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Kiplinger
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Choncé Maddox

Before You Go to Costco, Try This Grocery Strategy First

Woman picking an ingredient jar from cupboard kitchen .

If your grocery bill keeps climbing even when you're trying to be careful, the problem might not be what you're buying, but how you're shopping.

A growing number of budget-savvy households are embracing a simple idea called "backwards shopping." Instead of planning meals first and then heading to the store, the process flips: you start by taking inventory of what you already have, plan meals around it, and only shop for what's missing.

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