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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does the grocery store he works for have an app?
For example, if you have the Safeway app, you get the regular club deals + the Just 4 U deals (personalized deals) and then you combine both of those with manufacturer's coupons. I add the "coupons" from the app onto my card and then use coupons when I can. Safeway also doubles manufacturers coupons under $1. I try to meal plan according to what is on sale. 
I stock up on things that won't go bad or that we use often. I can also make a double-batch of something and freeze the extra (like chili, tomato sauce, soup). 
Buy a family-size pack of meat when it's on sale, divide into portions, then freeze for future use. [/quote]
[b]Do most people think these store sales really help them save money? [/b]I found that I could buy things at Trader Joes much more cheaply than at Safeway, and that the Safeway app just convinced me to spend gas money and time going thereto save $1, and then have to go somewhere like Trader joes to get my other items (e.g. Fresh mozzarella, leeks, frozen organic berries, hummus) at a decent price. I gave up on the store app, and I also have up on coupons because they seem 90% geared toward processed foods we don't buy anyway like chips, hamburger helper, Capri suns, etcetera.[/quote]

Yes.  Meat especially seems to vary in price quite a bit because of weekly sales.  Chicken breasts, pork loin, ground turkey etc.  If you buy what's on sale that week, you can save a lot.  Especially if you freeze it for thawing or cooking later.

Same with produce. Seasonal fruit and veggies are usually rotated into weekly sales.  Much lower per-pound prices or buy one get one free if you buy what's on sale that week.  In addition to saving money, you'll also diversify your eating.

On the other hand, I agree about coupons.  Lots of work to clip and organize, with very little payoff.  Not a fan of all the processed crap, and it only encouraged me to buy stuff I shouldn't.  So I dropped the habit without regret.

Finally, OP, you might consider trying a slow cooker.  Lots of easy recipes that you could make ahead and freeze.  This way, when chicken breasts are on sale, you buy a bunch along with the ingredients you need to freeze various meals for use later.  Try recipes and websites that use "real" ingredients and pantry staples rather than processed sauces.  In addition to being healthier, you'll slowly fill your pantry with what you'll need for many other meals to come.

For slow cooker recipe ideas, try:  http://therealisticorganizer.blogspot.com/2014/01/organized-slow-cooker-freezer-meals.html or http://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/ or http://whoneedsacape.com/2014/02/7-meals-1-hour-slow-cooker-crockpot-freezer-meals/  [/quote]

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