Considering the current economic climate, I thought a thread about how to save money would be good for all of us. I'll start off with a couple of tips that DH and I have been using lately.

We have discovered that at around 1pm our local supermarket marks down all their bread and other pastry items. It's all baked that day, so we buy what we need from the discounted items, then bring it home and freeze it.

Same thing happens with meats, but they tend to leave the meat until around 4 pm to mark down. It's usually meat where the "use by date" is getting close, so just keep an eye on the labels when you're doing your shopping. We have saved so much money by buying meat this way. It's usually around 25%-50% off the original price, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with the meat.

We recently bought a pack of aged sirloin steak for $10, and it's the most tender steak we have bought in many years. We got 4 meals out of that as it was a big pack.


What's your tip to help us all save a little money?