Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Personally, if I don’t make a shopping list and plan my meals, my grocery budget is toast. How to Save Money on Groceries. When I don’t plan, I make multiple trips to the store, eat out too often, and most certainly blow our budget. That is a lot of money, so I plan our meals.

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Saving Money Grocery Groceries Money 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2012

Other foods are potentially high in salt if you don’t shop around for the options with the lowest amount of salt and these include breads (including crumpets and bagels), pasta sauce, crisps, ready meals, soup, sausages, breakfast cereals and condiments (including ketchup and mayonnaise). Eating less salt when eating out.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!). – Food: groceries, meals out, school lunches. More budgeting resources: How to Budget and Save for Large Yearly Expenses, such as taxes, home owners and auto insurances. I list tons of ideas: How to Slash Your Grocery Spending .

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Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 21, 2014

Eating out, while convenient, can be both expensive and time consuming. While most people think of eating out as a way to relax and save time, they typically don’t account for the time it takes to drive back and forth to the restaurant as well as the time to order, sit and wait for the food, and eat.

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Cooking Saving Money Freezers Money 222

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 22, 2016

I use them regularly when we eat out at restaurants, and I will not shop at a department store without one, but grocery coupons are completely different for me. How to Save Money on Groceries WITHOUT Coupons. Here’s my favorite 8 Freezer Meals. Have an emergency back-up meal in the freezer or pantry.

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Saving Money Grocery Groceries Money 100

Motherhood Moments

JANUARY 17, 2023

nstagram, Tik-Tok influencer and best-selling author Beth Linder-Moss has ten easy ways to jump start healthier eating, complete with the best timing, places to adopt new habits, plus where and how to cook. You know what you are putting in to cook and mindful of how much oil or salt or other ingredients you are using,” She stated.

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Nutrition Food and Drink Cooking Eating Out 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 21, 2013

My schedule has changed dramatically since September and Isometimes struggle at meal time to get food to the table on time and while it's still warm. Get everything from delicious slow cooker meals and main dish salads to crowd-pleasing comfort foods for only $7.40 (a savings of over 70%) for one week only. And the price is just right!

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Meals Whole Foods Main Dishes Dinner 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Before you think of how to increase your fruit and veg quota, make sure that you’re fully clued-up on what exactly can be included in your seven-a-day. How to Pack More Fruit and Veg Into Your Diet. Add vegetables to meals. Get creative when eating out. Get Healthy'

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Eating Out Food and Drink Meals Wellness 170

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

If you’re new to writing a budget, read: How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!) Do you know how much money is flowing in and out of your bank accounts? For a list of budget categories, read: How to Start a Budget. 3 – Cook/Eat from the pantry and freezer. 2 – Track your cashflow.

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February Frugal Financial Goals Goals 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 30, 2021

Eat Out Less & Reduce Takeaways. We are all partial to a well-cooked restaurant meal or food delivery, but the costs can quickly mount up when done so regularly. If you have accumulated many things over the years, it’s also good to have a clear out now and again to make space for anything new. Buy Second-hand.

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Frugal Lives Frugal Living Saving Money Frugal 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 18, 2021

Eat Out Less & Reduce Takeaways. We are all partial to a well-cooked restaurant meal or food delivery, but the costs can quickly mount up when done so regularly. If you have accumulated many things over the years, it’s also good to have a clear out now and again to make space for anything new. Buy Second-hand.

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Frugal Lives Frugal Living Saving Money Money 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 26, 2012

We all like to eat out, but if we do it too often, it can get expensive. If you like to eat out a lot, and you would like to save some money, here are few tips to save when dining out. Limit Yourself If you dine out regularly, you can limit the number of times that you go out to save some money.

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Dining Saving Money Money Eating Out 203

Couponing 101

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

One thing new couponers are eager to learn is how to save more money. While it is important to learn how to save more, I think the more important thing to learn is how to spend less. The Jones family wants to learn how to save more. My suggestion to the Jones family would be to learn how to spend less.

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Budget Budgeting Saving Eating Out 81

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 30, 2014

If your accommodation has a fridge, you can make salads and cold meals easily. Even buying pre-made salads and entrees at the grocery store is substantially cheaper than eating out. We’ve all been on those trips when we indulge almost every day (for every meal!). How have you saved money on food while travelling?

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Saving Money Money Food New York City 187

For the Mommas

JANUARY 21, 2013

Get everything from delicious slow cooker meals and main dish salads to crowd-pleasing comfort foods for only $7.40 (a savings of over 70%) for one week only. 20-Minute Meals by Leigh Ann Dutton. If you’re looking for a plan to help you avoid the takeout crutch, 20-Minute Meals has everything you need. by Stacy Myers.

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Meals Main Dishes Whole Foods Dinner 45

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 2, 2012

Instead of opting for these easy meals, we started by designating a 3 nights each week as a “real meal” night. These “real meals” had to contain fresh ingredients and we’d pay careful attention to the sodium levels of all of the ingredients. My husband and I.

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Eating Out Meals Health Cooking 188

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 1, 2014

Get Take Out/Eat Out Less. Eating out and getting takeout is the plight of our generation. I remember when I was a kid, we ate out maybe once per month as a treat to a local Chinese buffet (we lived in a small town, it was the only restaurant that my mom liked). Stop Using Paper/Plastic Plates, etc.

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Documentary Eating Out Kids and Family Food and Drink 173

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

I have written this many times, “the grocery budget is the easiest budget category to get out of control and the easiest budget category to control.” ” By planning our meals and grocery list, I am able to maintain our grocery budget and still eat very well. My grocery strategies: How to Save Money on Groceries.

