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7 Ways to Save Money on Dinner

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We write down what ingredients we need and this plans out our grocery shop. For more, great vegetarian dish ideas, check out this site – [link] Miss T: Apart from the health benefits we have reduced our food bill by 25% or more as a result of going vegetarian. Miss T: We do this very process once every two weeks.

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My Word for 2019

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It was a goal in 2018, but high medical bills and other financial challenges hindered our progress. She made me think a lot about things I can do to reduce unnecessary waste in my life and home from changing how I grocery shop to rethinking one-use plastics and other non-recyclables that I encounter.

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Grocery Budget Challenge | September & October

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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. Lately when I see my bill at the check out, I’m shocked at how few groceries are actually going home with me. Everyone else brings the side dishes and desserts.

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How We Frugal-ed this Week: 10/12/18

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Every Sunday afternoon, I plan the meals and do my grocery shopping for the week. Surprised my family with Apple Crumb Pots for dessert. My Favorite Recent Grocery Deals: 17 cents each!! I am a big fan of grocery apps and Ibotta is my favorite. I LOVE the reprieve from high gas/electric bills. garden salad.

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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. Desserts & Snacks Included: apples. Join the monthly Grocery Budget Challenge. We were all well fed and quite happy. I even froze some.

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