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Grocery Budget Challenge | February Meeting

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The Goal of the Grocery Budget Challenge is to be creative with our meal planning and grocery shopping so that we do not over-spend. We don’t want to make our families miserable with bland meals, boring snacks, and not enough food in the house, but we must stay on budget. Did you plan your meals regularly?

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10 Ways to Save at Giant Food Stores

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As the home manager, my mission is to serve my family quality and tasty food on our limited budget. I am very familiar with the store, its pricing strategy, its setup, and how to save and stretch my grocery budget dollars. However, $1 off per gallon definitely makes the price better at GIANT. Ways to Save at Giant Food Stores.

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Organization: The Key To Frugal Success!

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I’m definitely no organizational expert, but I have discovered some helpful ways to stay organized while tackling this whole frugality thing… Tips for organizing your day-to-day frugal ways: 1. Create a budget and actually use it. Having a budget is the first step to being organized in your endeavor to save money.

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Find Out How Olivia & Her Husband Paid off Their Mortgage in 33 Months

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I knew I was going to be a stay at home mom when we had kids and since we were both teachers, we simply could not afford for me to stay home, unless we got rid of something big in our budget. Extra money from budgeting wisely and spending less (specific tips below). Budget – Obvious, I know. I rarely use coupons.

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How to Save Money on a Whole Foods Diet

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That myth is definitely false, but I will say that couponing while eating healthy foods has proven to be a bigger challenge than I thought. Now that I’ve learned a few ways to make this healthy lifestyle work, I’ve made a goal to eat whole, unprocessed foods in 2012 while sticking to a modest grocery budget.