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Tips for Simplifying Weeknight Dinners

Couponing 101

When you’re tired, overworked, and hungry, that word can seem intimidating. To make meals ahead, just double or triple the recipe you’re already making. When you’re ready to eat, all you’ll need to do is heat and serve, which makes for a super-convenient weeknight meal. Dinnertime. Eat Leftovers.

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How to Save on Food Costs When Traveling

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We used to think that a vacation wasn’t a vacation unless we had eaten like the locals and indulged in all of the local foods. We’ve used a number of strategies to do this. Before our family had food intolerances, we used to pick our accommodations in part based on whether the hotel had a free breakfast or not.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

Family Balance Sheet

These are strategies I use weekly to help keep my grocery bill in line with our budget. My budget has gone up quite a bit from when I first started blogging. Everyone’s plate might look different, but you’ll at least use up the leftovers and reduce the waste. Use cashback apps. Freeze garden and in-season produce.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

Family Balance Sheet

If you need to find some wiggle room in your budget, or combat the rising grocery prices, or maybe make room for your family’s growing appetites, take a look at the following list and see what changes you can make to reduce what you’re spending on groceries…and still eat really well! Freeze garden and in season produce.

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50 DIY Christmas Gift Ideas

Couponing 101

If you’re also on a tight budget and stressing out about how many people you still have to shop for, you’ve come to the right place! PRICELESS when you consider how much your kids will love you and how their imaginations will thrive once they’re cozy inside, playing and dreaming. In other words? This is for you.

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Nutrisystem. Week #6 Nicole, Week #3 Jamie, #NSNation

Nicoles Nickels

Here are some shots of our freezer now: Those are the breakfasts – cinnamon rolls, breakfast burritos, omelets, pancakes, french toast and more! We both love the lunches and try to bring them to work one day to put in the freezer where we can just grab them to microwave when we’re ready for lunch! And the desserts!

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Easy Foods to Make at Home Instead of Buying at the Store

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Then, a guest poster on my blog shared her simple recipe for homemade chicken stock. I’ll never use store bought broth again. Pancakes and Waffles. We bought a large griddle and now make all of our pancakes on the weekend. Making broth was a mystery. This is so easy! And the taste?

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