Justmoney recently ran a money makeover competition where we asked our users to submit their best money saving tips and tons of our readers submitted very handy tips on how to save money when you are grocery shopping.

Here are some of the best ones:

Don’t go shopping hungry

For those of you who know The Oatmeal website, you will remember that they did a cartoon depicting something similar. When you shop hungry not only do you buy more stuff but you also tend to buy stuff that is less healthy! Make sure you go shopping with a full tummy.

Look at in-store specials

We all get a ton of junk mail stuffed in our post boxes every week and while we might think that these are annoying, there are some great specials running at various supermarkets all the time. Keep an eye on these and, if you spot something at a really good price, write it down so that you know where to find the best deal.

Keep those coupons

Many stores not only offer in-store coupons with discounts on certain products but some also offer cash-back services. Make use of these offers, you will be surprised how much of a difference they can actually make.

Shop in bulk

You can either share the cost of buying in bulk with a friend or you can buy in bulk and store some food away. Plan out your meals according to what you have bought in bulk. For non-perishables, buy in bulk when there is a sale and keep these for the tough months.

Write a shopping list and stick to it

Decide on how much you are willing to spend on groceries and then write down what you can buy for this amount. It’s a good idea to perhaps have a pre-determined menu so that you can shop according to your menu. Do not buy anything that is not on your list.

Compare prices

We compare prices for insurance, medical aid, banks and everything else in life so why should it be different when it comes to groceries? Remember those in-store special pamphlets we mentioned earlier? Use these to make comparing prices a simple and easy process.

I haven’t stayed in too many hotels in my life, but the ones that I have, have been really attractive. However, they don’t come anywhere close to the VIP Only Pool Suites and the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, check this out:

How slick is that?!

We enjoy talking about cars here at iMod, so it’s no doubt that this 2012 Merc made its way in!

The new German car brand new design brings the more full-bodied, with emphasis on the front with its optical assembly composed of LEDs, and exclusive interior refinement. After the preview in the French capital, the news must reach the European market in the second half. According to Mercedes, even with the reformulation, the model did not miss the essence deployed since its creation in 2004.

The four-door coupe was much like the concept shown in sculpture form earlier this year at the Detroit Motor Show.The engine family shall be composed of two diesel engines, a 250 CDI with 201 horsepower and a 350 CDI with 261 hp. There will be two options Tembe, a gasoline 3.5-liter V6 with 301 hp and another 4.7 liter V8 of 429 hp. New technology on the CLS-Class includes the LED headlamps, which feature a total of 71 individual lights.

The car lights are split into three sections, with the upper set forming the turn indicator, the middle serving as a low beam side light which also works when the high beams are on. There are the headlights themselves which do the night lighting. ~ via

V Australia is the long haul division of Virgin Blue, which offers domestic flights within Australia. V Australia started offering flights from Johannesburg to Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane) in March 2010.  When they launched they made a big impact as they were offering some truly fantastic prices on flights to Australia. However they have today announced that they will no longer be flying the route as from February 2011. The reason has been given that they were unable to make it profitable and, being a minor player in the African route, did not see that they could in the future.

V Australia has decided to focus more on corporate fliers and so decrease their reliance on the leisure market. So it looks like, from February 2011, prices to Australia might be a little bit more expensive than they have been for the past few months.  Full article here

I get seriously confused when it comes to knowing the different time zones, so I can’t imagine what it must be like when you travel a lot and have to fit in with all of it?

Well, if you’re like me, then a website like Every Time Zone is what you’ve been waiting for, it’s a simple website that shows you every time zone in a really easy to understand interface:

All you need to do is drag the time zone bar across to see what the time would be in another country – how neat is that?!

I suggest you bookmark it :)

I’ve just been outside doing a couple things and noticed that ever so familiar Cape Town wind, you know the one? Yup, rain’s on its way!

Cape Town’s being so up and down, couple days of sun, then a couple days of rain, typical! Spring is around the corner (click the link, trust me, it’s worth it), so surely the sunny days should be happening more and more?

