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Getting Started: Menu Planning Basics

Saving Cents With Sense

Getting Started: Menu Planning Basics. comes up and you are left to try and scramble some food together to form a meal, or end up having to order out a meal that may not be the healthiest option for your family. An easy fix to the meal scramble and wonder of what to put on the table, is the option of menu planning.

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WIS, WWA | Island Eats

The Frugal Girl

What I Spent I’m just skipping this section because I have spent way more on food than normal this week! I will be frugal on food when we get home, but notttttt this week. ? Friday I don’t know what the plan is. The post WIS, WWA | Island Eats appeared first on The Frugal Girl.

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WIS, WWA | one more week of phoning it in

The Frugal Girl

Tuesday Zoe and I had an appointment to go to, an errand to run, and then we picked out a Christmas tree, so we opted to stop for some fast food. The post WIS, WWA | one more week of phoning it in appeared first on The Frugal Girl. Monday I made a batch of this broccoli noodle soup and we had some fruit on the side.

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WIS, WWA | half Hawaii!

The Frugal Girl

For dinner, we visited a food court, where Zoe got Raising Cane’s, and I got a BBQ chicken meal from a local Hawaiian grill spot. And after her work shift, Zoe picked up some fast food for herself. School starts Monday and I know it will be helpful to have a plan going into that. appeared first on The Frugal Girl.

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WIS, WWA | all Safeway

The Frugal Girl

This is better than endless nights of eating out, but definitely not as frugal as an organized trip to Aldi. I never had room for a toaster oven at my other house, but I do really like having one here, especially for reheating things or making two-person servings of food. Tuesday I made chicken quesadillas and we had fruit on the side.

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WIS, WWA | no prizes awarded here

The Frugal Girl

Tuesday I was out all day for legal happenings, and I ate some food my lawyer brought. The post WIS, WWA | no prizes awarded here appeared first on The Frugal Girl. Sunday Zoe was at work and I had a random plate of baked sweet potatoes, avocadoes, and a fried egg. Zoe had ramen at home. What did you have for dinner this week?

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s $29 Food Stamp Budget – I pay $30 a week no food stamps

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Gwyneth Paltrow posted on her facebook page : There are a lot of people who use Food stamps (now known as SNAP), and the reality is, food stamps or not, anyone can live on $29 a week. Thus no food went to waste. This is what I do: Step 1 : make a monthly menu plan and stick it on the fridge or the wall.

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