How to Stop Wasting Food and Save Money

WSJ Your Money Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 3 January 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Food prices continue to rise, and yet American households throw out roughly $150 worth of groceries per month, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of data from BLS and ReFED, a nonprofit dedicated to reducing food waste. Wall Street Journal personal finance reporter Imani Moise joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss ways to rein in your grocery spending to avoid wasting food and your money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.4	Here's your money briefing for Wednesday, January 3rd. I'm J. R. Whelan for the Wall Street Journal.
0:38.0	Aside from putting a roof over our heads and getting around town, food is the biggest
0:45.2	expense in our monthly budgets. It's also an expense we can control.
0:49.8	The most important thing to do is to have a plan. So a lot of people do go into the grocery store with the list or maybe like they drop down a few things
0:59.0	But few people actually stick to their list on a regular basis, whether that's buying things that weren't on it or
1:06.0	Changing their plan because they see something that's on sale
1:08.6	We'll talk to Wall Street Journal personal finance reporter Amani's
1:12.2	About how to avoid throwing money away along with
1:15.1	spoiled food.
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1:39.4	Ad Council. Some prices have fallen in the past few months, but not food. And yet Americans threw
1:50.4	out about a quarter of a trillion dollars worth of food in 2022.
1:55.0	Wall Street Journal Personal Finance reporter Amani Moise joins me
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