Little work, big savings DEAL DETECTIVE Jenna Urban
20.05.12
There is no better time to start to clip coupons and create a budget then at the beginning of a new year. With food and gas prices estimated to rise during 2012, families need to figure out a plan that will put food on the table without putting a dent in their budgets.
According to Good Morning America, economists predict higher prices from gas to coffee and that we should expect to pay more than the spike we saw last year, which was 11 percent. Starbucks and Denny’s plan to raise prices by just a few pennies, but add that up over the remaining 358 days, and you could be spending hundreds more a year.
Although we can be tempted by the inexpensive meals like frozen pizza, canned soup, boxed pasta meals, and jarred baby food, we have to remember that healthy family meals can be easily be made within a budget and by planning ahead. It’s wonderful to be pampered by going out for lunch or dinner but, realistically, not many people can afford this lifestyle.
Source: Wilkes Barre Times-Leader