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Build Your Home Food Storage Without Breaking the Bank

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

However, right now we don’t grind down wheat to use in our regular meals. Including items that you eat in the normal course of your meals is important, since a vital part of home food storage is rotating your food so that it doesn’t expire. Instead, we store things that we would actually eat if we had to.

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Holiday Shopping Tips from Personal Finance Commentator Regina Lewis

Nicoles Nickels

Shop with Your Social Calendar: Work around your social calendar when planning meals for the week. Keep it All in the Family: As of 2008, a record 49 million Americans, or 16.1% If you plan on attending a few holiday parties, scale back on your grocery bill accordingly to avoid food going to waste. of the total U.S.

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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When the Great Recession began in 2008/2009, my boss at the time (a Vice President of the company) and her spouse consulted their financial adviser to see what they should do. We want a splurge now and again, a night out, a new dress, a nice meal and etc. They asked him what would likely cause us to come out of recession.

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Meet a Reader | Kim from Iowa

The Frugal Girl

We bought our house as a short sale in 2008. My son has a job at a local pizza place and he gets a free meal after every shift. When I first started reading, I was just in awe of Kristen’s meals and how varied they were (and how she dealt with her family’s allergies). What’s your best frugal win?

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If You Are Able, Adopt-a-Family or Senior This Holiday Season

Family Balance Sheet

The sponsors are required to provide all of the ingredients for a holiday meal (turkey, potatoes, stuffing, gravy, vegetables, desserts, etc.) There is also an Adopt-a-Senior program where you just purchase the meal ingredients for local seniors in need. She was going to have a full, warm meal for the holidays.

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