Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 14, 2013

Now is the time to watch every penny that you spend, so that you can purchase more in the same budget or even better, put that money in emergency funds. Well, I can tell you a number of ways to save money on household expenses. Saving on Grocery Bills. Eating out harms you in two ways. Carry Snacks.

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Saving Money Money Bills Insurance 222

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 14, 2013

We look forward all year to our summer vacation, so the last thing that we want to do is stress about the money spent while on our trip. A little up front planning will help you save money while on your trip, so that you can have the relaxed vacation that you''ve been waiting for. Create A Budget. Plan your travel.

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Vacation Saving Money Money Food and Drink 153

Shereen Travels Cheap

JANUARY 10, 2024

January is Be Kind to Food Servers Month , so it feels like it's time to bring back some tips for saving money while dining on vacation, along with some suggestions on how you can inject a little more kindness when you're somewhere that you are being served food or beverages. Anyway, here are ways I save money on food when I travel.

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Dining Food and Drink Travel Vacation 177

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 16, 2015

The 5 Easiest Budget Categories to Reduce. They are by far the easiest & quickest category to reduce in a household budget. And my absolute #1 way to save money at the grocery store is to PLAN OUR MEALS. We are now more committed to save money and we eat mostly at home, BUT we do enjoy at a few meals out each month.

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Budgeting Budget Thrifting Thrift Stores 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 1, 2011

We save and eagerly wait all year for our vacation and the last thing that we want to do is stress about the money spent while on our trip. It might seem so obvious, but a little planning will help you save money while on your trip, so that you can have the relaxed vacation that you hoped for. Make a list of expenditures.

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Vacation Saving Money Money Food and Drink 178

Couponing 101

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

The Jones family wants to learn how to save more. They are a family of four and have a grocery budget of $60 per week, they cook 2-3 dinners from scratch each week and eat out once or twice a week. In an effort to save more, they might begin couponing and buy a bunch of things they don’t need that are free or cheap.

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Budget Budgeting Saving Eating Out 81

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 4, 2012

With the skyrocketing prices of everything and the worsening inflation, saving money and spending wisely are vital to be able to live comfortably. It is not easy to be frugal and save money when you have a family that splurges and squanders. Cooperation is an important key to successful budgeting.

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Frugal Family Budgeting Budget 189

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

My husband and I spend Valentines’s Day in the comforts of our home. Sure, we’d love to eat out and have someone else prepare and serve our food, but that would involve a babysitter and a food tab. Now we save money, but still celebrate our marriage and our family at home. Dress it up!

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Menu Planning Menu Plans Recipes Home and Garden 113

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully. We still allotted a lot of money for food, but we were careful not to go too far over budget. Daniel does all the day-to-day finances.

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Debt Debt Free Finance Friends And Family Sale 245

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

25 Ways to Find Money for your Emergency Fund. To kick start your emergency fund savings, take the next 31 days and challenge yourself to find $1000. Make it a game and be creative when looking for money within your budget and finding new ways to earn extra money. Related Reading: How to Save Money on Groceries.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 18, 2015

She is the author of the successful website, Living Well Spending Less , where she writes about finding the Good Life on a budget. My husband was formerly an aerospace engineer but is now a stay-at-home-dad, and I run a blog called LivingWellSpendingLess.com. We also stopped eating out and even went on regular spending freezes.

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Debt Free Debt Finds Home and Garden 100

Couponing 101

JULY 28, 2011

The Jones family wants to learn how to save more. They are a family of four and have a grocery budget of $60 per week, they cook 2-3 dinners from scratch each week and eat out once or twice a week. In an effort to save more, they might begin couponing and buying a bunch of things they don’t need that are free or cheap.

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Budget Budgeting Saving Eating Out 96

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

We thought eating in restaurants was a main attraction of travel because you get to try local foods. However, most of the time, we only had money for the low cost restaurants, so they were all one greasy spoon after another. Even when eating out on the cheap, we were still spending hundreds of dollars on food.

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Travel Family Hotel Making 196

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 18, 2013

Saving money can substantially improve your health and it’s scientifically proven to do so. However, you have to adapt a frugal mindset and train your mind to experience joy and excitement when you save a dollar. The more money you save, the better you will feel and the more relaxed your life will be.

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Health College Tuition Insurance Saving Money 81

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 16, 2015

She blogs about living a limitless life on a limited budget at Frugal Debt Free Life. I am a stay at home mom and freelance marketer and my husband works in the construction industry. The fear of losing my baby led to the desire for me to be a stay at home mom, but I knew that would never work if we were in such debt.

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Debt Debt Free Finds Goals 100

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

And if you rent, save money and then invest the difference. Eat out less. One of the biggest expenses you probably incur is eating out. The average person spends over $2,000 a year on eating out. Save money by preparing your own meals. Instead of eating out, pack your lunch.

