No More Roaming the Aisles

In this section, you create maps of your frequently visited stores to use as shopping-list templates.

How many times have you gone to the grocery store for three specific things and left with a cartful? Do you ever get to use the 10 Items or Less lane?

Want to evolve from the accumulation that browsing produces into laser-guided, budget-friendly, super-efficient shopping? Great! Let's make a list!

Just kidding. We can do better than a plain old list. Instead, let's make a map (see Figure 7.1).

Figure 7.1. Take your grocery list to new heights: Combine your shopping list with a map of the store and you'll be in and out in no time, with less impulse-buying and no forgotten items. This illustration is a map of my local ...

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