Everybody runs errands from time to time, and money is tight for many these days, so you might as well use the internet to save a buck or two on the stuff you buy every day.

No, this is not an article about coupon codes or having to jump through any hoops for special offers or any of that stuff. The 3 ways listed below are easy, and the only thing you have to do is have a memo pad and a pen to write down your shopping list with.

1. Online Grocery Circulars

Every major supermarket has a web site, and all of them list what’s discounted/on sale/etc. Chances are you probably frequent one particular grocery, so you might as well go to their web site and see what you can get for less.

An example of this is a supermarket chain called Publix, which is very well-known in Florida. They have weekly specials called BOGO (buy-one-get-one-free). Everything they have in the store that’s BOGO’d for the week is listed right on the web site. No coupons required. Just write down the BOGO items you want, go there, buy them and take an extra because it’s free.

Other grocery chains have similar promotions. Check out yours to see what you can get so you can save some cash.

2. Gasoline Credit Cards

"Yeah, just what I need.. another credit card. Yeah, right."

Royal Dutch Shell (known as simply "Shell" to most people) does have a card in the US which offers "grocer rewards". The way it works is one of two ways. Either use the card at a grocery listed and get cents off per gallon of fuel, or receive a discount on the groceries you buy at that particular chain.

Yes, this does involve a level of commitment on your part. You do have to commit to using the card at specific places in order to make it work for you.

3. Wal-Mart web site

If there’s something you need to pick up at Wal-Mart, consider searching their web site first. There are many instances where the online price is actually lower than in-store, with several items having no extra shipping fees attached. If there is a shipping cost attached, you can sometimes skip around that by having the item shipped to your local store and picking it up there.

Also know that just like Amazon, there are thousands of items that are online-only that are not on store shelves.

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