How to save money at the grocery store, gas station this summer

>>> ALL RIGHT. >>> ALL RIGHT. WE'RE BACK NOW WITH OUR SERIES "MONEY MADE EASY," PART OF OUR COLLABORATION WITH CNBC SELECT. SUMMER FUN ISN'T CHEAP, BUT THERE ARE STEPS WE CAN TAKE TO SAVE THAT MONEY. HERE SO SHARE THOSE STRATEGIES, BRITTNEY JONES COOPER. >> YOU GOT IT, AL. NICE TO BE BACK, AL. >> SOME FACTS HERE. WE START AT THE GROCERY STORE. >> YES. >> BUREAU

OF LABOR STATISTICS SAYS FOOD PRICES WENT UP 6.7% BETWEEN MAY OF 2022 AND THIS PAST MAY OF 2023. STARTING OFF, HOW DO WE MAKE OUR MONEY GO FURTHER? LET'S NOT JUST GO WILLY NILLY TO THE STORE. >> YOU GOT TO HAVE A PLAN, AL. WE ARE ALL GUILTY OF GETTING IN THAT GROCERY STORE AND THROWING THINGS IN THE CART. >> IMPULSE BUY. >> IT IS IMPORTANT

TO KNOW THE LAYOUT OF THE STORE BECAUSE THEY WILL PUT THE BEST SALES IN THE BACK. YOU SHOULD ALSO KNOW THAT A LOT OF STORES WILL PUT THE MOST EXPENSIVE ITEMS ON THE SHELF AT YOUR EYE LEVEL. OFTENTIMES YOU CAN SAVE MONEY JUST BY LOOKING DOWN. >> WHAT ABOUT COUPONS? >> PEOPLE SLEEP ON COUPONS. IF YOU FOLLOW A BRAND LIKE P&G, THERE ARE MASSIVE SAVINGS. THERE

IS A REBATE YOU SEND IN YOUR RECEIPT AND THEY GIVE YOU MONEY BACK. IBOTTA IS GREAT. SO IT IS NOT LIKE YOU HAVE TO CLIP COUPONS ANYMORE. THERE IS DEFINITELY AN APP FOR THAT. >> AND BASICALLY, YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE PRICE IS RIGHT. LOOK AT THE PRICE OF GOODS. >> YES. IF YOU FOLLOW THE PRICE OF GDS, YOU START TO UNDERSTAND HOW YOU ARE SPENDING

YOUR MONEY. IN MAY THE PRICE OF MEAT, POULTRY AND FISH WENT DOWN. WE KNOW THE PRICE OF TOMATOES, CITRUS AND EGGS WENT DOWN. >> ALL RIGHT. TRAVEL HOLIDAY. PEOPLE WILL BE TRAVELING. LET'S TALK ABOUT GAS PRICES. >> FIRST OF ALL, GAS PRICES ARE DEFINITELY BETTER THAN THEY WERE LAST SUMMER, BUT WE STILL WANT TO SAVE. ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO DO THAT IS TO LOOK

FOR A CREDIT CARD THAT WILL GIVE YOU CASH BACK ON YOUR GROCERIES. YOU HAVE TO BUY THOSE THINGS ANYWAY. YOU MIGHT AS WELL GET THE REWARDS. LOOK FOR ONE THAT GIVES YOU 3% CASHBACK. THAT WILL GIVE YOU THE MOST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK. MAKE SURE YOU PAY THAT CREDIT CARD DOWN EVERY MONTH. IT IS A GAME CHANGER. >> YEAH, EXACTLY. I WAS LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU

DOING? OKAY. YOU HAVE APPS TO COMPARE PRICES. >> AND ALSO FINDING CHEAP GAS. SOME WAYS TO FIND IT, THERE IS AN APP CALLED GAS BUDDY. THERE IS ALSO ONE -- OR YOU GO TO AAA.COM AND PUT IN YOUR ZIP CODE. DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE GROCERY STORE GAS STATIONS. THEY USUALLY HAVE FUEL SAVER PROGRAMS. >> YEAH. YOU TALK ABOUT THE CASHBACK CREDIT CARD. USE REGULAR GAS ON

WITH MY GAS. KEEP YOUR TIRES INFLATED. AND ALSO A FUN FACT. THIS ISN'T EVERY GAS STATION, BUT SOME GAS STATIONS WILL GIVE YOU A DISCOUNT IF YOU PAY IN CASH. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> YEAH. NEXT TIME YOU ARE THERE, JUST GO IN AND ASK. >> I TURNED TO REGULAR GAS. NO PROBLEM WHATSOEVER. ONLINE SHOPPING, IT IS SO EASY TO SPEND, SPEND, SPEND, CLICK, CLICK, CLICK. >> JOIN

THE REWARDS PROGRAM. THEY KEEP SENDING YOU DEALS AND DISCOUNTS. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE GETTING THE E-MAILS CONSTANTLY. START A SEPARATE E-MAIL ACCOUNT WHERE YOU SIGN UP FOR REWARD PROGRAMS SO YOU KNOW WHERE TO SIGN UP. >> IF YOU SIGN UP FOR THE TEXT MESSAGES AND STUFF, YOU GET A LOT OF COUPONS. >> ABSOLUTELY. AMAZON, REALLY QUICK -- RIGHT? SORRY. ARE WE MOVING? >> I

WAS GOING TO GO ON TO THE NEXT THING. >> SHE DOES THAT FROM TIME TO TIME. >> BECAUSE WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FAMILY OUT TO -- I'M THINKING LIKE BASEBALL GAMES AND EVENTS WHERE YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR A WHOLE FAMILY. >> YEAH. >> HOW CAN YOU SAVE MONEY? >> LOOK FOR FREE ADMISSIONS. A LOT OF PLACES LIKE AQUARIUMS AND MUSEUMS WILL HAVE FREE HOURS, FREE

DAYS, FREE EVENTS FOR FAMILIES. I'M A BIG FAN OF NATIONAL PARKS. ON AUGUST 4th, NATIONAL PARKS WILL BE FREE. IF YOU HAVE BEEN MEANING TO GO THERE WITH YOUR FAMILY. DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD GET A TAX BREAK IF YOUR KIDS GO TO SUMMER CAMP? >> I DID NOT. AL, YOU MISSED OUT ON THAT. >> DARN! >> THERE IS THE CHILD INDEPENDENT TAX CREDIT. THEY WILL

COVER 35% OF YOUR EXPENSES UP TO $3,000 FOR ONE CHILD OR $6,000 FOR TWO. KEEP THAT RECEIPT AND LOOK INTO IT. >> IS THAT RETRO ACTIVE? >> AND ALSO, IF YOU ARE OVER 65, YOU GET A LOT OF DISCOUNTS. >> THIS IS TRUE. GAS. >> AARP. >> THEY ARE ALREADY SENDING ME AARP FLYERS. >> THAT'S 50 AND OLDER. BRITTNEY COOPER JONES, THANK YOU SO MUCH. JONES

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