Family Balance Sheet

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. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast we ate eggs, cheese, and English muffin sandwiches, cereal, and peanut butter & banana toast. Please share in the comments.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 15, 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. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: Breakfasts this week included eggs & bagels, cereal, and green smoothies. These posts will help: How to Save Money on Groceries WITHOUT Using Coupons.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 25, 2016

Every week I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly budget is $500 for my family of 4. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast, we ate cereal, eggs & toast, and Banana Walnut Baked Oatmeal. These posts will help: How to Save Money on Groceries WITHOUT Using Coupons.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 11, 2016

Wednesday: I used the last of the leftover turkey and stock that I saved from Thanksgiving and made Turkey Orzo Soup. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, & Snacks: Breakfast this week included egg & bagel sandwiches and cereal. Did you make a new budget-friendly dish this week that your family enjoyed? It was tasty.

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Family Balance Sheet

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! Use my referral code to join.

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Family Balance Sheet

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. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, & Snacks: Breakfast this week included egg, sausage, & bagel sandwiches and cereal. My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds. I don’t blame her.

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

How I Saved this Week: I picked up my free turkey that I earned at Giant. Every week I share what we ate on our budget. Our montly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. Friday: This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: Breakfasts included eggs & toast, and cereal & bananas.

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Family Balance Sheet

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. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast, we ate cereal, egg & bagel sandwiches. My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds. 10 Smart Tips to Save Money on Meat.

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Family Balance Sheet

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. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: Breakfasts included eggs & toast, cereal, and bagels. My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds. 10 Smart Tips to Save Money on Meat.

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Family Balance Sheet

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. purchase). See below picture.)

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 19, 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 saved myself about an hour and half in time and it just cost me the tip. Breakfasts included cereal, green smoothies, eggs & toast. I tried something new this week. It was AWESOME.

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Family Balance Sheet

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. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, & Snacks: This week, we had cereal, banana & peanut butter toast, and green smoothies.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

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Family Balance Sheet

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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Family Balance Sheet

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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Coupons Do Work

DECEMBER 17, 2016

Amazon shoppers : Here is an awesome deal on Kellogg’s Single-Serve Cereal Boxes! Here’s how to get the best price: Put Kellogg’s Single-Serve Cereal Boxes i n your cart. Choose to subscribe and save (you can cancel your subscription at any time after your order has shipped). Don’t forget to clip the eCoupon.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 23, 2015

To save time, I was planning the same dinners over and over… and over and over. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: Breakfasts included eggs & toast and cereal. My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds. I am pleased with this week’s menu. We were bored and my family was revolting.

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Saving Everyday

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Healthy food gets a bad rap for being expensive, but it doesn’t have to break your budget. Try adding chopped fruit to oatmeal, cereal or smoothies for a more filling, healthy meal. Check out my tips for saving on produce for even more ways to save. a bag, they not only save money but tons of time too!

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Saving Cents With Sense

AUGUST 24, 2012

But with the cost of back to school supplies, some parents find it difficult to add another expense to the budget. In fact, MOM Brands cereals and oatmeal cost 30 percent less than competitors. Not only are MOM Brands products easy on budgets, but they’re also packed with nutrition. For example, Better Oats costs $1.49

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Because it’s so cheap to manufacture these non-foods, as high fructose corn syrup is dirt cheap and so is cardboard or whatever else they add into that box of cereal, the cost of high processed “food” is much less expensive than a bag of apples. This is unfortunate but it’s the truth. Get Healthy Go Frugal Go Green'

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Family Balance Sheet

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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Family Balance Sheet

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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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 1, 2011

We save and eagerly wait all year for our vacation and the last thing that we want to do is stress about the money spent while on our trip. It might seem so obvious, but a little planning will help you save money while on your trip, so that you can have the relaxed vacation that you hoped for. Create A Budget For Your Trip.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Every week I share what we ate on our budget. Currently, our monthly budget for my family of 4 is $500. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast we ate eggs & toast and cereal. Did you make a new budget-friendly dish this week that your family enjoyed? My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds.

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Family Balance Sheet

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. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast we ate eggs & toast and cereal. Did you make a new budget-friendly dish this week that your family enjoyed? 11 Simple Meal Planning Tips.

