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Guess what the average Canadian family spends on groceries? According to the Stats Man, it’s about $9,630 a year on food, which would work out to be about $185 a week.
That $185 a week … that’s just food. It doesn’t include personal care, household cleaning, tobacco, alcohol or lottery tickets – all the things we often add to our carts to driving up our shopping costs.
You can expect those costs to go up. Inflation is climbing and food is one of the categories hardest hit. Food costs were up over 2.1% in September 2010 (over the previous year), and up 2.2% in October. If you’re looking for ways to trim costs, here are some ideas:
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