Have you ever noticed that the things you buy every week at the grocery and hardware stores go up a few cents between shopping trips? Not by much,just by a little each week but they continue to creep up and up.

The grocery stores also have a technique to keep you looking in the wrong place for the best deals. They tend to hide those on the bottom right hand shelf which is the last place you instinctively look.

All it takes for the price to jump up by a lot is a little hiccup in the world wide market, note the price of gasoline as it relates to world affairs. The UK currently pays over $10 a gallon for gasoline at the moment.

There is a way that we can keep these price increases from impacting our personal finances so much and that is by buying in quantity and finding the best possible prices for the things we use and will continue to use everyday, things that will keep just as well on the shelves in our homes as it does on the shelves at the grocery store or hardware store.

For instance, dog food and cat food costs about 10% less when bought by the case than it does when bought at the single can price and if you wait for close out prices you save a lot more than that.

Set aside some space in your home and make a list of things that you use regularly which will not spoil. Any grain or grain products will need to be stored in airtight containers that rats cannot get into so keep that in mind.

Then set out to find the best prices you can get on quantity purchases of such things as bathroom items and dry and canned food.

You will be surprised at how much you can save by buying a twenty pound bag of rice as opposed to a one pound bag but do not forget that it must be kept in a rat proof container.

You can buy some clothing items such as mens socks and underwear because those styles do not change, avoid buying childrens and womens clothing, those styles change and sizes change too drastically.
Try to acquire and keep a two year supply of these items and you can save hundreds of dollars.

Avoid shopping on the first of the month, some stores have been known to raise their prices during the time welfare and Social Security checks come out and when the monthly pay check arrives.

Always make a shopping list and stick to it, those impulse buys can soon add up. It is not an accident that the check out area is full of tempting goodies to add to your shopping cart.

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