I live in a small town that doesn’t even have a Walmart. There is a bigger (not big, just bigger) town about 20 miles away that does have a Super Walmart, and Kmart etc. Rent is much cheaper in my town, gas is also cheaper (the town nearby is a major tourist town so gas is expensive). The only problem with my town is that the groceries are very expensive. Any item I can get at Super-Walmart. I can get in my town for about $1.00 more. That really adds up. Most of the time I end up driving the 2o miles to shop at Walmart.
My husband complains that anything I save in groceries I will burn up in gas, but in all reality I can go to the town and back on one gallon (thank God my car gets GREAT gas mileage). So it only costs me about $3 to drive there and back and I can save (literally) near a hundred dollars shopping for a month at Walmart. Also, I rarely buy extra just because I’m saving money. That is one of my money saving strategies. I make a list and try very very hard to stick to it. I know that the “extras” really add up. Also a good tip I’m sure everyone knows is not to shop when you’re hungry because then you want to buy everything!!!
