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Day 2 of 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending: Organize your kitchen pantry

Family Balance Sheet

Welcome to 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. I can hear your sighs of dread now, but trust me, disorganization = disaster when it comes to our grocery spending. When your pantry is in chaos, food will be forgotten about and go uneaten, and you will end up buying duplicate ingredients.

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8 Action Steps for a Frugal February!

Family Balance Sheet

Do you know how much money is flowing in and out of your bank accounts? Review your spending daily to understand where your dollars are going. One way to track your spending is to log all of your purchases, bills, atm withdrawals, and any outgoing on notebook paper at the end of each day. 2 – Track your cashflow.

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Spring Cleaning Tasks to Get a Head Start On

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If the ingredient stays in my pantry for longer than two months after having done this, and it’s not crossed off of my “inventory” list, I donate it to the Food Bank. This also helps keep my grocery spending down, as I am using up ingredients that I already have instead of going to buy new ones.

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Frugal February

Family Balance Sheet

Do you know how much money is flowing in and out of your bank accounts? Review our spending daily to understand where your dollars are going. One way to track you spending is to log all of your purchases, bills, atm withdrawals, and any outgoing on notebook paper at the end of each day. 2 – Track your cashflow.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

Family Balance Sheet

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! Batch cooking: Buy in bulk, batch cook, and freeze in portion sizes. laundry detergent: $1.97/40