Save Money the Old Fashioned Way with a Price Book

When I was a little I used to visit my grandmother's house just north of Rising Sun, Maryland. They always planted a garden. Every year they would can vegetables. They would have a stockpile of vegetables like tomatoes, green beans, peas, and apple butter.

One way is to create a price book so that you can stock up on food when it is a good price. A price book is simply a notebook you take to the store and check the prices of the items you would normally buy. You write down the store, date, price and quantity. You want to know how much for each item or for each ounce you would be paying. This helps you build a trend and learn when a price is low so you can buy extra to stock up on.

Since you keep the name of the store you can learn which store might have a better deal each week and if you find you need something in an emergency you will know which store to go to. You can even price book items like clothes and electronics. There are trends you can learn by watching the market.

If you want to save some extra time you can even price check online by going to each stores website and checking the weekly ads. Using a price book can save you hundreds of dollars and you can save on gas by knowing which stores to go to and which ones to avoid.