Go Grocery Shopping to Find out How Good You Are With Money

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Before we even get into the grocery store, your choices will affect how you shop. When do you do your shopping?

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I have one day each week set aside. I usually go after a meal when it’s not too busy.
I typically go on weekends, when I have time.
I hold off until I’m 100% out of food, then go at the last minute. It’s never at a regular time.
I stop after work, usually to grab food for dinner that night.

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Do you make a list before you head in to the grocery store?

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Yes
Yes, but I usually forget it or go off-script while I’m shopping.
No

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There are many things available at the grocery store that aren't food. Do you take this opportunity to snag some toiletries?

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Of course. It’s way more efficient to do everything at once.
No, I buy specialty versions of most home goods.
I buy them at the drug store instead.

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Pre cut fruit, pre shredded cheese, pre prepared meals... Do you grab any of these easy and ready-to-go components?

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No, I buy the basic ingredients and prepare everything myself.
I’ll sometimes get prepared ingredients, like shredded cheese, but I usually make my own food.
I grab a lot of prepared snacks, like cut fruit or veggie cups.
Most of my food is prepared by the three-step process, “Open. Microwave. Eat.”

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Which aisle is your favorite?

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Chips
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Baking
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Frozen Food
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Pasta

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Coupons...yay or nay?

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I never enter the grocery store without my coupons.
I use them sometimes.
I never use coupons.

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Which of these items is always in your cart?

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Do you have a budget for your grocery trips?

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I have a budget for groceries each month, and I factor in each shopping trip after I go.
I plan how much I should spend on each trip.
I sort of know how much I shouldn’t go over.
I don’t budget.

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Do you buy name-brand or off-brand?

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I buy name brand because I know what I’m getting.
I buy some things name brand if I know I prefer them, but I’m open to generic.
I always buy off brand.

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There's a big sale on kale, and you are SO excited. But you get there and they are all sold out. What do you do?

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I buy regular lettuce. It’s cheaper anyway.
I take a rain check on the coupon.
It’s a bummer, but I forget about it and keep shopping.

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Are you a member of Costco, Sam's Club, or a similar organization?

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Yes, I buy there all the time.
I have a membership, but I only use it for select things that I know won’t go bad.
No, I’ve never been to one of those stores.

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