantity, and people thought they had a deal.