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this post was submitted on 16 Jan 2024
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I hate to say it, but one way to do it is using a spreadsheet. Every time you shop, you create two new columns -- the item and it's individual price, and at the bottom the total.
At the end of the year, you can add up and graph the totals.
That was our approach, with columns for different stores to identify the better price points where we were buying an identical/equivalent item. Turns out Costco tends to have the best pricing for non-perishable items.
Oh and we only had to maintain the list for about 3-6 months to understand pricing in our area.Good luck OP!
Add a column to track how much of it you've thrown out as well.
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