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[quote=Anonymous]Are all your errands en route to school or are you going out of your way? At what stores are you buying "general merchandise" and "other"? Some strategies: Limit errand running (shopping) to once or twice a week, as long as it's less than what you're doing now. If you run out of something, tough, plan better next time. Switch up your staples store. Swap Walmart for Target, Safeway for Giant, or vice versa. Getting out of your comfort zone makes you pay more attention to what you are buying. Try shopping with cash and a list. Conversely, try online shopping, Amazon subscribe and save or Peapod. Having a running total and the forced discipline of consolidating orders to save on shipping is very good for the budget. Do you really need to pay retail for what you buy? You will never know if Aldi cereal or thrift store pants can work for you unless you give it a try at least once. Besides, everyone is doing it these days.[/quote]
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