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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. How did we do in February?

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How to Save Money on Groceries

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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.

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Breakfast Ideas and Menu Planning Tips

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If your grocery spending has spiraled out of control, yet you often feel like you have “nothing” to eat", then head over to Money Crashers for 10 Family Meal Planning Tips and Ideas on a Budget. Thanks for reading. Also, offer your tips for grab and go breakfast ideas. "If Are you familiar with Money Crashers ?

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What We Ate This Week

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If you followed along last year’s Grocery Budget Challenge , you’ll know that my grocery spending ranged from $425 – $500 throughout the year. Selfishly, the reason for this weekly posting is because I tend to stick to a grocery budget when I know I’m going to write about it.

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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

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Their 2017 goal is to pay off the remaining balance on their mortgage ($27,900) and be DEBT FREE! Jackie and her husband paid off $147,000 of debt in 10 years and are debt free. Maureen, from The Debt Free Mess Free Life , suggests that you understand what motivates you to act unwisely and spend frivolously (if that is your situation).

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Christmas Savings Club | August Meeting

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My offer for a FREE Christmas Gift & Spending Budget excel spreadsheet is still available. I''m happy to report that I was able to reduce our grocery spending in August by about $50 and I''ll put that money in our Christmas savings. Thanks for reading. On with the August meeting. How did I do in August?

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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You will be so thankful later. Make it a game and be creative when looking for money within your budget and finding new ways to earn extra money. ” If it’s NOT a true need, ax it (for now) and trust me, YOU WILL SURVIVE! 2 – Reduce your grocery spending without sacrificing quality.