Pre-Cut Produce
Pre-cut fruits and vegetables didn’t even exist 10 years ago, but we spent more than $600 million on prepared salads alone last year. While grabbing pre-cut fruit and vegetables can help cut down on your time in the kitchen, that small convenience carries a big price. It’s safe to say you are paying at least double the cost for pre-cut produce vs. buying their whole counterparts. Another negative — you aren’t getting all the vitamins you think. Tests have shown that pre-cut vegetables, for example, start losing their Vitamin C once they are cut!
I bought some pre-sliced mushrooms on Tuesday and made them for dinner last night. They were on sale, so in this case they were cheaper than whole mushrooms… that is if I am able to eat them all. If I end up throwing any of them away it will be a waste. The thing is though, they were sliced so thickly, they might as well not have been cut at all. I had to cut each slice into at least 3 pieces. It’s a good thing I didn’t pay more for the pre cut, because it certainly wasn’t more convenient.
I think everyone knows that buying anything while out at the movies is a terrible idea, but when you look at the math, it’s just crazy.
According to a professor at the University of California-Irvine, you’re paying a 1,300% markup on that tub of buttery popcorn! When you do the math, $5.50 for that bucket of popcorn makes an ounce of popcorn more expensive than filet mignon!
Other money wasters include anything at eye level at the grocery store, brand name medications. Read more. If you have spent more than you were expecting to on groceries this month and need a little extra cash, a Payday Loan or Title Loan can help you out.
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