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Eleven Tips for Easier Menu Planning | Kitchen Economics Link-Up

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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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How to Save Money on Groceries

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However, it can be an easy budget category to manage, but it takes some planning, skill, and organization. However, it can be an easy budget category to manage, but it takes some planning, skill, and organization. There’s a reason why menu planning is #1 on this list. That is a lot of money, so I plan our meals.

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News You Can Use | Nov 8, 2013

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For our Gluten-Free friends, check out Jo-Lynne’s {Gluten-Free} Thanksgiving Recipe Round-Up. I’m adding this Crockpot Honey Apple Pork Loin to my menu plan. Online stores pay Ebates a commission (think of it as a finders’ fee) on every sale and they split this amount with the consumer.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

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However, groceries is also an easy budget category to control, but it takes some planning, skill, and organization. Personally, if I don’t make a shopping list and plan my meals, my grocery budget is toast. There’s a reason why menu planning is #1 on this list. That is a lot of money, so I plan our meals.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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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. You will be so thankful later. He took the truck to our mechanic because a light came on on the dashboard. But the truth is, we have the money.

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Printable LOVE Bundle (275 planning printables) Just $20!

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For one week only, you have the opportunity to stock up on hundreds of printables for your finances, blog, home, pantry, chores, menu planning, and much more. How long is the bundle for sale? The Simplified Life Kit was created to streamline just the most important tasks and optimize planning for a busy season or all the time.

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Find Out How Olivia & Her Husband Paid off Their Mortgage in 33 Months

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Tell us about you and your family. Our plans for me to be a stay at home mom on one teacher salary. Our house was $150,000 (thank you Texas for affordable houses) and the thought of paying over half a million dollars for it (due to interest) made us sick to our stomach. Where are you from? What are your hobbies?

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