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MAY 8, 2016

31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. Meal planning is really the cornerstone of smart grocery spending. When you walk in the grocery store with a plan, you will avoid duplicate and impulsive purchases, but walk away with enough food to get you through until your next planned trip. Meal planning saves you time.

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Grocery Spending Meals Groceries Grocery 100

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MAY 22, 2016

Day 22 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Plan this week’s meals and shopping trip. Meal planning is really the cornerstone of smart grocery spending. Meal planning will save you time. Meal planning will save your sanity. Meal planning will save you money.

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Grocery Spending Meals Groceries Grocery 100

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JANUARY 9, 2012

It can be intimidating to think about, but your grocery bill is one of the easiest expenses to reduce. Every Wednesday, I post a quick tip to help you save money in the kitchen. In the meantime, check out these popular posts that are full of tips to help you reduce your grocery bill. How to Save Money at the Apple Orchard.

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Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Menu Planning 159

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MAY 10, 2016

Meals need to be easy to prepare and tasty to eat and that is where freezer cooking can swoop in to save the day. For my family of 4, each freezer bag equaled one dinner and leftovers, 18 burgers equals 4 meals, 10 enchiladas equals 2 meals, and 10 burritos equals 2 meals.

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Grocery Spending Freezers Cooking Groceries 100

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OCTOBER 14, 2013

It is so easy to walk into the grocery store with an idea of what you will spend, walk out with a bill that is double and get home to discover that you have nothing to eat. Groceries can get out of control fast, but all it takes for you to get your grocery spending in line with your budget is PLANNING.

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Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Finds 113

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MAY 25, 2016

Smart Tips to Save Money on Produce. Also bookmark the 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending category page so you can check in daily. The post Day 25: How to Save Money on Produce appeared first on Family Balance Sheet. Fruits and vegetables are such an important of our daily diet. So it’s important to.

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Saving Money Money Grocery Spending Saving 100

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MAY 12, 2016

This post is Day 12 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. How to Use Pinterest to Save Money on Groceries. Pinterest is A Gold Mine for Money Saving Grocery Tips. Do a simple search on a topic or follow my Grocery Budget Tips board where I regularly pin tips that I find around the web.

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Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 100

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JANUARY 28, 2022

Are you spending more at the grocery store lately? Rising prices are affecting everyone’s bank account, and groceries are leading the way. Everyone is trying to figure out how to save money on groceries! How to Save Money on Groceries. When I plan a menu, my spending is generally under control.

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Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 130

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JULY 9, 2014

Last summer my husband started volunteering at the Y in exchange for a free family membership and now we have all of the benefits of the gym, but not the monthly fee. And his hours at the Y fit into his and our family’s schedule well. Our Savings: $67 a month or almost $800 a year. Our savings: $184 a month.

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Grocery Spending Financial Goals January Budgeting 242

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JANUARY 10, 2014

Would you like to reduce your grocery spending? Are you an impulsive grocery shopper? The grocery bill can get out of control for me if I’m not careful. Last year, I ran a monthly series, The Christmas Savings Club , that encouraged all of us to save monthly so that we could have a cash Christmas.

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Budgeting Budget Groceries Grocery 174

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AUGUST 28, 2013

On the 25th of every month from January to November in 2013, I''m holding a virtual meeting for the Christmas Savings Club. The goal for this monthly accountability meeting is to give updates on our progress, motivate one another, and help all of us save for a cash Christmas. Our monthly goal for Christmas savings is $100.

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August Club Christmas Goals 100

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MAY 24, 2016

Day 24 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Save on Organic. I work weekly to adhere to our grocery budget, so I am always looking for ways to save money on organic food. It is possible to buy organic foods even on a strict grocery budget and here are my best tips. How to Save on Organic Food.

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Organic Organization Food Saving 113

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NOVEMBER 30, 2014

Back in January I introduced the 2014 Grocery Budget Challenge. I really wanted to reduce our grocery spending for my family of 4 from the average of $634 a month in 2013 to a budget of $450 a month in 2014. There is nothing worse than a family revolting in the kitchen. And that is money in the bank.

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Budgeting Budget Groceries Grocery 124

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Looking for ways to save money on groceries? Groceries is one budget category that can get out of control very quickly. However, groceries is also an easy budget category to control, but it takes some planning, skill, and organization. How to Save Money on Groceries. Institute a ‘Raid the Fridge’ Night.

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Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 113

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JUNE 25, 2013

On the 25th of every month from January to November in 2013, I''m holding a virtual meeting for the Christmas Savings Club. The goal for this monthly accountability meeting is to give updates on our progress, motivate one another, and help all of us save for a cash Christmas. Our monthly goal for Christmas savings is $100.

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June Club Christmas Goals 100

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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. We have a number that we want to save for each daughter.

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Financial Goals Goals Debt College 130

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MAY 18, 2016

Day 18 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Coupons! Coupons are an easy way to reduce your grocery bill. Unfortunately, they get a bad rap at times, because people think hours are needed to save real money and be worth their time. Directly from the Grocery Store. This post contains affiliate links.

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Groceries Grocery Grocery Coupons Finds 150

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MAY 13, 2016

This is day 13 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. Meat is one of the more expensive items on my grocery list, so when I stumble on a great deal or markdown , I stock up. Also bookmark the 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending category page so you can check in daily.