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Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49

Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Here are real ways to save on groceries each and every month! Reducing your food expenses is one of the best ways to reduce your overall spending and find extra money in your budget ! In this post, we’ll discuss realistic ways you can save on groceries at home and at the store! Shop your own home.

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Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52

Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Here are real ways to save on groceries each and every month! Reducing your food expenses is one of the best ways to reduce your overall spending and find extra money in your budget ! In this post, we’ll discuss realistic ways you can save on groceries at home and at the store! Shop your own home.

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Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

The segment was so inspiring that I reached out to her to see if she would participate in the Debt Free Stories series. She hosts a You Tube channel, The Former Mrs. Jones , where she vlogs about budgeting, debt free living, and family life. We started cooking at home more, a big issue for us was eating out.

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Debt Debt Free Bath and Body Works Gas 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 21, 2015

When we had our first child, we both agreed it would be best for me to stay home as long as possible. Nine years later, I am still at home! We realized that debt payments were eating into our income and potential to build wealth. Finally, we took the dive by making a budget and starting our debt snowball.

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Debt Debt Free Las Vegas Finance 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Now it’s time to FIND THE MONEY! 30 Ways to Find Money for your Emergency Fund. Look for money within your budget and find creative ways to earn extra money. How much can you save just by cutting out non-essential spending? 4 – Skip the AM drive thru and eat breakfast at home.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 5, 2015

I am a stay at home mom to 3 kiddos and a cockapoo named Otis. We live a pretty busy lives and when given free weekends at home we love spending time at home on our little farm. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. How much debt did you pay off?

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Debt Debt Free Finds Finance 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 5, 2014

It’s absolutely nuts the amount of people who will complain about having a hard time saving money, who are living hand to mouth, who still eat lunch out every single day at work. Let’s say you are eating lunch out 4 days out of five per week. Money Tips' Brown Bagging.

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Budget Budgeting May Lunch 245

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

How did you get interested in saving money? My interest in frugality is less about saving money specifically, and more about making good use of the resources I have. I’m not – I’m more of a spender, and struggled with budgeting as a young adult. We made a lot of Steak Diane that night.)

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 192

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2015

They Earned Extra Money. When you have tracked, analyzed, and cut your budget to bare bones, there is only one other way to find extra money to put towards debt and that is to make more money. Acadia’s advice is to be creative and think about your talents and gifts and how you could use them to make extra money.

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Debt Free Debt Budgeting Budget 100

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 16, 2016

Imagine saving your family’s budget $1500 a year just by being more aware of your food waste and taking action to stop it. You’ll save money by reducing your food waste at home and avoid eating out on your lunch break. Let’s reread that sentence: A U.S. Brown Bag lunch.

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Food Waste Kitchen Leftovers Food 165

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

I pointed out the multitude of new blogs related to saving money, being frugal, getting debt under control and learning about finances. Peggy: I’m glad to see folks finally interested in saving and investing. Eating out or going to a movie were once a year events. We saved and saved and saved.

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Thrifty Garage Spendthrift Fair-Trade 213

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

I’m a former 3rd grade teacher, but now a stay at home mom and a graphic designer of Joyful Art Designs. Our plans for me to be a stay at home mom on one teacher salary. Extra money from budgeting wisely and spending less (specific tips below). We still use coupons 75% of the time we dine out.

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

Thinking about saving money, traveling the world, investing in the market, or starting a new job? MoneySmartGuides : The Real Cost of Eating Out – I was looking over my budget for the previous month and something stood out. After checking and rechecking and I discover the real cost of eating out!

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Credit Cards Credit Finance Personal Finance 220

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

To often, when it comes to saving money, we spend a lot of time on what we haven’t accomplished- or we downplay what we have accomplished. Here are a few money scenarios to celebrate: Paying your bills on time. Saving an extra $50 a month. Eating out less. Maxing out your retirement savings account.

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Debt Eating Out Bills Cooking At Home 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 27, 2013

Things at home are piling up a bit and my hubby is having to pick up the slack. When it comes to being frugal, there is a line that you shouldn’t cross to save those pennies. Mr. CBB from Canadian Budget Binder shares how he finally quit comparing his own numbers with those of the people around him. Stop Eating Out!

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Fridays Parenting Budgeting Budget 153

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 12, 2016

Share the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. Simply doing a budget. I was shocked at how much money I had left over at the end of my paychecks that was slipping through my fingers. I also cashed out some company stock (about $800) I had purchased through our employee purchase program.

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Credit Cards Debt Debt Free Student 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

That meant no vacations, no new clothes, no eating out, nothing. Debt Negotiation – I started to wonder whether the money I owed was “fixed” or not. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. Are those jeans worth it? So I pass on by.

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Debt Finds Debt Free Pay Off Debt 100