Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Money Saving Tip #60: Reusable Grocery Bags

We all know that using those reusable grocery bags every time you visit the grocery store will cut down on all those plastic bags. Those plastic bags use lots of oil to produce and take a very long time to decompose in our landfills.

The reusable grocery bags are available at most every grocery store for about $1.00 each. My local grocery store (Target) actually repays you $0.05 for every bag you use. While this sounds insignificant, think of it over one year. If you use 10 bags per week, you will get $26.00 back toward the cost of your purchases.

I'm not sure if any other store out there offers this incentive, but it doesn't hurt to browse their website or store employees for the answer.

Bonus Tip: Store your reusable grocery bags in your car instead of inside your house.