Slash your grocery bill!

Clipping coupons and waiting for sales aren’t the only ways to save on grocery items—here are the latest techniques that can keep more money in your wallet!

●1 Buy nonperishables online! Not only is shopping online an easy way to save time; new research shows you’ll spend about 10% to 15% less when buying nonperishable foods (such as snack bars and beverages) from Amazon.com, Walmart.com and other major online retailers! Why? These businesses are hoping that once you visit their websites for groceries, you’ll purchase other items they offer! ●2 Look for new food labels!

As much as 40% of food is thrown away before it’s eaten, costing you hundreds every year— luckily, that’s about to change! Food manufacturers are replacing “sell by” dates (which aren’t an indication of safety or freshness) on perishable items with two key pieces of info: a “use by” date (a safety guideline that indicates the food should be consumed by that date and discarded after) and “best if used by” date (meaning the item will be fresher if consumed before the date but isn’t harmful if consumed after). This way, you can avoid discarding unopened food that’s still safe to eat! ●3 Get the scoop from blogs! With continually changing coupons, rebates, sales and other offers at supermarkets, it can be a time-consuming chore to keep track of them all. Luckily, there are blogs for many major grocery stores that seek out and organize all these money-saving offers for you—plus, they often give you a heads-up about unadvertised deals as well as specials that are coming soon! For instance, you can find out about ways to save at Kroger at Krogerkrazy.com, Meijer’s at Meijermadness.com, Publix at Iheartpublix. com, Target at Totallytarget.com and Walmart at Iheartthemart.com. ●4 Compare deals in seconds!

Want to know which grocery store is offering the best sale on cereal, milk, cheese or other products—but don’t have the time to scour circulars and websites? Simply log on to Livingrichwithcoupons.com/ grocery-price-comparison or Mygrocerydeals.com and type in the name or type of product you want, for example, “cereal.” You’ll instantly get a list of stores near you that are offering the product at a discount—and for how much—so you can spot the lowest price instantly!