[nurse_reedle]

Currently our system is...

1.) Check the cabinets, freezer and fridge and see what we need that we use regularly.
2.) Go through the ads and check sales....compare to coupons we have....apply coupon to place with the lowest price or where the price will be lowest after doubling/tripling.
3.) Make a menu for the week for dinner meals and check to see if any ingredients are needed besides what we have and what we are buying on sale.
4.) Buy bulk-ish when we can. We buy hamburger in the "family" packs at Kroger and repackage it at home in proper sized packages for us. We buy whole boneless pork loins on sale and at grocery stores that will cut to order (usually paying about $1.88-1.99 per pound). Boneless skinless chicken breast on sale.
5.) Go through coupons and see what is getting ready to expire....if something we *wiill* use, then we go ahead and buy it with the coupon....if not, we lay in that stores section for someone else or toss them.