1. LEARN HOW (AND WHERE) TO SHOP
Who says you have to buy your food at the closest grocery store to your house?
There are some uncommon places where you can pick up food at a surprisingly affordable price.
- Farmer’s market – Everyone knows about farmer’s markets but almost no one gets up early enough to actually go to them.
Instead of sleeping in on Saturday, get your butt up and head to your closest one to stock up on cheap and local vegetables, fruits, and frozen meats. Bring cash.
- Community-supported agriculture
Each week you can get a box of seasonal produce, eggs, meat, cheese, homemade bread and other farm-raised/grown products delivered to your door.
- Butcher shops – The rise of the supermarket brought an end to the local butcher shops. However, a growing disdain for the factory farm-raised meat available at grocery stores has allowed for the local butcher to make a comeback.
Local butcher shops offer quality, locally raised meat at reasonable rates. Their prices (especially on bulk) are sometimes even less expensive than the supermarkets.
How do you find a butcher shop? Easy. Go to Google. Type in “Butcher shop.” Click the “search” button.
2. BUY IN BULK
Yeah, there’s more of an upfront cost to buying in bulk, but it will almost always save
you money in the long run.
you money in the long run.
Wholesale membership clubs (Sam’s Club, Costco, etc.) will typically carry everything that a regular grocery store has, but the items are packaged in larger quantities at lower prices per serving.
Buying meat in bulk isn’t always an option, especially if you don’t have a freezer large enough to store it.
But if you have the space, consider “cow-sharing”, where you purchase part of a live cow — usually a whole, half, or side — and pick up the meat once it’s processed.
This allows you to get delicious grass-fed meat at a $3-6 a pound instead of the of usual $7 or more per pound.
- And it’s not just limited to beef.
You can also look for a local wild game processing shop where you can find deer, elk, antelope and other critters. If you live in the US, go to Eat Wild and click on your state to get started.
3. GET A GROCERY DISCOUNT CARD
If you consistently hit the same one or two grocery stores, make sure to sign up for a discount card (sometimes referred to as a loyalty card).
When swiped at the checkout stand, these cards will usually get you a small discount on your groceries. It may only be a dollar or two, but every little bit helps.
4. LEARN TO COOK
I often hear guys complain about how they can’t afford to eat healthy because it costs too much. But after asking a few simple questions, I quickly learn that most of their meals are eaten at restaurants.
The bottom line?
Being able to cook for yourself is a skill that every man should have.
5. COOK THE SAME MEALS OVER AND OVER
It may sound boring, but eating the same meals over and over has two huge benefits:
i) You get to shop for all your ingredients in bulk. (Which saves you money.)
ii) You become a master at cooking that meal. (Practice makes perfect.)
ii) You become a master at cooking that meal. (Practice makes perfect.)
During his 28-day muscle-building experiment, S2B Program Director Nate Green ate the same thing every day, enabling him to gain 20 pounds of quality mass in less than a month. His sample “one day” menu is below.
6. COOK TONIGHT’S DINNER AND TOMORROW’S LUNCH AT THE SAME TIME
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7. GO OVER YOUR MONTHLY EXPENSES AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN CUT
Think of all the stuff you spend money on in your life: an unlimited cell phone plan, a new iPad, a cable bill, eating out, entertainment, clothes, alcohol, an extra car payment, etc.
How much do these things really contribute to your priorities and the overall quality of life you want to live?
Is there a way that you could reallocate some of the money spent on these items so you can buy better-quality food?
IN THE END, IT ALL COMES DOWN TO
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