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

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We all brought home leftovers and that’s what we ate for dinner. Leftover lasagna, salad. 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 10 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Plan a Freezer Cooking Session

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It also prevents me from making impulsive trips to the grocery store or calling for take out. Freezer cooking also allows me to take advantage of a really great discount on meat. Also bookmark the 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending category page so you can check in daily.

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What We Ate This Week on a Budget 02.06.15

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My intent is twofold: to hold me accountable with our grocery spending and to give some ideas and insight into how we eat on a budget. So I went to the local apple orchard and took advantage of their end of season apple sale and made 12 more quarts–that should carry us until spring. This is an easy weeknight dinner.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

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Designate one night a week as “raid the fridge’ night to get rid of leftovers. Everyone’s plate might look different, but you’ll at least use up the leftovers and reduce the waste. If you don’t think the food in the fridge will be eaten before it goes bad, place leftovers in a freezer container, label, and store in the freezer.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

Family Balance Sheet

Designate one night a week as “raid the fridge’ night to get rid of leftovers. Everyone’s plate might look different, but you’ll at least use up the leftovers and reduce the waste. If you don’t think the food in the fridge will be eaten before it goes bad, place leftovers in a freezer container, label, and store in the freezer.