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Smart Shopping – Tips to save money and time

Trying to save money when shopping often means spending a lot of time instead.  If you don’t like to shop or if you don’t have time to go from store to store, here are ways to shop carefully without spending all your time. Shop with a list. This is the cardinal rule of shopping. The list represents your shopping needs. Making your list ahead of time helps prevent guesswork and trips back to the store for something you forgot. If you keep to the list, you can avoid making impulsive buys. Sure, a newspaper only costs Ksh.50, but if you spend an extra Ksh.50 every time you make a trip to the supermarket, you waste a lot of money. Know your brands.  It’s good to compare prices, but sometimes you need to be able to choose something quickly.  If you know which brands is usually the best deal and you have a past experience with them, then you have a better chance of getting a value even if you don’t stop to compare prices that day. Discard brand loyalties. Some occasions be