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Our 2023 Financial Goals

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Did you make 2023 financial goals ? We decided on one big audacious financial goal for the year, and it’s a doozy! The last time we wrote numbers-driven financial goals was 2019. That was the year that we made the goal of paying off the last of our non-mortgage debts and we achieved it by September of that year.

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How We Frugal-ed in July 2022

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We’ve seen higher grocery and fuel bills lately, so we’re upping our frugal game to help the budget. Our financial goals are still important to us and we want to hit them regardless of the rising prices. How I frugal-ed in the kitchen: I spend a lot of time in my kitchen. Winner Winner FREE Chicken Dinner!

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The Final Grocery Budget Challenge Post

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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. It was a bold goal to reduce our spending by so much and I knew I would have to be very diligent with my meal planning. There is nothing worse than a family revolting in the kitchen.

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How We Frugal-ed in January!

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Frugal Kitchen in January: Meal Plan. I started a new grocery shopping routine in January and it is working out splendidly! On Friday morning, I pull into the drive through during my allotted time and my groceries are placed in the back of my car. In the past, I made my meal plan and grocery shopped on Sundays.

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How I Spent $425 on Groceries in March

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My husband and kids won’t tolerate a bare kitchen and bad, boring food–they would seriously revolt. But we have some serious financial goals to hit and the grocery budget is an easy target when it comes to cutting the budget. I’ve included pictures below of most of my grocery shopping trips for the month.

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Grocery Budget Challenge | February Meeting

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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. Lately when I see my bill at the check out, I’m shocked at how few groceries are actually going home with me. Action Step 2 : Continue to plan your meals and grocery list.

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How to Eat Healthy Without Living in Your Kitchen

For the Mommas

How to Eat Healthy Without Living in Your Kitchen. You want to feed your family healthy, tasty food, but so often it seems the advice on how to do that involves shopping at the farmer’s market for organic local produce and cooking every single ingredient of every meal from scratch. Use Both Fresh and Frozen Produce.

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