How does saving hundreds of dollars a month on groceries sound to you? It is not difficult to do, in fact saving this kind of money only requires learning 5 easy strategies:

1. Always buy on sale. While sale prices are occasionally misleading, most sales are a good value. Discounts on food run from 30-50% off or more when products go on special. Buy everything on sale and reduce your grocery bills by half.

2. Throw brand loyalty out the window. Check the cost per unit and go with whatever is the cheapest. Forgetting the brand loyalty will save you another 10%.

3. Use grocery discount coupons. Yes, I know they are a pain, but they are also exceptional money savers and free if you print them online. If someone is going to hand you a dollar wouldn’t you take it? Coupons are offers to hand you money for a purchase, use them to your advantage.

4. Use double or triple coupons with store specials for stellar savings. Using this combination savings strategy is how you will save the most on your grocery bills. You may be surprised to know that free items and deep discounts are available when you take the time to match your coupons with store sales.

5. Don’t forget the rain checks on sale out of stocks. When the prices are low you can almost be assured that the store will run out of stock at some point. If there are no limits on quantity and the sale is not limited to available stock then be sure to get a rain check. The store will still give you the sale price when the stock comes back in.

As you can see, the strategies are simple, but the savings can be many hundreds of dollars with only a little effort on your part. As long as you successfully integrate only these 5 strategies into your shopping your savings will add up rapidly.