[akaivyleaf]

Shop in bulk and invest in good storage containers which are airtight.

Shop by unit cost

When I had a family, I cooked in bulk, and I cooked several dinners in a day to conserve on oven heat and general stove heat and time. I really liked once a month cooking but it was more like once every 2 or 3 weeks. Heating up food could be done in the microwave and home cooked food was available to take to work for lunch.

Get bored like I do with taking the same thing you have for dinner the night before for lunch the next day? Cook specifically for lunch and freeze in individual portions. Lasagna is great for this. Actually Spaghetti too. Most Italian food tastes better to me the second day when the seasonings have had a chance to settle.

Couponing has really been a money saver and getting just a subscription to the Sunday Paper.

Rebating, those little checks really add up in my savings account. Some of the coupons have money back on meat, and dairy products. Two things I can't give up from my shopping list.