Steve Bolden stood in the aisle of Wally’s Supermarket in Marysville holding a print out showing the items at the grocery store on sale.
Bolden, with two boxes of Spartan brand cereal in his cart alongside packages of ramen noodles, said when he shops, “I’m looking for the deals” — and skipping local eateries.
“Eating out is not in the budget plan anymore,” the 31-year-old Marysville resident said.
Bolden isn’t alone.
Grocery store sales across the country increased 6.1% in the first 10 months of this year, compared with the same period in 2007, …

According to a poll conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center for ShopSmart magazine, the average female grocery shopper spends approximately $116 a week, or over $6,000 per year (ConsumerReports.org March).
To counteract the effects of higher food prices, trim your grocery bill by clipping coupons:
* Take a risk. Instead of buying the same thing every week, use a coupon to try a new product at a lower price. Store-brand items can be half the price and just as good as name-brand products. But if the coupon is for a …

My family’s meals were all planned ahead for the week and I was feeling quite organized. I made out the menu, put together the grocery list, and got my shopping all done in one trip. This week we were not going to waste any money on fast food or delivery meals. I was on a roll.
Then I opened my pantry to put my groceries away. Oops. I was staring at items of food that I purchased while they were on sale a couple weeks ago… items I just bought today …

As gas prices plummet, retailers are discounting everything from clothes to shoes to lure shoppers in stores. So, why aren’t grocery prices headed south, too?
In the most recent report by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, food prices in the Boston area in November were up 7 percent from a year earlier. During the same period, gas prices, which had a huge run-up, declined 28 percent.
The reason? High fuel prices – which factor in at every level from farmers growing food to trucks transporting it – was but one component …

Bargain hunting in the grocery store isn’t just for hard-core coupon pros anymore.
With food prices climbing at a rate not seen in nearly 20 years and an economy sliding to a low not seen in decades, experts said more grocery shoppers are adopting price-cutting strategies.
Traffic at Web sites devoted to coupon usage soared more than 30 percent over the year ending in October, according to ComScore Media Metrix. And the grocery gurus who run shopping sites say it isn’t just price-conscious moms looking for advice; single professionals and others are …