Roll on summer!

Da Bears is also playing around with psychedelic beats, and they’ve released a free mix for all you stompers!

Track Listing:

• Deadmau5 – Some Chords
• Felguk – Side By Side (Uppermost Mix)
• Uppermost – Take a Blow
• Calvertron & Qalvr – Raw 2 Da Floor
• Porter Robinson – Say My Name
• Deadmau5 & Chris Lake – I Said (Michael Woods Remix)
• Aerospace – Simple Words (Dirtyloud Remix)
• Costello – What Bitch (Alex Mind Remix)
• Pendulum – The Island (Part II)
• Kaskade feat. Haley – Dynasty (Dada Life Remix)
• Adrian Lux – Teenage Crime (Axwell & Henrik B Remode)
• CyberSutra – Bad Self (Dirtyloud Remix)
• Paul Anthony & ZXX – Let Me Bang (Alex Kidd Remix)
• Tiesto feat. Diplo – C’Mon
• Swedish House Mafia feat. Pharell – One
• Avicii – Bromance (Avicii’s Arena Mix)
• Bruno Barudi, Victor Ruiz – Smart & Clever (Miles Dyson Dj-Friendly Re-Arrangement)
• Aaren San – Apes From Space (Dirtyloud Remix)
• Spencer & Hill – GoGo Girl (Dirtyloud Remix)
• Felguk – Whatever Clever (Dirtyloud Remix)
• Deadmau5 – October

Download it free by clicking here.

Google has rolled out another fantastic feature for Gmail, the ability to voice and video chat, but not from Gmail to Gmail, from Gmail to any telephone – Yip, your friend doesn’t need to be at his/her computer anymore!

Take a watch:

Here’s a quick screenshot:

Google are currently rolling it out to all US based Gmail users, so us Saffers are going to have to wait a while unfortunately, but it looks like it will be worth the wait. In the mean time, why no install the plugin, so you’re setup and ready.

Interested in more information: http://www.gmail.com/call

Da Bears has released another great dubstep mix and you can download it for free by clicking here.

Track listing:

• The Beatles – Come Together (Omega Remix)
• Flux Pavilion – Got 2 Know
• Nero – Innocence
• Bassnectar – Timestretch
• Steve Aoki – I’m In The House (The Count aka Herve’s Burning Down Your House Remix)
• The Boogaloo Crew – Days Go By
• Deekline & Tim Healey – The Mexican ft. Babe Ruth (JFB & Ed Solo Remix)
• Pendulum – Watercolour (Emalkay Remix).mp3
• Flux Pavilion – Normalize
• Blame ft. Ruff Sqwad – On My Own (Drumsound & Bassline Smith Dub)
• Fuski, Dodge – Pornstep feat. The Highbury Whores
• Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit (Dual Remix)
• Tomcraft – Loneliness 2010 (Tai & Tim Healey Remix).mp3
• Subscape – Midnight
• InContext – Show You ft. Jessi
• Noisia – Alpha Centauri
• Dan Le Sac. vs Scoobius Pip – Sick Tonight (Doctor P Remix)
• Chrispy – Inspector Gadget (Dubstep Refix)
• Distance – Headstrung
• Dubba Jonny – On A Boat (Remix)
• Ellie Goulding – Starry Eyed (Jakwob Remix)
• Natisse – Follow Me (The Prototype Remix)

Enjoy it!

Today I was given the opportunity to be interviewed on Stellenbosch’s number one radio station – mfm 92.6, by Ruenda.

The interview took place during the lunch show and was essentially a short piece on making a success through blogging. I was asked a few questions such as:

1. Why did I start blogging?
2. What were my expectations?
3. What blogs do I read?
4. Any advice to people?

It was a very relaxed show and I hope that the listeners learnt something or at least got a few links through the process that they can then later read.

Thanks mfm and Ruenda for having me on the show :)