Tips & Tricks Tuesday: Making a grocery list with the estimated cost

Making a grocery list is a regular affair, but can be time consuming. tricia.mcknight shares a tip this week showing how to make a list quickly based on what you usually buy, and showing how much your list should cost once you get to the grocery store.

I created a list called “staples” and listed everything I normally buy. I prefixed each task with a code for the section “p-” for produce, “a-” for aisles, etc and in the time estimate I put $1 = 1 day.

When I go to make my grocery list, I select all the staples I need, and choose duplicate. Without clicking anywhere (so that all the duplicated tasks stay selected) I move the duplicated tasks to my list named “groceries”.

The result is a nicely sorted list by section and the total list has a time estimate equal to how much it will cost. The “staples” list is untouched and ready to use again next time.

Thanks for sharing this tip, tricia.mcknight! You’re our Tips & Tricks Tuesday winner this week.

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