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Almost any meal prepared by someone outside the home will cost you a lot of extra money - breakfast is no exception. Eating a quick bowl of cereal, preparing a breakfast sandwich or grabbing some fruit and a breakfast bar means a few extra dollars in your pocket every day. If you … [Read more...] about Eat breakfast at home or bring it with you

Nearly every day some baked goods are on sale. As they approach their expiration date, bakery items will be tagged with must sell stickers and a reduced price tag. Each supermarket branch is responsible for their own supply so keep track of what time your store changes its … [Read more...] about Watch for daily sales on bread

Individual serving sized packages for cereal and oatmeal usually have a much high unit price. The item might take up the same amount of space on the shelf and have the same total price, but the extra cost is seen when you compare how much product you are getting.A LOZO expert … [Read more...] about Avoid convenience packaging

Instant oatmeal is not instant. There is still preparation and cleanup involved, just the total cooking time is reduced. Traditional oatmeal only requires about 5 minutes of cooking time. Take this into account when comparing prices as the regular oatmeal normally costs about … [Read more...] about Don’t get ripped off with oatmeal

Cereal is now sold in a variety of packaging. The traditional cardboard box takes up most of the front part of the aisle, but make sure to look at the entire space as cereal in plastic bags is starting to make a presence. The cheaper packaging often means a lower (unit price) for … [Read more...] about Don’t get boxed in to paying more for cereal