Quit This Grocery Shopping Habit and Save at Least $20 a Month! — Shopping

Fact: The convenience of having a pre-portioned, pre-packed snacks in your fridge or pantry to grab and go anytime, whether you're packing up for work or school, is undeniable. And so I remain eternally grateful to the companies that make the little hummus-and-pretzel packs and sacks of olives. (They're much healthier alternatives to picking up a bag of chips at the convenience store!)

And yet. As you already know, with convenience comes a price. Yeah, we've all known for a while that the price for pre-portioned snacks is going to be higher than if you were to buy the individual items and pack them up yourself.

I wanted to know how much more money we were talking about. Turns out, the convenience prices are nearly double — or more. To figure that out, I perused the aisles of my local Harris Teeter.

Here's how three of the items broke down.

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