Save On Your Groceries with the Favado App + $50 Giveaway

January 6, 2014 By Chrysa 67 Comment

With the start of a new year we have another fresh start to make the most of our finances by saving more and spending LESS!  If your resolution this year is to get your budget in check, a big part of that budget is often what we spend at the grocery store.  So its always nice to find new ways to reduce that bill.  Especially ways that are super easy!  Favado, your friendly neighborhood grocery savings mobile app from Savings.com, fits that description perfectly.

We all have a million apps on our phones so I always hesitate before adding something new.  But, I’m glad I added the Favado app.  It is super easy to use and I can easily save a tidy bundle on every trip to the store.  You can find out all the deals currently going on plus you can even compare them to deals at other stores in your area.  It will show you the best sales at a particular store and even tell you the specific coupon you can match with that sale to make an even better deal!  Sign up with Favado HERE to get started right away!  (Oh yeah, did I mention that it is FREE?!?)

Personalized just for you, the Favado money-saving app will help you keep your resolution to save on groceries this year with step-by-step weekly goals from the best money-saving brains in the business. It’s the solution to keeping your 2014 resolution!  Check out the themes for each week:

Week #1 (Jan 7-14) – Smarter Grocery Shopping Habits 

The first week, we’ll be talking mostly about the little habits you can change while shopping that can make a big difference in your grocery spending…such as not buying the magazines off the rack at the checkout, writing a grocery list and sticking to it while shopping, as well as checking unit prices and sale expiration dates.
Favado Helps by…allowing you to have a shopping list in the palm of your hand that you won’t forget at home!

Week #2 (Jan 15-21) – Shopping the Sales and Following the Sales Cycles

Grocery stores and manufacturers work hard to push out their best sale prices to you on a weekly basis through their store circulars. If you follow along closely, you’ll notice that most products operate on an 8-12 week sales cycle.
You’ll also find that “product families” all go on sale at the same time, for example all the P&G products will be discounted the same weeks, and will return to their regular prices for a few weeks, then go back on sale together.
Favado Helps by…showing you when your favorite products go on sale, so that you can purchase them when they are on sale and not have to pay full price in between sales cycles. Over time, you’ll learn how much to purchase to last you until the next sale.

Week #3 (Jan 22-28) – Couponing for “Double the Discount” 

The deep 50-70% savings that you hear talked about frequently occur when you combine a coupon with an already discounted product for “double the discount.” For example if toothpaste is on sale for $1 and you have a $.75 off coupon, you’ll get that toothpaste for just $.25, as opposed to its $2.49 regular price.
Favado Helps by…doing all the hard work for you and putting the best sale prices with matching available coupons in a nice, organized list. Favado makes it easy to find these discounts and save big on groceries.

Week #4 (Jan 29-Feb 5) – Meal Planning

Making a meal plan based on what’s on sale in your local grocery stores can help you cut your grocery bill by 20-30% alone. Matching your meals with the sales is a simple, scissorless way to save each week at the grocery store.
Favado Helps by…allowing you to search for ingredients that are on sale for the meals you want to make each week. Want to make a slow cooker meal that calls for boneless skinless chicken thighs or beef roast? Favado can tell you which store has those ingredients on sale each week.

To add to the fun, join in the Favado Twitter parties!  The RSVP post for the first party is ready for your Twitter handle! We’d love for you to join in the fun.  There will be $300 in grocery store gift cards to give away each week!  Each Twitter party will match the theme for the week, as outlined above.

Reader Giveaway:  One lucky Thrifty Jinxy reader will win a $50 VISA Gift Card courtesy of Favado.  To enter, just complete the entry form below by 11:59pm ET on 1/19/13.  Good luck!