Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 8, 2016

Every week, I share how I saved and what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly budget for my family of 4 is $500. Sunday: I saved the ham bone from Saturday night and made Ham & Bean Soup. It was a yummy dinner and I had leftovers for the week and the freezer. 11 Simple Meal Planning Tips.

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DECEMBER 11, 2015

How I Saved this Week: I stumbled on this markdown at Giant on a whole turkey. This Week’s Dinners: Every week, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly budget for my family of 4 is $500. Tuesday: We had leftover chicken with pesto sauce from Monday night so I put on top of thin spaghetti.

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JANUARY 15, 2016

Every week, I share how I saved and what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly budget for my family of 4 is $500. I had leftover rotisserie chicken in the freezer and I used my homemade chicken stock. Wednesday: Leftover soup from Monday night, grilled cheese sandwiches, apple slices.

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DECEMBER 18, 2015

Every week, I share how I saved and what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly budget for my family of 4 is $500. Sunday: We went out for a large lunch after church and just had leftovers for dinner. Friday: Leftover. These posts will help: 4 Simple Grocery Apps that Earn You Cash Back.

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DECEMBER 5, 2015

How I Saved this Week: 1. You can read more about these apps here: 4 Simple Grocery Apps that Earn You Cash Back. This Week’s Dinners: Every week, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly budget for my family of 4 is $500. This is my absolute FAVORITE way to use leftover turkey and gravy.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Every week I share what we ate on our budget. Currently I try to maintain a $500 monthly grocery budget for my family of 4. Wednesday: Chicken, Potatoes, and Carrots leftovers from Tuesday night. These posts will help: 4 Simple Grocery Apps that Earn You Cash Back. 11 Simple Meal Planning Tips.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Freezers 100

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

I’ve recently re-started the series, What We Ate this Week on our Budget , because I missed the accountability and I had several readers ask for its return. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. Dinner #1 (as they call it) is usually a sandwich or leftovers previous nights. 11 Simple Meal Planning Tips.

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

Welcome to my weekly series, What We Ate this Week on our Budget. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably recently, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. These posts will help: How to Save Money on Groceries WITHOUT Using Coupons.

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MARCH 13, 2015

Every Friday, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Currently our monthly budget for my family of four is $500. I also share any money-saving tips and tricks that I learned from the week. Sunday: Freezer leftovers. I’ve become more diligent about putting uneaten leftovers in the freezer.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

I’ve recently re-started the series, What We Ate this Week on our Budget , because I missed the accountability and I had several readers ask for its return. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. My grandmother taught me this money saving tip years ago and I now only buy the seconds. We ate leftovers.

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MARCH 5, 2016

Have you ever blown your budget in four days? I did too and on top of that we officially blew through our restaurant budget. Friday: Leftovers from Thursday night. Lunches and snacks included sandwiches, leftover spaghetti, apples, oranges, yogurt sticks, cheese sticks, and Girl Scout cookies. I don’t blame her.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Every week I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. I packed food for breakfast and lunches, but we did go out to dinner on both nights…did I mention we spent the entire weekend at a pool…restaurant budget blown! 11 Simple Meal Planning Tips.

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MARCH 18, 2016

Every week, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. Tuesday: I used the leftover chicken from Monday night and made Chicken & Black Bean Enchiladas. Thursday: Leftover night. These posts will help: 4 Simple Grocery Apps that Earn You Cash Back.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2015

How I Saved this Week: I bought 4 participating products and saved $4 off meat (no min. Read 10 Smart Tips to Save Money on Meat for how I consistently spend less on meat purchases. Every week I share what we ate on our budget. Our montly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. 11 Simple Meal Planning Tips.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

It’s been a long time since I’ve shared the series, What We Ate this Week on our Budget , but I missed the accountability and I had several readers ask for its return. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. Thursday: Leftover Smorgasbord night. 4 Simple Grocery Apps that Earn You Cash Back.

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Budgeting Budget 2017 Financial Goals 100

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JANUARY 22, 2016

Every week, I share how I saved and what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly budget for my family of 4 is $500. Thursday: Leftovers. Did you make a new budget-friendly dish this week that your family enjoyed? These posts will help: 4 Simple Grocery Apps that Earn You Cash Back.

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Budgeting Budget Homemade Freezers 100

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JANUARY 8, 2014

If there is one budget category that can quickly get out of control for me, it is GROCERIES. Over the holidays, I wasn’t as diligent with my meal planning and our grocery bill went over what I budget for food. Meal Planning Saves Time. Meal Planning Saves Your Sanity. Meal Planning Saves Money.

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OCTOBER 23, 2015

To save time, I was planning the same dinners over and over… and over and over. Wednesday: Leftovers from Tuesday night. Lunches included leftover soup, leftover chicken, black bean & corn tacos from last week, and pb & j sandwiches. These posts will help: 4 Simple Grocery Apps that Earn You Cash Back.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Homemade 100

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MAY 8, 2015

Every Friday, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Currently our monthly budget is $500 for my family of 4. This week, I included some of my money & time-saving tips from each day. Sunday: Dinner was grilled pork chops, fresh strawberries, and any leftover odds & ends in the fridge. Such a yummy treat.