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Cooking Grocery Spending Freezers Bulk 100

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

Grocery spending can get out of hand quickly, so I post our weekly menu to ensure that I am planning it weekly. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. Meatloaf was always a dish I made on the weekends when I had more time, but this was pretty easy and my family loved it. 8 Freezer Meal Recipes.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Financial Goals 100

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

Grocery spending can get out of hand quickly, so I post our weekly menu to ensure that I am planning it weekly. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. This Week in the Kitchen: In an effort to save time and money, I’m trying to add either meals or ingredients to my freezer each week.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Daughter 100

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MAY 1, 2016

Do you feel like your grocery spending is out of control? 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. I am hosting a 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending challenge.

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Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Budgeting 100

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APRIL 1, 2021

Our emergency fund has saved us countless times and it will save us once again with the truck. If you are self-employed, work for a company or in an industry that is unstable, or maybe you or someone in your family has medical issues, you might want to save 6-12 months of expenses. It is NOT a spending account.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

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JANUARY 8, 2014

My challenge is I need to reduce our bill, but not make everyone in my family miserable because there is no room for the occasional extras that make us happy, like a special treat or wild caught salmon or Kalamata olives. Over the holidays, I wasn’t as diligent with my meal planning and our grocery bill went over what I budget for food.

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Meals Simple Menu Planning Menu Plans 186

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

By the end of the month, my goal is to help you have a detailed financial plan for your family. It is my personal mission as the household manager for my family to live well, but I want us to do so on less money. I want my family to enjoy life, but we also have some pretty serious financial goals that we are trying to achieve.

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Budgeting Budget Finance Organic 100

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FEBRUARY 28, 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. March’s Assignments.

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Budgeting Budget February Groceries 124

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APRIL 6, 2011

My humble coupon case: If you are new to couponing or even the subject of saving money on groceries, watching TV shows, like Extreme Couponing on TLC, can be overwhelming or intimidating. I guess it is possible to buy hundreds or even thousands of dollars worth of groceries for pocket change, but nobody needs 62 bottles of mustard.or

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Land o lakes TV shows Saving Money Menu Planning 166

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MARCH 23, 2011

Try replacing some paper products on your list with cloth and re-usable products that you probably have around the house and you will not only reduce your grocery spending, but you will also reduce your waste. Save the paper plates for your really BIG parties. You save money and resources. Let us know in the comments.

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Economical Kitchen Paper Groceries 185

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JANUARY 9, 2015

If you followed along last year’s Grocery Budget Challenge , you’ll know that my grocery spending ranged from $425 – $500 throughout the year. Selfishly, the reason for this weekly posting is because I tend to stick to a grocery budget when I know I’m going to write about it.

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Leftovers Budgeting Budget Lunch 100

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Our emergency fund has saved us countless times and it will save us once again with the truck. If you are self-employed, work for a company or in an industry that is unstable, or maybe you or someone in your family has medical issues, you might want to save 6-12 months of expenses. But the truth is, we have the money.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 100

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MARCH 2, 2011

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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Menu Planning Menu Plans Economical Kitchen 138

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AUGUST 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 We Do in July & August?

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Budgeting Budget Groceries Grocery 100

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JANUARY 1, 2015

I’ll continue to offer additional money saving tips, ideas, strategies and recipes like I always have, but I have some new themes that I will be starting next week. In 2013, The Christmas Savings Club encouraged all of us to save monthly so that we could have a cash Christmas. How We Saved. My Themes for 2015: 1.

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2015 Money Debt Home and Garden 100

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MARCH 2, 2015

Meal planning is #1 way that I save money on groceries. Without a doubt, the 30-60 minutes I spend on Sunday planning our upcoming week’s meals saves me time, money and my sanity. And since the grocery budget is the easiest category to reduce, I am diligent every weekend to plan our meals for the upcoming week.

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Meals Used Dinner Recipes 100

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JULY 16, 2015

And my absolute #1 way to save money at the grocery store is to PLAN OUR MEALS. If you make this one simple change, you will reduce your grocery spending substantially. When you walk into a grocery store with a plan, you eliminate impulse & duplicate purchases. It saves us $67 a month.

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Budgeting Budget Thrifting Thrift Stores 100

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

They pay off mountains of debt and scream about debt freedom, or maybe they save gobs of money in a record amount of time, or they have considerable success with their new small business. Her 2017 goal is to save $20,000 in cash. Elle and her husband paid off a car loan and saved cash for their next car. Author unknown.

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Financial Goals Goals Debt Budgeting 100

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JANUARY 5, 2015

In 2013, The Christmas Savings Club encouraged all of us to save monthly so that we could have a cash Christmas. In 2014, the Grocery Budget Challenge encouraged us to keep our grocery spending in line and to be creative with our meal planning so that we do not over-spend. See you on Thursday, January 29.

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Thrifting 2015 Thrift Stores Buying Second-Hand 100

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MAY 16, 2016

Day 16 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Avoid Food Waste. family of four discards around $1,500 a year on food. family of four discards around $1,500 a year on food. Imagine saving your family’s budget $1500 a year just by being more aware of your food waste and taking action to stop it.

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Food Waste Kitchen Leftovers Food 165