The squeeze of inflation may be impacting your wallet. The overall cost to buy groceries has gone up 6.5 percent from a year ago.
You may get the sales ads in the mail every week, but how often do you sift through to see where you can score the best deals? It turns out shoppers are saving more, and it’s paying off.
These days, Garry Hiebert of Royal Palm Beach doesn’t mind spending a little more time to save a lot of cash.
“You got to shop smart. You got to look around,” Hiebert said.
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He starts off his shopping day with a list that his wife creates, strategically planning out which stores have the best deals.
“She looks through the ads,” Hiebert said. “She’ll look online to see what’s going on.”
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