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MAY 1, 2016

Do you feel like your grocery spending is out of control? I am hosting a 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending challenge. I am hosting a 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending challenge. Every day this month, I will post one simple challenge to help you get control of your grocery spending.

Grocery Spending 100

Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Budgeting 100

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APRIL 1, 2021

Follow these three action steps and the list of ideas below to find the cash for your fund. The following list of 25 ideas is broken into two larger categories: ways to reduce your spending and ways to earn extra money. 2 – Reduce your grocery spending without sacrificing quality.

Emergency Fund 130

Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

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JANUARY 28, 2022

Are you spending more at the grocery store lately? Rising prices are affecting everyone’s bank account, and groceries are leading the way. Everyone is trying to figure out how to save money on groceries! When I plan a menu, my spending is generally under control. Those are weekly staples at my house!

Saving Money 130

Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 130

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FEBRUARY 28, 2014

My successes: My February grocery budget was $450 and I am happy to say that I stayed within our budget. I found it easier to keep a tab on my grocery spending and I’m going to continue to use cash. Action Step 1 : Plan your grocery budget for March. With cash, there’s no chance of credit card tampering.

Budgeting 124

Budgeting Budget February Groceries 124

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MARCH 2, 2015

If I see pork chops on sale at the store, I’ll search “pork chop recipes” on Pinterest for new ideas. Do you need to reduce your grocery spending? I like to try at least one new recipe each week and Pinterest is the only search engine I really use for recipes. (I Are you on Pinterest?

Meals 100

Meals Used Dinner Recipes 100

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Follow these three action steps and the list of ideas below to find the cash for your fund. 2 – Reduce your grocery spending without sacrificing quality. Can you answer this question, how much do you spend on groceries each month? The easiest way to reduce your grocery spending is to plan your meals.

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 100

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MAY 20, 2016

31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. Today is Day 20 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Pre-Holiday Grocery Sales. Grocery stores completely capitalize on this and offer super low prices on holiday favorites in the weeks leading up to the holiday. Think about it.

Grocery Spending 100

Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Holiday 100

Couponing 101

DECEMBER 20, 2012

One very important part of couponing is tracking how much you are spending and saving. Hopefully you have a general idea of how much you spent on groceries pre-couponing, but even if you don’t, tracking your spending can be extremely beneficial. Stores – Input the stores you visited.

Groceries 111

Groceries Grocery 2013 Calculators 111

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

As my kids have grown into a teen and tween who eat as much as adults, I spend about $700/month–this includes anything I buy at the grocery store, so it includes paper and cleaning products. When I plan a menu, my spending is generally under control. Seriously, my kids claim hunger ALL.DAY.LONG. Utilize the Freezer.

Saving Money 113

Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 113

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

Groceries. I talk a lot about grocery spending on this blog. My absolute #1 way for saving money at the grocery store is to PLAN OUR MEALS. If you make this one simple change, you will reduce your grocery spending. Thrift : I regularly stop by my favorite local thrift store and find crazy bargains.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Finance Organic 100

Couponing 101

DECEMBER 29, 2011

One very important part of couponing is tracking how much you are spending and saving. Hopefully you have a general idea of how much you spent on groceries pre-couponing, but even if you don’t, tracking your spending can be extremely beneficial. Stores – Input the stores you visited.

Groceries 95

Groceries Grocery 2012 Calculators 95

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Groceries is the easiest budget category TO GET OUT of control and the easiest budget category TO control. To reign your grocery spending in, you must plan all of your meals. Spend Frugal February planning your meals from food that you already have in your kitchen, refrigerator, and freezer. 8 – Find Cash.

February 100

February Frugal Financial Goals Budgeting 100

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JANUARY 8, 2014

If there is one budget category that can quickly get out of control for me, it is GROCERIES. If I don’t plan our meals and my shopping list, I spend too much money and make too many extra stops to the grocery store during the week. I spend about 30 minutes each Sunday to plan my menu and make a grocery list.

Meals 186

Meals Simple Menu Planning Menu Plans 186

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MARCH 2, 2011

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.

Menu Planning 138

Menu Planning Menu Plans Economical Kitchen 138

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OCTOBER 31, 2013

Mondays thru Saturdays in October, I offered ideas to help you find $1000 too. I’ve never written every single day before, but I laid out my ideas on a calendar the last week of September, reviewed them with my husband to get his feedback, and then I just dove into October. Day 16: Shop Thrift or Consignment Stores.

Finds 258

Finds October Bank of America Friends And Family Sale 258

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JULY 9, 2015

The idea of becoming debt free makes me downright giddy. Here are some ideas from the Debt Free Stories interviewees: Olivia’s husband reffed basketball. Brian suggests you track your spending for 2-3 months so you get an idea of where every dollar is going. They Managed their Grocery Spending.

Debt Free 100

Debt Free Debt Budgeting Budget 100

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JUNE 8, 2018

Some items are fixed and are recurring each month, but other things are variable (change month to month) such as groceries, heating/cooling, clothing, restaurants. Use old receipts, bank statements to get an idea of how much you must spend. If X is greater than zero, then you are projecting to spend more than your income.

Budgeting 133

Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133