Pricebook

As you know I present a course on saving money, particularly in the area of groceries. To prepare for the course I saved my food flyers for a year and cut out these ads, in order to show how prices fluctuate and that pricing is confusing. All of these brand name cheeses were presented in the flyers as "on sale". My friend Randy was kind enough to put this onto the computer for me. Thanks again Randy.The hands on version I use at my course is laminated. I have several different food examples that I have cut out the ads for.
To make a Pricebook you need a loose leaf binder. I use pages that are 4 inches wide and 7 inches long. They fit perfectly in my purse which has a small binder in it.

It is important that the pages are removable so that you can add new items your family buys. Your Pricebook will reflect your family's grocery preferences. To start you write down prices of grocery items, from the flyers and when you are at the store. Don't worry if these aren't the lowest prices, this is what you will figure out. If you look at the flyers once a week and quickly jot things in when you are in the store, your Pricebook will start to take shape. It will take about a year to really have a full price cycle, but you'll be able to start noticing price changes right away.

It's a great tool for 1)knowing when a sale is a sale 2)knowing when things are going to cycle again and buying accordingly 3)knowing when something is a loss leader!

I'll continue this post....soon.Happy Pricebook keeping!Sue