WBZ's Money Matters with Dee Lee

Tuesday February 12, 2008: Stupid Money Moves: Do You Need The Food Police?

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Play from 0:01[0:01] ..." moves that the topic here on WBZ news radio 1030 with certified financial planner -- Today we're looking at ways you can waste lots of money. Buying food."...

Play from 0:52[0:52] ..." ingredients cook up that hamburger and have her ready for spaghetti sauce or tacos. Under which your household we have left overnight at least once a week where we clean out the refrigerator and"...

Play from 1:18[1:18] ..." in our kitchens is the packaging again because. He can't fight to croissants you've got to buy it doesn't cross on. You know so yes keeping to the next day -- keeping their retreated in"...

Play from 2:03[2:03] ..." like spices losers -- in a couple of months. Britain has a shelf life dishwashing detergent as a shelf life -- Be cautious of what to buying only by which are going to use if you can't consume it in within two"...

Play from 2:22[2:22] ..." money moves WBZ 1030 dot com we'll -- more tomorrow. With survive financial planner deeply right here WBZ news radio ten there"...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" Stupid money moves that the topic here on WBZ news radio 1030 with certified financial planner -- Today we're looking at ways you can waste lots of money. Buying food."

Play from 0:12[0:12]" He can Anthony next your mortgage and car payments food's a very big household expense it's great to save money when you go shopping but what happens to went to get home. You don't use it you end up throwing at you haven't saved anything. Yes at some of those things that grow in the refrigerator you know penicillin farming your refrigerator out occasionally but getting paid for that stuff likely. The Department of Agriculture estimates that 10%. Of our grocery dollars are wasted. So if you spending and 5000 dollars a year for groceries that's about a hundred dollars a week. And you waste 10% that's 500 dollars and get those numbers somebody had to go through your garbage and yeah. You know go through your refrigerator -- you know what's -- ingredients cook up that hamburger and have her ready for spaghetti sauce or tacos. Under which your household we have left overnight at least once a week where we clean out the refrigerator and and usually everyone gets something different by Kathleen a microwave."

Play from 1:04[1:04]" Of course of course. I think also -- when you go to those big box stores like Costco and BJ's if you're buying six loaves of bread he might want to put half of them in the freezer so they don't turn green."

Play from 1:15[1:15]" We not I really think that that is the blame for a lot of the week to see in our kitchens is the packaging again because. He can't fight to croissants you've got to buy it doesn't cross on. You know so yes keeping to the next day -- keeping their retreated in the freezer space means that that has a lot to do with the waste also. Nothing is as we should be. Leery of out dates on your groceries there's some -- the date they are should be sold and other dates are for consumption up the milk smelled sour you know it's bad but some of the other things yelling. For every year you keep the canned -- goes down 25% in quality in quality -- don't keep it for a long time valiant people thinking keep them for ever but she can't Tina you want to go through to grow your groceries and rotates. -- in European stock up right exactly in out stings like spices losers -- in a couple of months. Britain has a shelf life dishwashing detergent as a shelf life -- Be cautious of what to buying only by which are going to use if you can't consume it in within two weeks you know your property and we -- money and --"

Play from 2:18[2:18]" Okay great advice check the website for more of -- stupid money moves WBZ 1030 dot com we'll -- more tomorrow. With survive financial planner deeply right here WBZ news radio ten there"

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[0:32]..." a generic way to do it. Where can -- find a good financial planner start by asking your friends here work associates -- relatives that they use of financial planner. How the other professional advisers such as you're turning your your accountant your tax repair. Asked who they would recommend. You want to find a plan that's going to understand your particular situation and needs but say your school teacher here -- Massachusetts and your sister in law recommends her planner. She's a dentist. And the planner works primarily with self employed dentist that's not going to work for you you really need someone who understands the Massachusetts teachers retirement system. Not a bias here Anthony I think you should be talking to a certified financial planner CFP. I -- they must be licensed in order com to call themselves certified financial planners they must take a comprehensive exam "...

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