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Everwonderwhyyou never have enough money to save money? I'm talk- ing about taking money from every pay- check and depositing it straight into a savings account. Maybe it's time to consider that you're handing over your savings to local restau- rants, drive-thrus, diners and coffee shops. Think about it. No matter your life- style, I am confident that with the right strategies, you can really reduce the amount of money you're spending on food. Morethanmoney If yours is a single-in- come household strug- gling to keep food on the table and pay the bills, time is on your side. The person not working out- side the home has the time to work the strate- gies. Determine to visit mul- tiple stores each week to grab the loss leaders, the items priced below cost. Only buy items that are on sale. You won't starve because there will be plenty of things on sale every week. Coupon like crazy. Matching coupons with sales is your best weapon against rising food costs. Little time, tight budget For dual-income fami- lies with kids, time is an especially valuable com- modity. If you both work full-time jobs, you don't have time to visit lots of stores. And if money is re- ally tight, the challenge is even greater. Pick a store. Your best bet is to identify the gro- cery store or supermar- ket in your area that is known for having the low- est everyday prices and then stick with it. Down- load the store app (if there is one). Get on the mailing and email lists. Use coupons as they are available. Buy from sales. See above. Add full-priced items cautiously and only as absolutely necessary. Learn the store's sales cy- cle. Typically, each area of the store will be on sale at least once every 12 weeks. Picky eaters and dietary restrictions You have the time and the skills to cook at home. The problem is making meals that actually taste good to your picky eaters or cooking dishes that fit someone's dietary restric- tions, otherwise known as the doctor's orders. PlateJoy. This member- ship site considers your lifestyle, learns your fam- ily's tastes, health goals and time constraints and then creates cus- tom meal plans that will greatly simplify your life and make mealtime your happy time. You get cus- tom recipes and gro- cery shopping lists once a week. The service costs $8 to $12 a month. More money than time Young professional DINKS, or those with dual income and no kids, often do not have the time, much less the de- sire, to shop for groceries beyond running to pick up a six-pack of Red Bull and chips. This could be because of an insane work schedule, being enrolled in grad school and work- ing full-time, a crazy com- mute, you name it. Be- cause they see themselves as having more money than time, DINKS rou- tinely default to the most expensive eating style of all: eating out at restau- rants, fast-food joints, diners and drive-thrus. They don't do it because going out for the 12th time this week is particu- larly enjoyable. It's a nec- essary burden to avoid starvation. Home Chef. This meal delivery service is not for every lifestyle. If you feed more than two peo- ple, you could probably do better by following one of the other strategies above. But for a family of two (or perhaps three), this is the only meal delivery service I would consider. The cost for Home Chef is an astounding $9.95 per serving with a free shipping option. Here's what you get delivered to your doorstep even if you are not there to accept it: everything. Seriously, ev- erything you need to as- semble, heat and eat. The packaging is be- yond belief; it is so pre- cise. Just follow the well- written instructions (they're so simple even a fifth-grader could follow them). Meals turn out ex- actly as pictured. The in- gredients are remark- ably fresh and beautiful. I am impressed with Home Chef. You can learn more about Home Chef and the other choices listed above at www.everydaycheap- skate.com/foodcost. Wouldyouliketosend a tip to Mary? You can email her at mary@ everydaycheapskate. com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, 12340 Seal Beach Blvd., Ste. B-416, Seal Beach, CA 90740. EVERYDAYCHEAPSKATE Food cost-cutting for every lifestyle CONTRIBUTEDPHOTO Pictured, second from the le to right, are Robert Holland, Carson Zumalt and Candice Zumalt with several members in the Marine Corps League, Detachment 1140. Robert Holland and Car- son and Candice Zumalt are the newest members of the Marine Corps League De- tachment 1140, which meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month the Elks Lodge, 355 Gilm- ore Road in Red Bluff. Holland and the Zumalts were inducted at the Feb. 15 meeting. Regular membership is open to all Marines dis- charged under honorable conditions, Fleet Marine Force Medical Corpsmen and Navy Chaplains who served with a Marine unit. Associate Membership includes veterans from the other military services and those who have never served in the military but want to help serve the commu- nity with the Marine Corps League. Formoreinformation,call Buddy Male at 528-8813 or John Minton at 840-0345. The motto of the Marine Corps League is Semper Fi- delis, or always faithful. Newestmembersare inducted in February MARINE CORPS LEAGUE Mary Hunt Five-time American Comedy Awards Nominee Kathy Buckley will speak 3-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, on the Shasta Col- lege Main Redding Campus in Room 1425 for an inspi- rational and empowering presentation "No Limits, No Labels." Buckley will talk about the labels that society puts on people, and the labels they put on themselves. 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