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Ways to Celebrate Easter with your Older Tweens and Teens

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The message that “Christ is Risen” reverberates around the world at Easter. How can you make your Easter time celebration more fun and rewarding for them? Perhaps they can take over the job of coordinating the dying of the eggs, or the filling of the Easter baskets for you. Christians everywhere celebrate. Hide money eggs.

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Grocery Budget Challenge | March 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. We don’t want to make our families miserable with bland meals, boring snacks, and not enough food in the house, but we must stay on budget. My wins in March: I stayed within our budget of $450.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 04.15.16

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Every week I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: I cooked a large spiral ham that I bought during the Pre-Easter sale. Want to lower your grocery bill? The post What We Ate this Week on our Budget 04.15.16

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 03.25.16

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Every week I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly budget is $500 for my family of 4. Take advantage of the low prices for the Easter holiday and stock up on these side dish staples. Want to lower your grocery bill? The post What We Ate this Week on our Budget 03.25.16

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 04.10.15

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Every Friday, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Currently our monthly budget is $500 for my family of 4. Sunday: Easter dinner at my parents’ house. Would you like to lower your grocery bill? I was in charge of bringing a cheese and cracker tray. These posts will help: 11 Simple Meal Planning Tips.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 04.17.15

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Every Friday, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Currently our monthly budget is $500 for my family of 4. Wednesday: Last week, I baked a spiral ham that I bought on sale before Easter. It was a tasty dinner and VERY budget-friendly. Would you like to lower your grocery bill? I ordered pizza.

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What We Ate This Week on Our Budget 04.23.15

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Every Friday, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Currently our monthly budget is $500 for my family of 4. Tuesday: I made a ham & pepper skillet frittata with leftover Easter ham and chopped peppers that I had in the freezer. P.S. Do you need to lower your grocery bill? I served with fruit and toast.

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