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Hello!  Do you have a specific day you like to do your groceries?Hello! Do you have a specific day you like to do your groceries? Is it smart to go on payday? Do you buy for the whole two weeks or separate your grocery budget over the weeks/month? Thank you!  
Hello!  Do you have a specific day you like to do your groceries?

39 Answers

+48 votes
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I shop on sunday for the new week ahead my husband got paid yesterday for the 1st time since 3rd week of January he started a new job that week but didnt realise they pay monthly
by (1.6k points)
@tasha5175 oh no! Hopefully everything sorted itself out. My husband was paid weekly. Like that for 15+ years. Started a new job and it went to biweekly. It took some time to adjust
by (5.8k points)
@ball15416 I get paid bi weekly but because I've had to pay for everything I couldn't save
+20 votes
by (4k points)
I buy groceries on Friday or Saturday
+69 votes
by (13.1k points)
I usually shop on Friday which is payday. I only shop for one week at a time and split my cash so I don’t have the tendency to spend it all the first week.  
by (13.1k points)
If I’m going to be gone that weekend I go Sunday night or Monday morning.  
+31 votes
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I generally go the 1st Monday after payday. get paid monthly. I make a meal plan and shop ONLY what's on sale for the month. I generally only to pick up produce the latter part of month. I shop local meat market for all my meats, monthly.  
+54 votes
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I separate mine weekly. Have list, cash and calculator so I dont go over. Try not to go back until the next week.  
+43 votes
by (3.6k points)
I order mine on payday bc I follow The Budget Mom and practice the budget by paycheck method that she demonstrates. It’s all just like DR but the paycheck budgeting really works for me.  
+39 votes
by (5.5k points)
I personally go on Saturday. I’m really busy during the week so I like to at least have a stocked house. I try not to spend anything on Friday (my payday) because I feel like it’s a downward spiral to going over my budget. I also go weekly.  
+49 votes
by (1.3k points)
My partner and I do ours on Monday as this is our 1 shared day off and we do it together. We do it weekly
+56 votes
by (5.7k points)
I prefer Tuesday mornings, but, you know, job. So Sundays.  
+31 votes
by (2.1k points)
I go Thursdays since that’s the day our store does a military discount
+50 votes
by (1.2k points)
Produce doesn't last much longer than a week here. And we go through about 3-4 gallons of milk a week. I can't store more than that. So we do weekly. Meal plan on Friday, shop Saturday when we are out and about and prep on Sunday.  
+34 votes
by (17k points)
I shop weekly, Walmart online pickup, and usually a Wed or Thursday night after work. Today I picked up cause it’s been one of those weeks and had a wait tonight.  
+51 votes
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I try to go on sundays before the sales end. usually jus buy what we need that goes fast such as bread milk eggs, etc. I keep a lot in the freezer
+27 votes
by (3k points)
I shop weekly on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. I budget for two weeks per paycheck. Thankfully now that I have a cushion I can usually do my Thursday afternoon store before we get paid on Friday.  
+34 votes
by (2.2k points)
I go Tuesday mornings because it’s so empty it’s almost therapeutic  also I shop weekly because we used to throw so much food away and I am not about that life anymore
+45 votes
by (1.2k points)
I pick up groceries on Sunday mornings so it doesn’t give my kids a chance to eat everything before the weekend is over  
+71 votes
by (1.2k points)
I go bi-weekly on my payday. Because I don’t work Fridays I go earlier in the day so it’s not as busy. I may still have to go to the grocery store that’s 2 minutes from our house 1-2x if I forgot to buy something but mostly I stock up enough for 2 weeks. I always go to Costco which helps keep our fridge/freezer stocked for awhile!  
+53 votes
by (1.7k points)
I get produce weekly. I buy our meats twice a year beef steak, chicken from farmers.  
+56 votes
by (1.2k points)
I shop on Wednesdays cuz my local supermarket has 2 weeks of sales in the store. (Stater bros) Talk to the store clerks they know when the best days for sales are
+51 votes
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I go every Saturday morning around 7:00am (I like the lack of people in the grocery store that early in the morning). I meal plan Friday’s and make a shopping list. I don’t overspend and I don’t waste as much by buying every week!  
+43 votes
by (930 points)
I buy on Wednesday because Aldi and Fresh Thyme have best deals that day. I do my darndest to stick to shopping list and only shop once a week.  
by (1.6k points)
@naos346 forms the sounds of it I wish we had an Aldi. I’m in Canada and the groceries here are not cheap. It’s anticipated that groceries are expected to cost the average Canadian family an additional $600+ this year
+41 votes
by (2.3k points)
I usually shop Sunday night and do pickup Monday. I shop once a week to reduce waste
+38 votes
by (8.2k points)
I place our Walmart delivery Sunday evening for Monday morning. We shop weekly. Doing it early allows me to fix any mistakes or grab things we forgot. Sometimes with delivery or pick up there are outages or dumb substitutions. So I can easily swing by a grocery store on my way home from a weekly appointment i have every Monday.  
+34 votes
by (2.3k points)
We get paid every other Friday. I submit my walmart grocery order on Friday morning so that I can get it on my way home from work. I meal plan for two weeks at a time, and only pick up a few things (bread, milk, lunchmeat. ) on the off week.  
+65 votes
by (3.1k points)
So if you check your favorite stores, they will tell you when certain items go on sale. So meat maybe Tuesday and milk maybe Monday. etc. I go on those days and buy that product, and anything else that I need. I sometimes split my list of other items in half, or I may just buy it all on that day.  
+54 votes
by (7.1k points)
I go every Sunday (mostly), I do my stock check, make a meal plan and check the calendar for the coming week also. Then I do the shopping, clean the fridge etc so I’m starting off the week stocked, cleaned and organised!  
by (1.6k points)
@liebfraumilch love a clean fridge! Especially before grocery shopping  
+38 votes
by (2.3k points)
I have found the best day for groceries for me is any day other than Sunday. Everything is always picked over on sundays and then I'm more apt to make more trips to go back for things I need. We get paid every other Friday so I budget what I need per week and shop once a week.  
+49 votes
by (8.2k points)
We shop on fri or Saturdays depending on hubs work schedule
+61 votes
by (730 points)
Living in a rural area, I have started ordering online and picking up groceries when I’m in the next larger town 60 miles away. It saves me time and money, I only big shop once a month and plan meats and such for the month. If I need perishables I go to a local store or farmers market in my town.  
+31 votes
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We get paid every other Friday. Shop and meal plan sundays for a week at a time
+53 votes
by (7.2k points)
I prefer Sundays.  
+31 votes
by (19.7k points)
I currently go on payday, early as possible, and shop for two weeks. I'm hoping, due to a change in finances, to be able to go weekly. It's my "me time". and my job as the stay at home mom (my opinion lol)
+48 votes
by (1.3k points)
I do payday or the next day . I usually do grocery pick up so it works .  
+46 votes
by (1.2k points)
I go once a week whenever my daughter is in preschool or home with my husband. Much easier that way lol. Once a week is good for us so we don’t waste food/risk it going bad. I do pull 2 weeks worth of cash every payday.  
+57 votes
by (6k points)
I use Flipp app, let's me compare store yo syire prices and go when items are on sale.  
+37 votes
by (1.2k points)
New sale week where I am is Thursday so I go friday or Saturday
+54 votes
by (1.3k points)
I go on Sunday
+52 votes
by (1.3k points)
Friday , then i sort it through the weekend i do one week alot but started two again , i spend less for two weeks when i do two together
+62 votes
by (2.9k points)
Wednesday’s usually have sales for the weekend before and the upcoming weekend.  
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