Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2023

I cried for days and we celebrated the occasion with a family cruise a few months later. Also that year, I wanted to create an In Case of Emergency (ICE) binder for my family. I did achieve this goal and ended up calling it our Family Vital Information Binder. It was a momentous occasion that was many years in the making.

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JANUARY 26, 2020

Hearty vegan meals can be just as filling as they are delicious. And, even if you’re a seasoned vegan veteran, you may be struggling to convince your friends and family to get onboard. We think these eight recipes may be your secret weapons for a satisfying, plant-based meal. Vegan Shepherd’s Pie via ElaVegan.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 15, 2013

Thank you for supporting Family Balance Sheet! This week''s bundle takes you back to the basics with 5 cooking resources to help you meal plan, create your own recipes, make homemade condiments and reduce waste. How To Cook For Yourself by Rachael Roehmholdt. You can read the site''s full disclosure here.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 28, 2013

Covering everything from organizing your schedule and household records to meal planning, cleaning and budgeting, this bundle is the perfect collection to help you keep your home resolutions. This week's BundleoftheWeek.com collection includes five amazing resources to help you run your home more efficiently!

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 30, 2014

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 you do in April?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 1, 2014

For those of you who haven’t seen the movie, No Impact Man is about a small family who spends a year trying to live “no impact” They live without generating garbage, without using electricity (for a portion of the year), and without buying anything new. Plastic is terrible for the environment and our ecosystem.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2013

Shop with a List. If you find yourself throwing out a lot of food, you can remedy the problem by shopping with a list. Create a meal plan for the week, and base your grocery shopping list on what you will actually eat during the week. You can also freeze homemade meals, including soups, casseroles and other items.

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Coupons Do Work

APRIL 14, 2015

Actually I live on $30 a week and I have a family of four – a dog and my kids do activities. 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?

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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.

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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.

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Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52

Saving Everyday

DECEMBER 1, 2023

This meal is cozy and comforting. Since my family loves white rice, I make a batch of my oven-baked rice every week, which is what we used for this recipe. Recommended Products How to Make Rice And Eggs This recipe comes together in mere minutes. Pro tip: Food prepping allows you to prepare meals like this in minutes.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 20, 2012

Over my many years of environmental and personal finance writing, one of the most common things I get asked for is tips on how to save money on groceries. Skip Packaged, Frozen Meals Our society is steeped in the convenience of frozen and prepared foods, but usually those foods are A. expensive and B. not very healthy.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Most of my evenings/weekends are just hanging out (largely at home and in the yard with my family). How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? Second, coming from poverty, I am so grateful to be able to help my family when they need things. I started reading faithfully about 2 years ago. Dinner is dinner!

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Nicoles Nickels

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

We know how to stay young! I got taken out to eat multiple times by friends and family. We stopped at a restaurant I liked and ate outside by the water and ended the meal with the most extraordinary piece of Key Lime Pie. Oprah turned 60 the day before I did (she probably had a bigger celebration than I did).

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

On Thursday nights, I write out my meal plan using my Dinner This Week Pinterest board and my cookbooks and then place an online order at Giant for a Friday morning pick-up. On Friday morning, I pull into the drive-through during my allotted time and my groceries are placed in the back of my car. As a family, we drink a lot of water.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

There are so many clever ways moms used to save money that our tips and tricks today pale in comparison to what they could achieve, considering how little they had to go on. Imagine keeping the family afloat during periods of strife, such as WWII. With a meal plan, you will only get what you need. Could you manage it?

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 1, 2016

Are you shocked by how much you’re paying at the check out and how little food is actually in your cart? Do you constantly struggle at dinner time trying to figure out what to feed your family? I am hosting a 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending challenge. 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 18, 2021

Retirement has become an uncertain landscape for many families as they’ve watched economic markets shift and debt grow while financial burdens wreak havoc. But even if you’re in your later years and retirement feels only a few years away, there are actions you can take to plan for yourself and your family.

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For the Mommas

JULY 25, 2016

How to Eat Healthy Without Living in Your Kitchen. You want to feed your family healthy, tasty food, but so often it seems the advice on how to do that involves shopping at the farmer’s market for organic local produce and cooking every single ingredient of every meal from scratch. This is a guest post.

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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. You may be shocked what you see. My husband and I.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

Tell us about you and your family. I’ve written a whole post about how to stop spending money at here but here are some of my favorite techniques: Equate Money To Hours – Before you buy something, consider how much time you’ve had to work to actually buy it. Could I knock $20 off my grocery shopping somehow?

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Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 25, 2013

At JOHNSON’S® Brand, we understand how to moisturize and help protect baby soft skin from dryness. Designed for both “heavy clean-ups” and portable convenience, the new washcloth line eliminates the need for multiple cleansing products; an ideal cleansing solution the whole family can enjoy while on-the-go. Product Price: $4.79.

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