Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 13, 2013

These meals, whether they are take-out meals or ones from the grocery store, are usually high in calories, fat, and sodium, and low in nutrition. Sure, sometimes it’s okay to have a take-out meal or fast food meal to save your sanity, but eating out more often than not is a luxury that ends up costing more in the long run.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Grocery Shopping. I ran to the grocery store and stocked up on fruit and veggies so I would have some no point snacks. When we did eat out, we stuck with Subway, Chick-Fil-A, and I got low fat meat and steamed veggies in a chicken broth the one time we had Chinese. I usually use at least 30 of those.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 14, 2013

Maybe you don’t want to cook at all during your vacation or maybe eating out for every meal is beyond what your budget can handle. For lunch, we usually pack a cooler with food each day that we are at the beach and eat out somewhere for lunch on the one day when we need a sun-break. Create A Budget.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

But there is no way you are going to give up cable, the cell phone, eating out or your gym membership. You shop to release stress, to be someone else, to escape. Send your spouse to do the grocery shopping. When you do need something, shop with a friend that won’t let you go overboard.

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Saving SAHM Sanity

MAY 2, 2011

I plan to budget us for only $400 (I plan to lower this once I get a grasp on how much we really spend)These are the rules I plan to follow: ~Eating out/Fast food won't count, but I won't use it to avoid grocery shopping ~If I get reimbursed for something it doesn't count as OOP ~Things like photos, birthday presents, and clothes won't count as part (..)

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The Coupon Game

MAY 12, 2011

I notice I tend to desire to eat out more when the menu isn't planned, which in turn causes a higher cost in our food budget. So, here's my Menu Plan for the week: (We start on Thursdays because it's always been my grocery shopping day.) Thus, the weekly menu has not been what it ought to be.

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Nicoles Nickels

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Because you can only spend what you put on the card it would be an easy way to set an overall budget or even a budget for a certain something, say eating out or grocery shopping and then only using the card for that purpose in a month.

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Coupons Do Work

APRIL 14, 2015

Here is an article I Wrote in 2013 that I am going to repost on how I survive on a $30 bucks a week on my grocery bill for the whole family : Question: can you survive on $200 a month grocery shopping for the whole family? If I want to eat out or the kids help me make a fun meal – stockpile stuff.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 2, 2011

I plan my menu on Sunday afternoons when I have the new week’s grocery flyer in front of me. I try to keep my large weekly grocery shopping to one store unless there are some loss-leaders elsewhere. Plan your menu around what is on sale at the grocery store that week. If whole chickens are on sale for.79/pound,

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Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

When you get home from grocery shopping, prep everything you can before it goes in the fridge. Dining out is something you can stop immediately. Save that cash for a nicer meal out once a month. My husband and I have noticed that the more we eat out, the less special it feels. How to save money on groceries.

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Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

When you get home from grocery shopping, prep everything you can. Dining out is something you can stop immediately. Save that cash for a nicer meal out once a month. My husband and I have noticed that the more we eat out, the less special it feels. I know a lot of people hate water, but hear me out.

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Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 28, 2022

When I don’t plan, I make multiple trips to the store, eat out too often, and most certainly blow our budget. By eating (and putting your dollars towards) whole, real foods, you’ll consume nutrient-dense calories, instead of empty calories that will cause you to be hungry in a short period of time.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

When I don’t plan, I make multiple trips to the store, eat out too often, and most certainly blow our budget. By eating (and putting your dollars towards) whole, real foods, you’ll consume nutrient dense calories, instead of empty calories that will cause you to be hungry in a short period of time.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

Grocery shopping wisely – We shop at affordable stores, shop the ads/sales, and menu plan. Using coupons for eating out. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. I rarely use coupons. I hope we get to meet him.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

That meant no vacations, no new clothes, no eating out, nothing. Could I knock $20 off my grocery shopping somehow? Many personal finance bloggers talk about having a “no spend week” – well basically I had a “no spend” five years! If it wasn’t absolutely critical, I didn’t buy it.

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