so if you’re looking to save money - do this…
go to the store and look at the “sell by” date. You will probably notice that a lot of the meat there has the same sell by date and that’s because of how that butcher times their deliveries and what they put on the shelf.
now… on that day, go in early - like 8am. It’ll usually be an inconvenient day like Sunday morning… but go out there and look in the bargain section of the meats.
The butcher has to move it on that day or trash it… so those days, I can find $20 ribeyes, sirloins, and T-bones for $5… consistently. I stock up but always leave enough for the next guy who comes in… cause sometimes, I may be the “next guy”.
If you’re three “bargain hunters” in, you might not find any on that rack - at least not anything you’d want to take.
hope that helps. it’s a learning curve.