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MAY 20, 2014

Scottsdale, Arizona ~ Saving For Someday. Jacksonville, Florida ~ Saving The Family Money. Chicago (and suburbs), Illinois ~ A Savings WOW! Fort Wayne, Indiana ~ Simplified Saving. Metro Detroit, Michigan ~ Saving Dollars and Sense. Kansas City, Missouri/Kansas ~ Kosher on a Budget. F – I. K – P.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Every week I share what we ate on our budget. Currently, our monthly budget for my family of 4 is $500. I still had chopped cooked turkey and homemade stock leftovers in the freezer from Thanksgiving. Thursday: Leftover night from Monday and Wednesday nights dinners. 11 Simple Meal Planning Tips. I NEED YOUR HELP!

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OCTOBER 30, 2015

Thursday: The last Thursday of October is always trick or treat night in our neighborhood, so I served up some tasty pasta and sloppy joe leftovers. To save time, I made the oatmeal on Sunday night and it fed all for of us for two mornings. These posts will help: 4 Simple Grocery Apps that Earn You Cash Back.

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JANUARY 29, 2016

Every week, I share how I saved and what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly budget for my family of 4 is $500. We ate leftover ham & bean soup, kielbasa, and whatever we felt like eating. Tuesday: I made Burrito Bowls using leftovers from Monday night. 11 Simple Meal Planning Tips.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Every week I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. Sunday: Clean out the fridge: leftover ziti and other various leftovers. This is a super simple dinner to make. Did you make a new budget-friendly dish this week that your family enjoyed?

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Meals Leftovers Kids and Family Homemade 100

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Looking for ways to save money on groceries? Groceries is one budget category that can get out of control very quickly. However, groceries is also an easy budget category to control, but it takes some planning, skill, and organization. These are strategies I use weekly to keep my grocery bill in line with our budget.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Every week I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Currently our monthly budget for my family of 4 is $500. Sunday: leftover lasagna (from Friday night), garden salad, and cheap, but tasty garlic homemade. Did you make a new budget-friendly dish this week that your family enjoyed? 11 Simple Meal Planning Tips.

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Friends And Family Sale Homemade Leftovers Kids and Family 100

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APRIL 8, 2016

Every week I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. Monday, 3/28: My mom sent us home on Sunday with Easter dinner leftovers. Thursday, 3/31: Leftover night – the options were Salsa Chicken and pork chops. 11 Simple Meal Planning Tips.

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JUNE 5, 2015

Every Friday, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Currently our monthly budget is $500 for my family of 4. I was very excited about this option, because it will save me about an hour or more of my time, but I was a little disappointed about how they packed my order. They used 22 plastic bags to bag 31 items.

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MAY 20, 2019

Wasted food can consume a good chunk of your budget, and it’s harmful to the environment. A few simple lifestyle changes are all you need to reduce your food waste, allowing you to save money and be kinder to Mother Earth. Check out these 5 Simple Tips to Avoid Overbuying at the Grocery Store. Eat Your Leftovers.

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Saving Cents With Sense

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Check out my simple tips for creating a budget friendly Thanksgiving below: 1. Although you may save time on clean up, you’ll end up spending more money for the convenience. Just ask those cherished loved ones to help in the clean up and you’ll also save on time! How do you help save at Thanksgiving?

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APRIL 6, 2016

However, there are simple things we can do every day that help Mother Earth by using less energy, sending less trash to the land fills, and conserving our natural resources. And the bonus to starting these new habits is that you can save quite a bit of money too. 6 Everyday Changes that Save Money & Help our Planet.

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APRIL 3, 2014

I’m trying to find that balance of staying within a set budget while still eating well. But we have some serious financial goals to hit and the grocery budget is an easy target when it comes to cutting the budget. Dining out is a separate line item in our budget. I will probably save them for our summer vacation.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

I’m on a mission to eat well and serve my family tasty food on our limited budget. 10 Smart Tips to Save Money on Meat. Freeze Your Leftovers. If you know it won’t be eaten in time, place leftovers in a freezer container, label, and store in the freezer. Do you have any additional tips to save money on meat?

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MARCH 22, 2016

I don’t find too many coupons for foods that we eat and I only save about $3-5 in paper coupons on each weekly shopping trip, which is hardly extreme. So I don’t rely on coupons to save big at the grocery store, and I don’t need to, because there are so many ways to save money on groceries, and coupons are not involved.

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AUGUST 28, 2015

I BLEW MY GROCERY BUDGET! If you’re on Facebook , I started posting time & money saving tips videos over there. I used leftover roasted chicken that I had in the freezer. Lunches and snacks included leftovers, pb & j, apples, oranges, cheese & crackers, grapes, tortilla chips & cheese.

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Burritos Freezers Leftovers Breakfast 100

Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Here are real ways to save on groceries each and every month! Reducing your food expenses is one of the best ways to reduce your overall spending and find extra money in your budget ! In this post, we’ll discuss realistic ways you can save on groceries at home and at the store! How to save on groceries at home.

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Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52

Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Here are real ways to save on groceries each and every month! Reducing your food expenses is one of the best ways to reduce your overall spending and find extra money in your budget ! In this post, we’ll discuss realistic ways you can save on groceries at home and at the store! How to save on groceries at home.

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Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52