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How We Frugal-ed in August 2022

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I’m always looking for ways to save my family money to not only help us get through current higher food and gas prices but also to help us achieve our big financial goals. This yielded 4 2-cup freezer containers, which is not a lot. For my recipe, read: Roasted Red Plum Tomato Sauce ~ Great Freezer Recipe.

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How We Frugal-ed this Week: 10/12/18

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so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. Our mission: Live WELL On LESS Money. my private Facebook group, we are challenging ourselves to plan our meals around what we already have in the pantry and/or freezer. Tuesday: Sausage, Broccoli, and Rice Skillet Dinner, using sausage from the freezer.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 09.15.17

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It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably over the summer, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. To make life a little easier this week, I made double batches of dinners, as you’ll see below and that worked well. I either put the extra batch in the freezer or my kids ate it for Dinner #1.

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Frugal Friday 11.11.2016

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It’s Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. Our mission: Live WELL, On LESS Money. I found some taco meat in the freezer and mixed in a can of black beans. What We Ate this Week: Monday: Taco boats. I bake the boats in the oven.

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Frugal Friday 12.02.16

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It’s Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. Our mission: Live WELL, On LESS Money. I filled 4 (32 oz) containers for the freezer. I found 2 (3 lb) packages of ground turkey marked down to $4 each.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 09-08-2017

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It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably over the summer, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. One of my kids was not feeling well, so we stuck around our home and hubby and I got a lot of housework done. 8 Freezer Meal Recipes. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500.

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It’s Frugal Friday: 10/28/16

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It’s Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. Our mission: Live WELL, On LESS Money. I chopped them up and put them in a freezer bag. They LOVE it. Related reading: Earn Cash Back with my 4 favorite cash back grocery apps.