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Recipe(tried): Shopping Lists - Another use for checkbook register.

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Don't have a hand-held electronic system to store lists for shopping. Was finding I had multiple scraps of paper in my purse with (still) unpurchased items; or worse yet, got to the store and found out I had left the store list on the kitchen counter. So, between wasting paper and being 'forgetful' I wanted to come up with a better way to keep my list/s all in one place. While cleaning out my checkbook box, I found an extra, unused checkbook register and it has been the answer to my quest.

In PENCIL, I write the item needed, and those extra slots for information have really come in handy also. I write the store (using abbreviated letters); i.e. WM for Walmart and use this 'code' for local stores, and the price I paid.
If I use every other line, I can re-write the item and when in another store can instantly see what I paid at the first store.

After shopping, I ERASE (the reason for using a pencil) what I purchased, and the items left are automatically on my 'next' store list. Those blank lines, (then) can be used for my upcoming store list.

Or, should I want a price comparison, I leave the purchased item on the list, and just run a penciled line through it, but still have a reference for the purchase price in another store.

The checkbook-register method, does cut down on scraps of paper and does take time to erase items; but, feel better knowing it is doing a tiny bit to help the environment.

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