If your cupboards are anything like mine, they’re filled with food you have no intention of eating anytime soon and enticing snacks that you wish weren’t there. The reason you’ve got too much food is you were able to mindlessly toss too many extra items into your cart or basket.

27 and Frugal offers an easy suggestion on how to slash grocery costs and excess food — only buy what you can carry.

The technique may nullify some savings by causing you to make more trips to the grocery store, but definitely forces you to buy only the necessities.

What’s the most mystifying food you keep around, and how long has it been there?

Only Buy What You Can Carry [27 and Frugal]

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