Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 10, 2013

Whether you''re just dipping your toes in or looking for more recipes to add to your rotation, this collection of ebooks is both inspiring and practical, with more than 200 recipes plus inspirational stories from people who have transformed their health through a paleo diet and tips for eating out without cheating.

Ice Cream 100

Ice Cream Eating Out Recipes Desserts 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 2, 2012

After reading books, blogs, magazines, and paying attention to the nutrition labels found on the foods we were buying, we quickly became horrified at what we found. Be smart when you eat out Eating out, whether fast food or high-end restaurants, was certainly a culprit in elevating our blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

Eating Out 188

Eating Out Meals Health Cooking 188

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OCTOBER 29, 2013

You had to have known that this challenge was coming…I’ve taken away the drive-thru breakfast , then I told to you pack a brown bag lunch and now we’re eating dinner at home. For the record, I LOVE TO EAT OUT! I am the primary cook at my house, so I love the break from the kitchen. Always use a coupon.

Dinner 113

Dinner At Home Finds Home 113

Couponing 101

OCTOBER 7, 2013

The bundle includes books on a wide variety of topics including cooking and preparing paleo food, simple living, homemade personal care products, fitness, motherhood, and more! This bundle is an excellent value even if you only read and and enjoy a handful of these books. That makes each book only 52¢!!

Health 69

Health Sale Saving Meals 69

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 14, 2013

Maybe you don’t want to cook at all during your vacation or maybe eating out for every meal is beyond what your budget can handle. For lunch, we usually pack a cooler with food each day that we are at the beach and eat out somewhere for lunch on the one day when we need a sun-break. Create A Budget.

Vacation 153

Vacation Saving Money Money Food and Drink 153

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Who cooks at home anymore, many people eat out. Even if you do cook at home, have you ever worn an apron? They were used to protect clothing while cooking – to keep grease splatters and spills contained on the apron. Be careful where you spend your money! Of course, many times they were for show as well.

Used 169

Used Typewriters Phones Irons 169

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

I wish we’d thought of writing a book or something on it because we sure lived the life! We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. We mowed the grass, made our clothes, cleaned house, cooked , and fixed broken stuff.

Thrifty 213

Thrifty Garage Spendthrift Fair-Trade 213

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 1, 2011

Maybe you don’t want to cook at all during your vacation or maybe eating out for every meal is beyond what your budget can handle. Tourism Centers Once you are at your destination and are settled in, find the local tourism center to scout out any coupon books. Many local businesses have these books as well.

Vacation 178

Vacation Saving Money Money Food and Drink 178

For the Mommas

JULY 29, 2014

This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to improve your crochet skills. It is my hope that this book will enhance your love of the craft, and that you learn some new techniques and have fun while you do it. With this book you have a wealth of simple and easy recipes that will make your gift giving easy this year.

Crochet 51

Crochet Recipes Re-use Free Stuff 51

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

3 – Cook/Eat from the pantry and freezer. Groceries is the easiest budget category TO GET OUT of control and the easiest budget category TO control. Pack snacks, drinks, coffee, books, etc to take with you to hopefully prevent unexpected purchases. For a list of budget categories, read: How to Start a Budget.

February 100

February Frugal Financial Goals Budget 100

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

Eat out less. One of the biggest expenses you probably incur is eating out. The average person spends over $2,000 a year on eating out. Create a weekly menu, then buy the groceries, and cook dinner every night. Instead of eating out, pack your lunch. Brown bag it to work. Frugal gifting.

Frugal Lives 49

Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

We thought eating in restaurants was a main attraction of travel because you get to try local foods. Even when eating out on the cheap, we were still spending hundreds of dollars on food. We began cooking all of our meals at home. When we traveled, we packed a cooler full of food to eat on vacation and while on the road.

Travel 196

Travel Family Hotel Making 196

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

“How to Live Large and Have Fun”, “How to Spend Millions on Credit and Never Pay a Dime”, “Live Large and On Charge…Cards”, “Living High on the Hog: The Art of Budget Busting”…these are all titles of fictitious books, but they might as well be bestsellers. That is $100 a week you can be saving in order to book that trip to Scotland.

