Track Prices with Products
We keep our raisins and oatmeal in previously bought containers and just keep refilling them. I could never remember what price I paid for them since I buy them in bulk, so I started writing the price I paid and place I bought it at on the lids with a sharpie marker. I even included the date purchased.
As I tracked this information, I quickly learned that just because Martin’s has raisins for $1.39/lb one week, doesn’t mean they’ll be the cheapest next week!
I thought their price would always be the same, but not true!
I saw them for as much as $1.99/lb one time, so I checked Glennwood and Sharp Shopper and found them to be cheaper that week. It pays to keep track of these things!
Keep a Stock Up List
You can also keep a spreadsheet or list of your stock item prices. I have recently printed this one and added it to my “Mom’s Notebook”, but you could very easily make your own too! (Please see all other Money Saving Mom forms here.)
There are many places to download/print stock up spreadsheets online. Here are a few I found:
:: Centsible in Seattle
:: Cuckoo for Coupon Deals
:: Beautiful Frugal Life
:: We Use Coupons
