Know the Deals, Rock Bottom Price List {Free Printable}

Saving at the store isn’t too hard. It just takes a little time and effort to save big. Knowing what is a deal and what isn’t is most of the battle.

I know for years I just bought what I needed for dinner,  whether it was on sale or not. Lucky for me I shopped the discount grocery stores and Winco Foods, so I did fairly well at keeping our food budget low.

But I never really stocked up when I saw a good price because I really didn’t know one when I saw it.

For years I shopped like this. With shopping the discount stores and planning cheap and easy meals, our grocery budget was fairly low. But as prices climbed so did our grocery bill.

I was finding I could get less and less for the same amount I used to spend. That is when I discovered how to make a price book.

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Using a Price Book to Save Money

I was reading The Complete Tightwad Gazette, if you don’t own it, you really should. This is where I got my start on living frugally, oh so many years ago.

I read about keeping a price book to know when an item is a good deal and to purchase extra when the price is low.

It took me  a while to get a price book set up, but it was so worth it. I’ve now had some form of price book for years.

But if you don’t want to set up a price book, I’ve got a solution for you. You can use my rock bottom price list to help you know when there is a good deal or just one you can wait on.

Depending on where you live, your prices could be less or more on certain items. But at least with this list you will have a starting point. The prices on this list are the rock bottom prices I can find here,  in the rainy part of Oregon.

All of the prices on my list are without coupons. When I say without coupons, I mean manufacture coupons. To get the prices on the list I might need to use my Safeway card or clip the coupons out of the Fred Meyer ad or Albertsons ad.

I can get even better prices if I use manufacture coupons on top of these sales, but I know not everyone wants to do that.

Printable Rock Bottom Price List

Click on the image below to get the Rock Bottom Price list, so you will know a good deal when you see it.

Then when that good deal comes along stock up and save. Once you have a good stockpile you shouldn’t have to pay full price again, or at least very rarely.

Making this Price List Your Own

Since price vary from region to region you may need to make changes to this price list to fit the prices you see locally.

Just cross out the price I have and add your own price next to it. I’ve left enough room for you.

This way you’ll have a customized list to fit where you shop.

Shopping More Than One Store?

I love to shop around to get the best buys.

Since there isn’t a place to fill in your own store name I suggest you print a copy for each store and add the store name at the top of the page.

Then you can track the prices from store to store and know which store has the best buys on each item.

Moving into a Price Book

Once you get used to using your price list(s), you may want to branch out and start using a price book. It’s easier to edit and make your own and track prices with dates too.

When you track dates of sales you can see the sales cycle and save even more.

If you’d like the printable price book pages in both full page and half page formats, you can get them as part of the Chaos to Calm Life Planner. Learn more about the planner here.

Do you track prices so you know a good deal when it comes along?

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