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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 10.20.17

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This week at the grocery store, I found a whole chicken marked down to a nice price. I cooked it in my Instant Pot (look for the directions on Monday 10/23/17), and used the meat for Tuesday night’s dinner. My husband and I had leftovers, one daughter had breakfast-for-dinner, and the other daughter had a can of soup.

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Top 5 Tips On How To Save Money

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Whether it’s how to save money, cook affordable and delicious meals, make extra money, or save money on food, I have been there and practice what I preach. I pay half the bill, about $22 monthly, saving me $88. How long has it been since you shopped around for lower insurance rates? Cook from scratch.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

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If you are struggling with the rising grocery prices or maybe you need to make room for your family’s growing appetites, take a look at the following list and see what changes you can make to cut your grocery bill…and still eat really well! Batch cooking: Buy in bulk, batch cook, and freeze in portion sizes.

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How I Spent $425 on Groceries in March

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I’ve included pictures below of most of my grocery shopping trips for the month. There’s about $67 worth of groceries that I forgot to photograph. Lunches Included: leftovers. tacos from leftover pork tenderloin – I make tacos quite a bit with leftover pork or chicken. So refreshing.

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25 Ways to Save on Groceries Every Month

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It feels too restrictive and takes away from the joy of cooking. Some days, I just want to cook what I want to cook, you feel me? When you get home from grocery shopping, prep everything you can before it goes in the fridge. Batch cook. Repurpose leftovers. Try a no-shopping challenge.

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25 Ways to Save on Groceries Every Month

Saving Everyday

It feels too restrictive and takes away from the joy of cooking. Some days, I just want to cook what I want to cook, you feel me? When you get home from grocery shopping, prep everything you can. Pro tip : Statistically, over 40% of families order take-out because they’re tired and don’t feel like cooking.

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s $29 Food Stamp Budget – I pay $30 a week no food stamps

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Here is an article I Wrote in 2013 that I am going to repost on how I survive on a $30 bucks a week on my grocery bill for the whole family : Question: can you survive on $200 a month grocery shopping for the whole family? My total bill was $27.57. They were the leftovers. Step 2: leftovers.

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