Focus on the basics. It's key to have one store that has reasonable prices for most everything. That's going to be your first stop most weeks, and if you're pressed, it may be your only stop. Wal-Mart Stores, of course, is hard to beat on price, and it has a surprisingly good selection these days.

　　抓住主项。找到一家绝大多数商品价格都很公道的店是很重要的。多数时候这家店就是你购物的第一站，手头吃紧时可能也就是唯一一站了。要论价格的竞争力，沃尔玛当然是鲜有对手的，而且如今在那里也能买到非常好的商品。

　　But it doesn't have to be Wal-Mart. When I lived in Dallas from 2004 until earlier this year, I did the bulk of my shopping at Fiesta Mart, a chain that targets Hispanic shoppers. Its prices are low, it carries Mexican sauces my wife uses in her cooking, and it has a large assortment of non-ethnic grocery items.

　　不过也不一定非得是沃尔玛。从2004年到今年年初，我都住在达拉斯。我大部分的东西都是在Fiesta Mart购买的，这家连锁店以拉美裔人为目标顾客，价格低廉，并且经销我妻子烧菜时要用到的墨西哥调味汁，同时也有各种非民族风味的食杂。

　　Buy one, get one free. Supermarkets can run some astounding specials that can make Wal-Mart look expensive. In my new home state, New Jersey, my local supermarket will sell strip steak for $3.99 a pound or grapes for 99 cents a pound or chicken breasts for $1.29 a pound.

　　抓住促销的机会。有些超市会搞一些让人大跌眼镜的促销，其优惠价格令沃尔玛也自叹不如。我现在住在新泽西，我们的社区超市里有时候会有3.99美元一磅的长条牛排、99美分一磅的葡萄或1.29美元一磅的鸡胸肉。

　　If you're flexible with what you eat, you can simply consume whatever's on special and eat pretty cheaply. My five-person family consumes three or four half-gallon cartons of orange juice a week that cost roughly $3.99 apiece at full price. The good news is that our local store usually has one brand on sale every week at a price between $2.50 and $2.99. So that's what we drink that week.

　　如果你对所吃的东西不挑剔，那么很简单，认准促销品来买，那你花在吃上头的开销就会很省了。我们一家五口每周消耗三到四纸盒半加仑装的橙汁，如果不是搞特价的话，每盒大概得花3.99美元。好在我们社区商店里每周都会有一个品牌的橙汁搞促销，价格从2.50到2.99美元不等。 我们就喝当周促销的牌子。

　　Think ethnic. I'm a big produce hound, and in most of the places I've lived, the best buys can be found at ethnic grocery stores. They serve customers who eat lots of produce and aren't willing to pay an arm and a leg for it. Good chance there's such a store in your area.

　　光顾少数族裔人士开的店。我到了哪儿都喜欢四处寻找好的农产品。在我住过的多数地方，少数族裔人士开的食品店通常价格都是最划算的。他们的服务对像是那些吃得很杂却不愿意花很多钱的人。通常，你住的地方都会有这么一家店。

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