Organize Your Grocery Shopping
There are a number of ways to organize your grocery lists. The important thing, if you're trying to save money and time, is to have a list when you go shopping.
You can plan meals a week at a time (pdf) or a month at a time, but however you do it at some point you'll need to make a shopping list so you can follow the plan.
I also like to keep a running list. When you use up the last whatever, add it to the list. Start with this running list, then add items you need to prepare the next week's (or month's) menus.
If you only shop at one store, you can organize your list around that store's layout and save a lot of time. If you shop at a few different stores, you might start with a more general layout and just group like items together.
You can download and print these as a starting point.
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