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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 Dinners: Saturday: We were in Penn State for my daughter’s swim meet. The post What We Ate this Week on our Budget 03.25.16 Sweet potatoes were on sale for.79/lb

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Budgeting Budget Freezers Dinner 100

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JANUARY 20, 2023

…enter 2023 We have not one, but two teenage high school daughters. We want to assist our daughters with their college expenses. We have a number that we want to save for each daughter. Sidebar: Restaurants are also a budget buster for us, and I will be extra diligent in this category as well. Get out the shovel!

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Financial Goals Goals Debt College 130

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APRIL 17, 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’s Dinners: Saturday: We went out to dinner to celebrate my youngest daughter’s birthday. Sunday: We had 10 elementary aged kids over for my daughter’s birthday party.

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Budgeting Budget Friends And Family Sale Freezers 100

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DECEMBER 9, 2014

20 Fun (& Budget-Friendly) Christmas Activities. My daughters’ Girl Scout troop has caroled through our neighborhood and a local senior home. This month, don’t forget to slow down, create memories and traditions, and most of all enjoy the season with your family. Plan a Movie Night In. See a Live Nativity.

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Activism Christmas Budgeting Budget 208

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FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Are you enjoying these “what we ate on a budget” posts? My intent is twofold: to hold me accountable with our grocery spending and to give some ideas and insight into how we eat on a budget. Our budget is currently $500 for my family of four. Although my kids are young (9 & 6), they truly eat like adults, truly.

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Budgeting Budget Homemade Kids and Family 100

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APRIL 3, 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’s Dinners: Saturday: Our daughters made dinner (with my assistance) on Saturday night and performed some dinner theater to entertain me and my husband.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Tacos 100

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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. This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: We went out for dinner to celebrate my oldest daughter’s tenth birthday. Sunday: Dinner was “clean out the fridge so nothing goes bad” night.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Freezers 100

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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. Wednesday: My oldest daughter requested a Tomato soup & Grilled Cheese night, so I went to Pinterest for a recipe. What We Ate This Week grocery budget roasted potatoes' 8 Freezer Meal Recipes.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Freezers 100

Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 1, 2013

I don’t have a daughter but I am a woman and in my line of work as an attorney I deal with primarily women in my practice so I feel like this topic is an important one. Please each your daughters about financial literacy! It’s so important that we act as role models for our daughters and other women in our lives.

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Daughter Finance Women Debt 68

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MAY 20, 2015

Here are 20 ideas that are family friendly, fun, and easy on the budget. It was awesome and we plan to take our kids this summer now that our youngest daughter is riding a bike. My daughters have a lemonade stand every summer during our neighborhood’s yard sale. Summer is here. Out & About. Head to the Rail Trails.

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Activism Budgeting Budget Amusement Park 100

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APRIL 24, 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. Sunday: We went to my daughter’s end of season swim team banquet. I am getting better at putting leftovers in the freezer if we don’t eat them before they go bad.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Freezers 100

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NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Every week I share what we ate on our budget. Our montly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. But we had a lot to celebrate this week, both my husband and my mother celebrated their birthdays and my daughters hosted some friends for a sleepover. You’ll see this week that we ate out quite a bit–too much.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Lunch 100

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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. My oldest daughter loves sausage burgers, so when they’re on sale, which is quite frequently, I buy them. They both had great years and my daughters kissed third and first grades good-bye.

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Budgeting Budget Tacos Friends And Family Sale 100

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FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Friday: My daughters are working a Girl Scout cookie booth at the mall, so for a special treat, we’re eating at the mall’s food court. What did your family eat on your budget this week? Thursday: Taco leftovers. Guess who is the best mom ever? That would be me—at least for today. Tell us about it in the comments.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Homemade 100

Coupons Do Work

APRIL 14, 2015

My daughter does competitive cheerleading and that itself is $3K a year (not including travel). Over the years I have had to budget, put money away…so we can live the life without worrying about money. To budget, not spend on stupid things and save as much as you can. All I had to do was what my grandmother had taught me.

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Budgeting Budget Food Kids and Family 100

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OCTOBER 30, 2015

This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: Close family friends took my daughters to Hersheypark for the afternoon. My husband doesn’t care for tomato based spaghetti sauce and my daughters and I LOVE it. We are hosting 5 other 4th graders for a sleepover to celebrate my oldest daughter’s tenth birthday.

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Budgeting Budget Daughter Dinner 100

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JANUARY 30, 2015

Sunday : My oldest daughter had a swim meet all afternoon, so my husband treated us to dinner at our favorite deli. Wednesday : Burrito Bowls –my daughters request. Have you heard of ham loaf? It might be a central PA thing, but we LOVE it. I buy the loaf at a farmer’s market. It is already prepared, but I need to bake it.

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Budgeting Budget Tacos Freezers 100

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AUGUST 6, 2022

We’ve seen higher grocery and fuel bills lately, so we’re upping our frugal game to help the budget. ” So I immediately logged into my account and sure enough, $100 was deposited into each of my daughters’ accounts. In July, $98 was transferred to each daughter’s 529 accounts.

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July Frugal Credit Cards Donation 130

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JANUARY 23, 2015

Wednesday: My oldest daughter asked for breakfast for dinner, so we had eggs, sausage, toast and grapes. Tuesday: Easy Lasagna , garlic bread that I made myself from a store-bought loaf of Italian bread that was marked down to 99 cents, steamed broccoli & peas. A big pan of lasagna means yummy leftovers for lunch!