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Saving In Akron

APRIL 10, 2012

1/3 Chex cereal. $1/3 1/3 Chex cereal. $.65/1 1/1 Dole All Natural Fruit Jars (Future Savings, Coupon Network ). $1/3 Thanks Food Allergies on a Budget ! Here is this week's Allergen-Free Foods Coupon Round up: Food Allergy Friendly Coupon Round-Up. $1/3 65/1 Domino Agave Syrup. $1/3 1/3 Dole Pineapple, 8 oz. $1/1

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Saving Cents With Sense

AUGUST 6, 2014

I know that it can be stressful to have to buy new books, clothes, shoes, supplies, etc, so I want to help you as much as possible with some back to school savings tips. And here are some articles that can help you save even more this school year. Back to School Savings Tips. Save Time: The biggest time saver is to plan ahead.

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Saving Everyday

MAY 5, 2015

Feeding your family healthy doesn’t have to break your budget. Try adding chopped fruit to oatmeal, cereal or smoothies for a more filling, healthy meal. Check out my tips for saving on produce for even more ways to save. a bag, they not only save money, but tons of time too! Canned Meats. For around $1.50

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Saving In Akron

APRIL 2, 2012

1/3 General Mills cereal, including Chex. $1/2 1/2 General Mills cereal, including Chex. $.75/1 Thanks Food Allergies on a Budget for providing this coupon list! Here is this week's Allergen-Free Foods Coupon Round up: Food Allergy Friendly Coupon Round-Up. $.75/1 1/4 Larabar bars. $1/3 Still Available. $1/1

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Family Balance Sheet

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. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast we ate eggs & toast and cereal. Did you make a new budget-friendly dish this week that your family enjoyed?

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Saving In Akron

MARCH 6, 2012

1/1 Hodgson Mill Cereal coupon. 1/3 General Mills Cereals (Several Chex varieties are gluten-free!). $1/2 Thanks Food Allergies on a Budget for providing this coupon list! . $1/1 Silk Pure Coconut. 1 Silk Soymilk or Almond milk. $1/1 1/1 Silk Fruit & Protein. $1/1 1 Sol Bliss Fruit Puree. 1 Rustic Crust coupon.

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Saving In Akron

MARCH 19, 2012

2 Chex Cereal. $1/2 1/2 Chex Cereal. $1/1 Thanks Food Allergies on a Budget for providing this coupon list! Here is this week's Allergen-Free Foods Coupon Round up: Food Allergy Friendly Coupon Round-Up. $1/1 1/1 8th Continent Soy Milk. $.75/2 75/2 Silk Soy Milk. $1/1 1/1 Silk Coconut Milk. $.55/1 Still Available. $.55/1

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Family Balance Sheet

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. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: We’re on a bagel kick, so for breakfast we ate eggs & bagel sandwiches or cereal. My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds.

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Saving In Akron

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Food Allergy Friendly Coupons: $1/2 Chex cereal (General Mills). $.75/1 Thanks Food Allergies on a Budget ! A lot of people have food allergies and it can get really expensive. Here is a list of Allergen-Free Foods Coupons to help. 75/1 Tyson Fresh Chicken Cube Steak (available at Walmart only). $.55/1 2 8th Continent Soy Milk. $.30/1

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Saving In Akron

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Please note: 2 great stacking opportunities at Target – Chex Cereal and Alexia Frozen Potatoes; print 1 of the coupons listed below and also print the coupons listed under "Target Coupons." 1/2 Chex cereals. $1/2 1/2 Chex cereals (another coupon). $1/1 1/2 Chex cereals (stacking opportunity). $1/1

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Family Balance Sheet

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. Breakfasts included eggs & toast, cereal with bananas, and yogurt with berries. These posts will help: How to Save Money on Groceries WITHOUT Using Coupons. 10 Smart Tips to Save Money on Meat.

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JUNE 14, 2019

Since our budget doesn’t increase just because we are traveling, here are a few things that we can do to keep to our monthly budget while traveling so much: Water. Packing your own cereal, fruit, lunch meat, cheese, peanut butter, and bread can save you TONS of money when traveling!

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