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8 Valuable Life Skills to Teach Your Kids During Quarantine

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With kids at home, now is the perfect time to teach them some of these often overlooked skills that can help make their lives so much easier. Grocery Shopping (Only Online). Shopping for groceries can be overwhelming even for adults. Do you have a garden?

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7 Ways to Reduce Household Waste

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Shop with a List. If you find yourself throwing out a lot of food, you can remedy the problem by shopping with a list. Create a meal plan for the week, and base your grocery shopping list on what you will actually eat during the week. There are numerous items that can be used in a container garden. Go Green'

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Fun Staycation Ideas From All Across the Country

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Maven of Savin' Manchester, New Hampshire - Common Sense with Money Western Maine - Bubblegum and Lollipops Mid-Atlantic Erie, Pennsylvania - Growing Kids Ministry Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Somewhat Crunchy Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - Family Balance Sheet Buffalo/Niagara Falls, New York - Coupons, Deals and More New Jersey - Oh! Thanks for reading.

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Grocery Budget Challenge | July & August

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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 1 : Plan your grocery budget for September.

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Grocery Budget Challenge: May & June 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 4 : Take advantage of summer produce prices.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

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As my kids have grown into teenagers who eat as much as adults, I spend about $800-1000/month–this includes anything I buy at the grocery store, so it includes paper and cleaning products. Freeze garden and in-season produce. Start a Garden. Seriously, my kids claim hunger ALL.DAY.LONG. Buy in season produce.

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Meet a Reader | Lina from Germany

The Frugal Girl

After many years with only odd jobs or jobs without many prospects, I have finally had the chance to build a career in my new home country, working in life science. Here’s a short post about a Swedish allotment garden. Use it for some renovation/home improvement projects and give some to a charity. Since April 2022.