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7 Clever Ways Moms Used to Save Money

Penny Pinchin' Mom

” Robert Kiyosaki I dare say there isn’t a soul on this planet as frugal as a mom on a budget. This should save you a bundle on the cleaning products budget. We find that this gives our kids (and ourselves) a chance to experience new stuff without necessarily having to buy the stuff at a regular store or thrift store.

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How to Slash your Grocery Spending in 31 Days

Family Balance Sheet

Need to find some wiggle room in your budget? If you don’t know what you spend each month on groceries, I encourage you to keep a tally for a month to give you an idea. If you don’t know what you spend each month on groceries, I encourage you to keep a tally for a month to give you an idea. Day 30: COMING SOON!

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Ways to Have a Green Christmas

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Food Waste Doesn’t Have to Be Inevitable. The amount of food waste that goes on at this time of year is shocking. You can easily cut back on food waste by just buying fewer ingredients, or meal planning to use leftovers. Anything is better than the stuff that you buy at Walmart.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

Family Balance Sheet

Groceries is one budget category that can get out of control very quickly, and that’s before inflation. However, it can be an easy budget category to manage, but it takes some planning, skill, and organization. These are strategies I use weekly to help keep my grocery bill in line with our budget. According to the U.S.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

Limiting waste is what really drives most of the habits I have that would qualify as “frugal” – reducing/eliminating food waste, returning unneeded items, pursuing refunds, checking on warranties, repairing things, etc. We made a lot of Steak Diane that night.) I fell in love with pursuing a car-free life.

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Savings Tip: Have a Few Meatless Meals Every Week

Couponing 101

While going vegetarian or vegan is always an option, you don’t have to give up meat entirely to benefit from the occasional meatless meal. Reducing food waste can save you even more money. Meatless meals can be a blessing for your budget. A nice cut of meat may be the centerpiece of your dinner. Cost Analysis.

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Christmas Savings Club | August Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

The goal for this monthly accountability meeting is to give updates on our progress, motivate one another, and help all of us save for a cash Christmas. My offer for a FREE Christmas Gift & Spending Budget excel spreadsheet is still available. You''ll avoid all sorts of duplicate purchases and reduce food waste too.

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