Posted by Kevin

I recently ran across an article on Yahoo! written by Laura Rowley entitled How to Save $400 a Month on Groceries.  With food prices sky rocketing recently, it’s amazing to read how a family of four can eat on just $100 per week, or how certain web sites search the web - and your local supermarkets - for the best deals on many of the products we use daily.

One of the sites highlighted is The Grocery Game.  This site tracks pricing on over 10,000 products in different grocery store chains nationwide.  There is a small subscriber fee of $10 every eight weeks, but the site has already attracted more than 100,000 members.

Another site that has become popular is myClipper.com.  MyClipper.com requires free registration, but allows you to print multiple coupons from many popular retailers and grocery chains.

The Coupon Mom has over 450,000 subscribers, and focuses on showing how to feed your family in under $100 per week with only an hour of planning.

Finally we get to why I’m writing this post.  Amazon.com now has a grocery service where you can buy more than 22,000 nonperishable food items in bulk - and get free shipping if you spend more than $25.  I’ve checked out many of the products, and it reminds me of a virtual Sam’s Club or Costco.  Most everything is in bulk, but the attractive thing for me is the free shipping.  If I know what I need, I can order it online - saving me time and money!  I know you all like to save time and money!

Another reason to shop on Amazon is that they are always offering specials.  With pages specifically dedicated to deals of 50% off and more and subscriber sales, Amazon.com offers an alternative to going to the grocery store that I will be looking into and trying out!

Check back for more updates, and I’ll definitely write an entry when I make a purchase using Amazon.com’s grocery store.

In this economy there’s no reason to not save many anywhere and everywhere you can.  Hopefully this will help you save a little on your grocery bill each month!