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In this day and age no one needs to use coupons anymore. The following are a list of a couple of ways in which you can save money without using coupons.

1. See if the grocery stores you visit have any discount grocery stores around

If you like the look and feel of a grocery store you may be surprised to find out that the same companies have discount grocery stores around! But you have to do your research on the company to find this out. For example in my neighborhood Food Lion and Bottom Dollar are essentially the same store; they sell the same store brands, it is just that Bottom Dollar is cheaper than Food Lion as a regular rule.

2. Shop for groceries at discount stores in the wrong part of town

Some of your best discount stores are found in some of the worst neighborhoods. The reason being should be obvious as the people in these neighborhoods cannot realistically afford the higher prices of groceries elsewhere. If you do your grocery shopping in suburbia, keep in mind that the great selection only comes at a price if these items are those that people do not really want to begin with. For example your grocery may prepare items in the delicatessen that often sell for a premium. It is inevitable that the deli or the bakery will make too much and you can save a few dollars but you do not want that to be your primary reason for going to that store.

3. Avoid convenience stores and pharmacies at all costs

Clearly if you just need one thing a convenience store is your best bet unless you actually live next to the grocery store or within walking distance. But if you are spending more than $20 avoid these places at all costs.

4. Avoid stand alone neighborhood grocery stores

You are not saving money on meat if it needed to be cooked like last week, or milk that needs to be cooked into the food because you cannot stand to drink it because of the smell. These are the only deals you will find in neighborhood grocery stores that are not part of a larger national or regional chain of retail outlets. You see plenty of these up in the North where you are forced between taking a bus out to the suburbs to find a quality grocery store or paying a premium of 30% to save a few bucks in your own neighborhood. You may want to take that bus out there to save a considerable amount of money on the bill; just be sure you don't buy too much to weigh you down on the long walk back to the apartment and please don't take a cab unless you are spending hundreds on groceries to justify the cost of

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