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Do You Follow Expiration Dates?

I'm pretty squeamish about the quality of my food, so I usually stick to expiration dates, even if it means replacing my products more often. This is especially true for foods like milk and yogurt—the ones that get gr…
Are You Paying for Convenience?

In our go-go-go society, it's no surprise that businesses of all kinds have learned to profit from our preference to find the fastest, easiest ways to do things. The Bargainist has a list of six "convenient" goods an…
Foods to Freeze & Not to Freeze

Image Source A popular method for saving money is to buy and make food in bulk and then freeze it for later use. It's a great way to take advantage of sales at grocery stores or warehouse club shopping. And having pre…
Learning to Love the Leftovers

I HATE throwing away food, especially leftovers of something that took a while to make. I take pride in my cooking and find it very therapeutic after a long day, so to throw away something I made saddens me. Not to me…
Confession: I Can't Make Meal Planning Work

Image Source Planning your meals for the week ahead of time and then create your grocery list from that is often touted as a great way to save money on your food bill. Even better if you can manage to plan your meal ar…
Are Coupons Worth the Headache?

Image Source I am a Supervisor/Cashier/Bagger at a rather large Grocery chain called Kroger. Now, one of the main Kroger vs Publix complaints I hear is, "Well, I'm shopping at Publix because we can use any coupon the…
Food Stamps: No Stigma, Just Help

We covered food stamps about six weeks ago, when we wrote about an NYU grad student who was enrolled in the program—and how the school's student-run news blog, NYU local, reacted rather poorly. (Basically, they were…
Rotting Fruit

Image Source So, I walk my dog around my new neighborhood and I see lot of fruit trees people planted in their yard. I'm guessing either previous owner planted it or owner thought they were planting fruitless trees.
In Defense of Food Stamps

Image Source Gawker recently featured a post advocating food stamps for the underemployed. And, since it's Gawker, the post also makes fun of NYU's student-run news blog NYU Local, whose authors may have been a littl…
Best Free (and Working) Food Samples

Image Source Toastiebear@xanga posted a list of the best places to sign up for free food samples online. This took a lot of hard work, as most lists for free food samples are full of dead, out-of-date links. Thanks…