How to Organize your Grocery List!

March 16, 2009 by Nikki 

This great Time-Saver tip comes from the book, ” Organizing Plain & Simple”, by Donna Smallin.  I thought it was such a great idea, I wanted to share…

Develop a grocery list form that includes the items you buy on a regular basis (for example, milk, cheese, bread, eggs, butter, etc), plus blank lines for other items.  Organize your shopping list by categories, such as dairy, produce, and frozen foods.  Make 10 copies of the form and hang on your refrigerator with a large magnetic clip.  Reprint as needed.  When you are running low or use up an item, circle it on your list or fill in one of the blanks. 

On a side note from me to save money-  Plan your meals for the week, and only purchase the items you will be using for those meals.  It is such a simple concept, and yes it is time consuming, but it is worth it and you will save money!  We wouldn’t just throw away dollar bills into the trash can, but how many times have you thrown away an expired sour cream, or asparagus that never got cooked?  Think about it in terms of cash and your perception changes very quickly!

March 16, 2009 by Nikki  · Filed under: Family Organizing · Tagged: , , ,

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One Response to “How to Organize your Grocery List!”

  1. kellylynncreations on March 18th, 2009 5:03 pm

    This is a must for me. I have a spiral notebook by my shopping list and every Sunday I write out the days of the week and then menu plan for dinner. The key for me is to do it early in the week and then food shop accordingly.

    Another big factor is to make sure the meals are fairly straightforward. I made a turkey pot pie a few weeks ago and was not happy when I realized the meal was going to take far longer then I wanted it to. By the time dinner rolled around I was so grumpy about making the meal we didn’t really enjoy it as much. Keep it simple!

    Thanks for the great tips!

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