Saving Money 221

Saving Money Money Budget Budgeting 221

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

Dave Ramsey suggests in his book, The Total Money Makeover (affiliate link) , that you create a starter emergency fund of $1000. 6 – Eat dinner at home. Who wants to cook after a long day! Challenge yourself to avoid take out and put any extra money towards your emergency fund. Try freezer cooking.

Emergency Fund 130

Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

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JANUARY 28, 2022

When I don’t plan, I make multiple trips to the store, eat out too often, and most certainly blow our budget. Batch cooking: Buy in bulk, batch cook, and freeze in portion sizes. Freezer cooking sessions: This wildly popular cooking technique saves time and money by setting aside time to prepare a lot of meals at once.

Saving Money 130

Saving Money Grocery Groceries Money 130

Saving Cents With Sense

APRIL 24, 2013

Whether it’s trading in the luxury gas guzzling sports utility vehicle (aka “SUV”) for a less expensive, less ostentatious hybrid, or choosing to cook more instead of eating out, everyone is doing what they can to spend less of their hard earned dollars. Start cooking more and you will save money and get healthy!

Frugal 95

Frugal Furniture Money Saving Money 95

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 15, 2015

Maybe you don’t care about playing video games, so you quietly read a book while your partner enjoys video game time. If you are struggling as a family with creating healthy meals (or even finding the time to cook at home), offer to put yourself in charge of meal planning and preparation.

Health 100

Health Video Games Activism Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? After getting my husband on board, we bought The Total Money Makeover on audio book and would listed to it on repeat daily. We started cooking at home more, a big issue for us was eating out. We used up what we had.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Bath and Body Works Gas 100

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 22, 2016

I use them regularly when we eat out at restaurants, and I will not shop at a department store without one, but grocery coupons are completely different for me. Batch cooking: Buy in bulk, batch cook, and freeze in portion sizes. Cooked chicken and veggies can be frozen and used in soups or casseroles at a later date.

Saving Money 100

Saving Money Grocery Groceries Money 100

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 16, 2015

Dining Out. We used to spend hundreds of dollars a month going out to eat at restaurants. In fact, there was a time that I rarely cooked over the weekends, because we ate out so often. Restaurants can be a huge drain on any budget, but there are ways to enjoy a meal out without spending a lot of money.

Budget 100

Budget Budgeting Thrifting Thrift Stores 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 12, 2016

Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? I was very excited about it and ended up buying Dave Ramsey’s book, The Total Money Makeover. And I cut back on lifestyle – cooking food at home, taking the bus to work vs driving and paying for parking, etc.

Credit Cards 100

Credit Cards Debt Debt Free Student 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Dave Ramsey suggests in his book, The Total Money Makeover , that you create a starter emergency fund of $1000. But when you’re trying to save money, cut out this costly expense. Try freezer cooking. Here are my freezer cooking tips and recipes. 24 – Become a book flipper. 7 – Collect your change.

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 23, 2014

People cooked and ate at home. There wasn’t a restaurant on every corner and people didn’t eat out much. They used aprons over them when they cooked. People read newspapers, magazines and books for entertainment. Food/shopping. Lots of people had back yard gardens. Fast food was rare.

Growing 180

Growing Home and Garden Radios Kids and Family 180

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

When I don’t plan, I make multiple trips to the store, eat out too often, and most certainly blow our budget. Batch cooking: Buy in bulk, batch cook, and freeze in portion sizes. I also buy apples in bulk from a local orchard and make Homemade Sugar-Free Applesauce to eat year round. Thaw as needed.

Saving Money 113

Saving Money Grocery Groceries Money 113

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 13, 2016

I am a big Dave Ramsey fan and I often listen to his show while I’m cooking dinner. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? Drinking water when you eat out. We eat steak all year long (for a fairly good price). Please welcome Drew & Farrah.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Finds Home 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 21, 2015

As a family, we love cooking and spending time together. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? We have 2 girls that I am home schooling this year. We are a musical family and love plugging into our urban community through volunteering and mentoring local youth.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Las Vegas Finance 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

While you are eating supper. Talk about costs of cooking vs eating out, see if they can guess how much the meal cost you to make and how much it would cost if you bought it at a restaurant. Point out all of the various people working there and help them figure out what they are doing. At McDonald’s.

Money 187

Money Parenting Kids and Family Gasoline 187