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Menu Plan Thursday!

The Coupon Game

With the cooler morning weather, I feel like gettin' cozy with my food choices for this week's menu. So, for that reason, I've chosen some comfort foods that include firing up my trusty crockpot! BAKING: Double Nutella Cupcakes (made with 100% whole wheat flour - and of course, Nutella!).

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Valentine’s Day Menu Planning Tips & Recipe Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

Sure, we’d love to eat out and have someone else prepare and serve our food, but that would involve a babysitter and a food tab. One person can plan the the main course while the other person plans the dessert. Main Course. Serve your main course with one or more of the following sides.

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Eleven Tips for Easier Menu Planning | Kitchen Economics Link-Up

Family Balance Sheet

The weeks that I take the time to plan the menu are the weeks that I have control over our spending. The weeks were I don’t menu plan are the weeks that I’m at the grocery store multiple times or we get take out multiple times, leading to an out of control grocery spending. Menu planning saves me time.

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WIS, WWA | Island Eats

The Frugal Girl

What I Spent I’m just skipping this section because I have spent way more on food than normal this week! I will be frugal on food when we get home, but notttttt this week. ? Oh, and earlier in the day we got shaved ice, because of course you have to do that in Hawaii. Yep, Lisey got braces here in Hawaii!

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How to Save Money on Groceries

Family Balance Sheet

There’s a reason why menu planning is #1 on this list. When I plan a menu, my spending is generally under control. When I don’t plan, I make multiple trips to the store, eat out too often, and most certainly blow our budget. of Agriculture, a US family of 4 discards around $1500 a year on food waste.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

Family Balance Sheet

There’s a reason why menu planning is #1 on this list. When I plan a menu, my spending is generally under control. When I don’t plan, I make multiple trips to the store, eat out too often, and most certainly blow our budget. of Agriculture, a US family of 4 discards around $1500 a year on food waste.

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Grocery Budget Challenge | January Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

The Goal of the Grocery Budget Challenge is to be creative with our meal planning and grocery shopping so that we aren’t over-spending. We don’t want to make our families miserable with bland meals, boring snacks, and not enough food in the house.

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