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8 Action Steps for a Frugal February!

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3 – Cook/Eat from the pantry and freezer. Groceries is the easiest budget category TO GET OUT of control and the easiest budget category TO control. To reign your grocery spending in, you must plan all of your meals. Invite friends over for a potluck/game night, instead of going out to dinner.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

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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. It’s those impulsive, last-minute trips that seem to wreak havoc on spending. Utilize the Freezer. Here are my favorite 8 Freezer Meals.

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Frugal February

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3 – Cook/Eat from the pantry and freezer. Groceries is the easiest budget category TO GET OUT of control and the easiest budget category TO control. To reign your grocery spending in, you must plan all of your meals. Invite friends over for a potluck/game night, instead of going out to dinner.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

Family Balance Sheet

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. It’s those impulsive, last minute trips that seem to wreck havoc on spending. Utilize the Freezer. Here’s my favorite 8 Freezer Meals.

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11 Simple Meal Planning Tips

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Over the holidays, I wasn’t as diligent with my meal planning and our grocery bill went over what I budget for food. Not only do I need to get control of our grocery spending again, but I also am challenging myself with a new budget for January. Keep your pantry, freezer and refrigerator organized. ” 3.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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2 – Reduce your grocery spending without sacrificing quality. Do you know how much you spend on groceries each month? Groceries is the easiest budget category to overspend. It’s also very easy to reduce your grocery spending just by planning your meals. Try freezer cooking.

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

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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.