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Debt Health Insurance Insurance Budgeting 130

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

It’s also very easy to reduce your grocery spending just by planning your meals. Related Reading: How to Save Money on Groceries. As my kids have grown, I have expanded my work hours at our office and by the end of the week, I’m too cooked to cook , so take out it is! Related Reading: Make meal planning a priority.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

I learned how to cook and bake at a very young age, and I’ve always enjoyed kitchen work as both creative pursuit and scientific inquiry. Mise en place for a recipe Even in college, when I was living in a dorm, and had a dining hall meal plan that meant I could get whatever I wanted whenever I wanted it, I still cooked and baked.

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 191

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

If you’re new to writing a budget, read: How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!). For a list of budget categories, read: How to Start a Budget. 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.

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February Frugal Financial Goals Budgeting 100

Couponing 101

JULY 28, 2011

One thing new couponers are eager to learn is how to save more money. While it is important to learn how to save, I think the more important thing to learn is how to spend less. The Jones family wants to learn how to save more. My suggestion to the Jones family would be to learn how to spend less.

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Budget Budgeting Saving Eating Out 96

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

We thought eating in restaurants was a main attraction of travel because you get to try local foods. Even when eating out on the cheap, we were still spending hundreds of dollars on food. We began cooking all of our meals at home. When we traveled, we packed a cooler full of food to eat on vacation and while on the road.

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Travel Family Hotel Making 196

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 9, 2014

One of the best things you can do to help your children develop better eating habits is to sit down together and eat for meals. Eating dinner together three or four times a week can be a great way to encourage health habits for life. What do you do to encourage health eating? Get Healthy'

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Son Kids and Family Food Dinner 200

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

The best place to prepare your food is your own kitchen, so you have more control over what goes into your meals. The majority of your meals should be prepared from scratch using fresh ingredients, preferably in season. We have eat-out nights about twice a month and alternate the different varieties. Get Healthy'

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Making Food and Drink Meals Activism 186

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 5, 2014

The average cost of a meal is around $3 across North America, meaning that you’d be saving $4.00 If both you and your spouse are eating out every day for lunch, you’re looking at $128/month – on top of your regular grocery bill. per lunch if you just brought something at home (and I’d say that is a pretty elaborate lunch).

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Budget Budgeting May Lunch 245

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2011

When my family is at home, and we’re all tired, a warm meal on a cold day can revive us all. A family of two spending $40 on eating out once a week will spend $2000 a year. The reason we eat out most often is I’ve forgotten to keep a basic necessity like bread for the sandwiches in the house.

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Cooking Cooking At Home Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 133

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 16, 2015

And my absolute #1 way to save money at the grocery store is to PLAN OUR MEALS. Meal planning really is that effective. I encourage you to read my post, 11 Simple Meal Planning Tips. Restaurants can be a huge drain on any budget, but there are ways to enjoy a meal out without spending a lot of money.

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Budgeting Budget Thrifting Thrift Stores 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

“How to Live Large and Have Fun”, “How to Spend Millions on Credit and Never Pay a Dime”, “Live Large and On Charge…Cards”, “Living High on the Hog: The Art of Budget Busting”…these are all titles of fictitious books, but they might as well be bestsellers. Don’t know how to cook?

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Saving Money Money Budgeting Budget 221

Saving With Shellie

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

Everyday until Christmas they offer a new coupon to help you save on eating out. In previous year’s these Chili’s coupons have included free appetizers, desserts, kids’ meals and discounts on your total check. If you like eating at Chili’s be sure you bookmark this page to check on the deals.

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Eating Out Dining Desserts Restaurant 51

For the Mommas

JULY 29, 2014

This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to improve your crochet skills. Kiss goodbye to spending hours in the kitchen preparing for the next low-carb meal. In this book you will have all the tips you need to make healthy meals in minutes. Download: 100 More Easy Recipes in Jars by Bonnie Scott.

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Crochet Recipes Re-use Free Stuff 51

Saving With Shellie

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Everyday until Christmas they offer a new coupon to help you save on eating out. In previous year’s these Chili’s coupons have included free appetizers, desserts, kids’ meals and discounts on your total check. Today’s coupon is for Kids Eat Free. Learn how to get $125 in FREE Cash from ING.

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Kids Eating Out Dining Desserts 49

Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

How to save on groceries at home. Before we get into how to save at the grocery store, let’s talk about what you can do before you go. If you implement some of these strategies, it should also reduce how often you need to go to the store. Chances are, you already have more than enough for several meals. Have a plan.

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Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52

Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

How to save on groceries at home. Before we get into how to save at the grocery store, let’s talk about what you can do before you go. If you implement some of these strategies, it should also reduce how often you need to go to the store. Chances are, you already have more than enough for several meals. Have a plan.

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Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 16, 2015

We gave up eating out, cable, driving as many places. Meal plan, meal plan, meal plan. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? He handles the numbers and then I figure our how to maximize those numbers. How did you celebrate when you became debt free?

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Debt Debt Free Finds Goals 100

Saving With Shellie

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Everyday until Christmas they offer a new coupon to help you save on eating out. In previous year’s these Chili’s coupons have included free appetizers, desserts, kids’ meals and discounts on your total check. Today’s coupon is for Kids Eat Free. Learn how to get $125 in FREE Cash from ING.

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Kids Eating Out Dining Desserts 45

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. And, how did you get out of it? Guest Post Author Bio: This is a guest post from Andrew Wang, who blogs about how to make money. Related posts: How to Graduate College Without Being Broke.

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