World's Cheapest Family is at it Again

The world's cheapest family has often been seen going on different television shows to give tips and they claim to be able to spend $350 a month on groceries for their family of six, as reported in ABC. For those of you who think that the world's cheapest family is full of it, guess what? I have a family of seven ranging from the ages of forty-five all the way to 4 months, and I am able to do it and we do it monthly; maybe I should have beat them to the punch and became known as the world's cheapest family.

The world's cheapest family is often giving tips that we all know about such as clipping coupons and planning out your menu for the week. I use to use coupons also until it started to become a hassle to carry all the kids around with me and a bag full of coupons. Instead of coupon clipping, I shop smart. If you want some real tips as to why my family could be the world's cheapest family then read this article further.

Eat what you have

For one week out of the month we eat only what we have in the cupboards. If you plan a meal for only what you have you can actually save money by not going to the store and you will get rid of what items before they expire.

Cook more than what you need

If you cook more than what you need you can put the rest of it in containers and place them inside of the refrigerator. The next night you can cook something to go with whatever you have leftover from the night before. If you continue to do this you won't use as much gas or electric for the stove and the food won't go to waste. I also use the food that is leftover from the night before to make lunch.

Watch for sales and where you shop at

Not all places are good places to shop at. Some places offer discounts on items just to get people into their stores but their other food items are expensive. Pay attention to the items that aren't on sale and keep an eye on stores that offer double coupon days so that you can save a lot more. I also do not go to a lot of different stores when I shop since this would be a waste of gas and money. I choose two stores to shop at; one for my can goods and boxed food and the other for my meats. I often shop at places like Williams for my meat since their meat is fresh and cheap.

I once spent twenty dollars in one week for food when money was tight. This doesn't mean that I like to do that or that it was a healthy choice but it could declare me as the world's cheapest family. On Twenty dollars you can buy hamburger meat for the week and hamburger helper.

Be the world's cheapest family isn't about knowing something that we all don't know sine they obviously only offer tips that we can fine anywhere, it is about applying those tips to everyday life and being conservative.