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I Won't Eat Old Food

Ask anyone who knows me, and they'll tell you that I'm a little nuts about expiration dates on food. Despite the fact that I haven't ever actually gotten sick from eating old food, I'm really neurotic about the freshn…
Advice: Fast, easy dinner options for less?

Everyone can relate to being pressed for a last minute meal. So what do you do in those situations?Cara asks that in a post over on our Advice page:The last couple nights, I've been really busy with schoolwork, so I…
The Cost of Convenience Foods

People will often rail against the cost of convenience foods versus their natural or homemade counterparts. These discussions, however, often focus on junk food or packaged, processed foods like microwaveable meals or…
Can You Afford to Eat Organic?

With the current economic crisis, everyone seems to be pinching pennies any way they can. Unfortunately many of the progressive industries that had begun to flourish such as the organic food industry and the local food m…
The Forgotten Auto-Printed Coupons

Usually when I buy groceries, I do the self checkout and never grab those coupons that print out along with the receipt. I'm not sure what was different about yesterday, but I actually grabbed that coupon and just re…
Advice: How much money do you spend on food a week?

We always talk about setting budgets, but it can be hard if you're not sure exactly what your target should be. Over in Advice, shark asks: I feel like I'm spending too much money on food, but I think I'd do better a…
How I Saved 62% on Groceries by Couponing

"I don't see many young people couponing." That's what a woman at Publix told me today after I checked out. I'm proud to be one of the few. I love Publix. I just got into this whole couponing thing within the last…
Advice: Do you swap eggs at the supermarket?

The Consumerist had an interesting article about shopping for eggs at the supermarket. Some people are in favor of switching out cracked eggs from carton to carton in an attempt to acquire the perfect twelve. Other sh…
Trendspotting: Coupons

I'm always interested in how people use coupons and how often they use them. So I was really interested when I stumbled across this post on the website Coupon Sherpa. In the blog, they've got a list of 22 coupon tren…
Save on Groceries Without Clipping a Single Coupon

Everyone knows that you can save money on your groceries by clipping coupons. But the truth is, coupons aren't for everyone. I have a hard time finding coupons for the products I actually buy, and for many others, it…