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Homemade 100

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FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Instead, he shared the story about Susan, a wife, and mother who handled all of the financial tasks in her home, from budgeting to making investment decisions. Over the years, my FOM duties included: Review the day-to-day/month-to-month budget and spending for our household. Update budgeting software on a regular basis.

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Office Family Finance Kids and Family 130

Simply CVS

JUNE 2, 2014

CVS deal shopping often provides opportunity for great prices on products that can be used in ways other than intended to save a family even more on their budget. Recently my daughter told me our stock of hand soap was gone. For instance I have read of using hair conditioner as shaving gel. frugal homemaking quick tip'

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Frugal ReNew Dawn CVS 113

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MAY 21, 2021

I had no problem shopping at a thrift store, avoiding restaurants, and not having cable TV, but I didn’t want to give up camping and watching my daughters’ swim meets. For us, we valued camping and our daughters’ activities. What are YOUR non-negotiables in life?

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Debt Goals Debt Free Pay Off Debt 130

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MARCH 5, 2021

My daughter outgrew the set and we put the money towards a new set for her. Any money I earn from Ibotta goes back into my grocery budget. Related Reading: Rakuten Review: How I Earn Cash Back on Online Purchases. Sold furniture: $150. We sold a bedroom dresser and twin bed on Facebook Marketplace. Ibotta: $24.75.

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February Money Airline Flights 257

Coupons Do Work

JULY 31, 2016

New School year New Budget! Budgeting sort of happened, except for the hotel. And all have each color but not plain blue or green, etc… I told my daughter’s teacher that the teacher needs to deal with it as I don’t have the funds right now to get the right notebooks. And drove back. All girly kind.

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Kids and Family Georgia Hotel Budgeting 100

Coupons Do Work

MARCH 23, 2015

My daughter’s favorite store is Justice and sadly, there is not one close to me That is the ONLY store we can find skinny pants that fit her. This is how I budget ! Buy One Get One Free! Flat Rate Shipping. Use Code 828. When there is an AWESOME sale, I buy a few items for next school year (i.e.

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Codes Gymboree Sale Daughter 100

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MARCH 20, 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. Sunday: My daughter had a very long swim meet, so we grabbed burritos at a favorite local restaurant. This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: We went to a Boy Scout fundraiser dinner.

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Burritos Homemade Costco Leftovers 100

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MAY 24, 2017

It all started when my daughters were very small and were having a hard time grasping time and how long they had to wait until our beloved late August beach vacation. More on this topic: 20 Fun & Budget-Friendly Summer Activities. Fun & Budget-Friendly Summer Activities in Central PA. Budget your summer fun!

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2017 Budgeting Budget Kids and Family 100

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Our two daughters love the holiday too. Yes, I'd love to eat out and have someone else prepare my dinner and serve me, but that would involve a babysitter and a food tab. Now we save money, but still celebrate our marriage and our family. Pink and hearts--it's the official holiday of 5-7 year old girls everywhere.

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Valentines Day Saving Money At Home Money 100

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

My daughter has been begging me for several months to try Blue Apron subscription meal kit service. When a Facebook friend offered a promo code for first time members I thought it would get my daughter off my back …was worth trying. My daughter is very eager to learn to cook. That person was my daughter!

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Delivery Service Meals Daughter Kids and Family 113

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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. One of our daughters has had reactions to tilapia, so I stopped buying it. Did you make a new budget-friendly dish this week that your family enjoyed? It was either haddock, flounder, or cod.

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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. I went to dinner at a Vietnamese Noodle place with a group of friends, my oldest daughter went to a birthday party sleepover, so my husband took my youngest daughter out on a date night.

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Leftovers Easter Dinner Daughter 100

Saving Everyday

APRIL 26, 2011

My daughter and I love meatless meals…especially any kind of pasta/veggie combination! for a huge skillet that fed my daughter and I for dinner, lunch for both of us the next day and dinner again for me! Orzo Vegetable Pilaf. This is one of my favorite go-to meals. Yellow Onion – $0.25 (farmers market). Beans – $0.69.

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Budgeting Budget Recipes Daughter 58

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JANUARY 29, 2015

We have some hefty financial goals this year and this is just one more way for me to squeeze more from our budget. In January, I only ventured into Target because our daughters wanted to go and spend some of their Christmas gift money. Daughter and mommy were both thrilled.

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Thrifting January Thrift Stores Financial Goals 100

Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

JULY 26, 2013

The online boutique with the awesome name (the owner’s twin daughters are the brand’s namesake) focuses on providing their customers with fashionable clothing on a budget, which is right up our alley. While the pieces are priced for the gal on a budget, nothing is lacking in the style department.

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Clothing and Accessories Budgeting Budget Daughter 99

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

Right before the pandemic started, I opened 529 College Savings Accounts for our daughters. My oldest was in eighth grade and one of my goals for 2020 was to start saving consistently for both daughters’ college education. Since March of 2020, over $1300 has been transferred into my daughters’ 529 College Savings Accounts.

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College Used 2020 Saving 130

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JUNE 17, 2018

One thing that I didn’t want to do much of on our date week was COOK, but I didn’t want blow our budget. Some of my finds: Red ladies’ size 9 red Converse for $2.50 – These retail for about $40 and this pair was hardly worn and will fit my oldest daughter. We want to help pay for our daughters’ college.

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Home and Garden Financial Goals Friends And Family Sale Gardening 100

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MAY 6, 2020

For many households, their finances and budgets are in limbo. And I was pregnant with our youngest daughter, so what should have been a joyous year was quite a stressful one. Back to the drawing board, so to speak, we reworked our budget and have cut out all non-essential spending to help us get through this current uncertain time.

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Debt Emergency Fund 2007 2020 130