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Q&A | cinnamon, SIM, jeans, and grocery spending

The Frugal Girl

If you have a chest freezer or other non-defrosting freezer, homemade bread can stay fresh for several months in its frozen state. I am not trying as hard to save money on groceries as I used to Back in the day, I definitely worked harder on my grocery spending than I do now. Good enough is good enough. Further questions?

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My #1 Tip for Trimming Grocery Spending

Family Balance Sheet

My #1 tip for trimming grocery spending is an easy one: Serve simple, frugal, scheduled meals. Fruit (fresh, canned, frozen, or smoothies). While my husband works hard to bring the money in, my job is to make it go as far as it can while feeding our family healthy meals. Today I’d like to share what works for our family.

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Day 21 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Weekly Recap

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This week’s breakfasts, lunches, and snacks: For breakfast we ate cereal, frozen waffles, eggs & bagels. Also bookmark the 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending category page so you can check in daily. The post Day 21 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Weekly Recap appeared first on Family Balance Sheet.

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Day 14 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Weekly Recap

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This week’s breakfasts, lunches, and snacks: For breakfast we ate cereal, frozen waffles, eggs & bagels. I took advantage of this week’s frozen waffles, syrup, and Raisin Bran promotions. Also bookmark the 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending category page so you can check in daily.

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Day 5 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Create back up meals

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31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. Spaghetti – I always keep a box of pasta and a jar of sauce in the pantry, and I always have ground turkey or sausage and a bag of frozen vegetables in the freezer. Frozen pizza. Also bookmark the 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending category page so you can check in daily.

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Day 6 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Shop the Clearance Section

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31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. Don’t be afraid of the clearance section at the grocery store. There is also a big shelving unit with dry goods and other sundries in the frozen foods aisle. Also bookmark the 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending category page so you can check in daily.

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WIS, WWA | all Safeway

The Frugal Girl

What I Spent So I went to pull together my grocery spending for the week and I realized that it’s all quick trips to Safeway. Monday I had a snacky dinner earlier, and then when Zoe came home from her evening shift at work, she had a frozen pizza. I spent $63 at Safeway, spread out between an embarrassing number of trips.

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