Pro tip: the $4 clearance rack at the Hy-Vee in Ames fixed my grocery budget
I was walking past the little clearance cart by the bakery last Tuesday and spotted a bag of apples for $1.99 plus two loaves of bread for $2 total. Now I swing by that cart before I even grab a normal basket, and last week my grocery run came to $61 instead of the usual $95. Does your store put the markdown stuff in a spot you'd never think to check?
Who knew the secret to financial freedom was a sad little cart by the bakery? Mine keeps the markdown meat tucked behind the dairy case, so you have to basically go spelunking for discounted chicken. It's a weird system, but I'm not gonna argue with a grocery bill that shrank by thirty bucks.