VALUE BUDGET COMPARISONS Gather product price info, decide on rock bottom, within budget, tally at home, then shop several stores from value list for each store. HOME PAGE, HeartSpace Inner Healing: http://www.heartspaceinnerhealing.com SITE MAP, HeartSpace Inner Healing: http://www.heartspaceinnerhealing.com/sitemap.shtml Contents - TO GATHER INFO List of grocery staples to check. List of value grocery stores or dollar stores. Visit each store, to see variety or types of products and write down prices on paper. With just paper and pencil, write down product prices in close time frame (week or two snapshot), to calculate and compare for rock bottom at home, to purchase items later. Store 1 Item, weight, price Item, weight, price Item, weight, price Store 2 Item, weight, price Item, weight, price Item, weight, price Store 3 Item, weight, price Item, weight, price Item, weight, price - AT HOME WITH WRITTEN INFORMATION At home, calculate the lowest common denominator for each line item. Then compare to see lowest price per ounce, among several brands for same grocery item. (cookbooks, dictionaries, for conversion charts for measures, weights). 1 pound, 16 ounces 2 pounds, 32 ounces 3 pounds, 48 ounces 4 pounds, 64 ounces 5 pounds, 80 ounces 10 pounds, 160 ounces 20 pounds, 320 ounces TO CALCULATE: price divided by weight total ounces is price per ounce - MAKE SHOPPING LIST FOR EACH VALUE GROCERY STORE Store 1 quantity or number, item, weight, price per each, and total amount quantity or number, item, weight, price per each, and total amount quantity or number, item, weight, price per each, and total amount Subtotal Grocery tax is usually under 10 percent, and some states do not charge sales tax on grocery items Total . Store 2 quantity or number, item, weight, price per each, and total amount quantity or number, item, weight, price per each, and total amount quantity or number, item, weight, price per each, and total amount Subtotal Grocery tax is usually under 10 percent, and some states do not charge sales tax on grocery items Total . Store 3 quantity or number, item, weight, price per each, and total amount quantity or number, item, weight, price per each, and total amount quantity or number, item, weight, price per each, and total amount Subtotal Grocery tax is usually under 10 percent, and some states do not charge sales tax on grocery items Total - In a Sale, calculate by percent, and subtract this amount from price of item PERCENT (divided by 100, or, of 100) 10/100, 1/10, 10%, 10 percent, .1 or 10 divided by 100 20/100, 2/10, 20%, 20 percent, .2 or 20 divided by 100 30/100, 3/10, 30%, 30 percent, .3 or 30 divided by 100 40/100, 4/10, 40%, 40 percent, .4 or 40 divided by 100 50/100, 5/10, 50%, 50 percent, .5 or 50 divided by 100 60/100, 6/10, 60%, 60 percent, .6 or 60 divided by 100 70/100, 7/10, 70%, 70 percent, .7 or 70 divided by 100 80/100, 8/10, 80%, 80 percent, .8 or 80 divided by 100 90/100, 9/10, 90%, 90 percent, .9 or 90 divided by 100 100/100, 10/10, 100%, 100 percent, 1 or 100 divided by 100 - Freeze bread, tortillas, cheese slices, small yogurt tubs, and thaw in refrigerator. 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