I haven’t figured out the key to coupon shopping yet, but I do try to save a few bucks every here and there!

A Note From The Bargain Shopper Lady: The coupon clippers mail you newspaper coupons so that you don’t have to clip them yourselves. Coupons.com does not usually have all the ones that are in the paper. Coupons.com is a great resource for printable coupons though! Thanks for sharing!

The one thing that keeps our grocery bills higher is produce (and meat, too). I try to shop for produce at a cheaper produce market near me (the farms aren’t really that much cheaper, I’ve found). I am always on the lookout for cheaper produce because we eat a lot of it, or try to. I try to avoid boxed or prepared food for health/nutrition reasons, although that’s what most coupons are for and that’s the cheapest food you can buy, usually. I am trying to do more baked potatoes and stuff this month to see if we can lower our grocery bill. Oh, and I also use a lot of fresh produce to make Noah’s baby food, which ends up being cheaper than buying commercial baby food, but it still raises our grocery bill.

Any tips on finding cheap produce? I have shopped at Haymarket in Boston (an outdoor market where the vendors bring in all the produce the grocery stores are getting rid of and sell it C H E A P, like 10 limes for $1 cheap), but it all goes bad so quickly it’s almost not worth it sometimes.