Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 11, 2015

It’s not too late to pull a holiday party together for Christmas or New Year’s and you don’t have to blow your budget. Ask everyone to bring their favorite Christmas cookie or treat to share and as the host, offer the drinks, supplies, and other additional treats. How to Host a Cookie Swap. Host a Swap Meet.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 20, 2015

Here are 20 ideas that are family friendly, fun, and easy on the budget. They’ve also sold bottled water, homemade cookies, and crafts. We love to watch a movie on the big screen, but at $7 a ticket, the whole experience can really blow the budget. Summer is here. Out & About. Head to the Rail Trails.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Are you enjoying these “what we ate on a budget” posts? My intent is twofold: to hold me accountable with our grocery spending and to give some ideas and insight into how we eat on a budget. Our budget is currently $500 for my family of four. Although my kids are young (9 & 6), they truly eat like adults, truly.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Lunches and snacks included turkey & cheese sandwiches, leftover pasta, apples, oranges, pretzels and way too many Girl Scout cookies. What did your family eat on your budget this week? Also, did you try a new recipe that your family enjoyed? Tell us about it in the comments. What We Ate This Week'

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Kids and Family 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Friday: My daughters are working a Girl Scout cookie booth at the mall, so for a special treat, we’re eating at the mall’s food court. What did your family eat on your budget this week? My family gets a little testy on leftover night, but I don’t want to throw out any food, so they’ll have to deal with it.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 29, 2015

This series helps me stay on top of our grocery spending and currently our monthly budget is $500 for my family of 4. We dined on pizza, carrots and dip, and Girl Scout cookies for dessert. It’s been a busy couple of weeks and I wasn’t able to pull this together the last two Fridays, but I’m getting back on track.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Holiday baked goods can make an excellent gift – for someone on your list, or to take to the cookie exchange at work. However, unless you are careful, those baked goods can break the budget. Cookies and Candy. Oatmeal cookies with raisins and sprinkles. Peanut butter cookies with colored sugar. Candy Cane cookies.

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Baking Cookies Bread Holiday 184

Shereen Travels Cheap

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Mini cookie cutters | if you just want hearts, here's a set Barbie champagne flutes | or maybe these cutie floral wine glasses 3D Valentine's Day card | Paris themed card As a background, I picked a Parisian river view with the Eiffel Tower behind it. I hope this gives you some good ideas for your own romantic evening in.

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Valentines Day Trader Joes Food and Wine Home and Garden 249

Coupons Do Work

APRIL 14, 2015

Over the years I have had to budget, put money away…so we can live the life without worrying about money. To budget, not spend on stupid things and save as much as you can. Step 7: since I have been budgeting for groceries, I am tempted less to shop for clothes and other silly things. also set aside money for a rainy day.

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Coupons Do Work

DECEMBER 6, 2016

This coupon can be used on Nabisco Cookies or Crackers instead, or you can mix and match! $1/2 1/2 Coca-Cola 12 oz 8-pack bottles or Nabisco Cookies or Crackers 8 oz or larger printable coupon (preclipped). Check out this hot and rare new Coca-Cola printable coupon ! Note: This coupon could be regional. hopefully it isn’t .

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Saving Cents With Sense

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Check out my simple tips for creating a budget friendly Thanksgiving below: 1. Pumpkin Spice Cookies with Hershey Kisses. The post 7 Tips for a Budget Friendly Thanksgiving appeared first on Saving Cents With Sense. Break out the good dishes. Apple Harvest Cake. 5 Different Ways to Use Pumpkin Puree. Use the oven wisely.

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For the Mommas

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Tips for Celebrating Valentine’s Day on a Budget. In fact, it’s quite easy to celebrate Valentine’s Day while being on a budget. Now, there are a couple things you should take into account when it comes to celebrating Valentine’s Day on a budget. Valentine’s Day Candy on a Budget.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

For lunches and snacks we ate leftovers, pb & j sandwiches, apples, oranges, tortilla chips & salsa and Girl Scout cookies. For breakfast, we ate eggs & toast, peanut butter & banana toast, green smoothies. What new dish did you try this week that your family enjoyed? Let us know in the comments. What We Ate This Week'

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Saving Everyday

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Healthy food gets a bad rap for being expensive, but it doesn’t have to break your budget. You can use them in granola bars, meatballs, cookies, and cakes. These are all staples that I keep on hand for quick, healthy, and affordable meals! Dried pasta is a staple that everyone should have on hand.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 7, 2011

Many of you may remember that I mentioned Cheryl’s Cookies during the Baby Shower Giveaway Bash – and I let you know how good those cookies were! 1800Baskets has an amazing selection of gift baskets and there is one for every budget! There is even an adorable Cheryl’s Cookie that looks exactly like a hamburger!

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For the Mommas

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Download: DIY Holiday Gifts On A Budget by Marsha Dover. Christmas Cookies are a necessity for the holidays, but are you tired of the same old vanilla sugar cookies with vanilla frosting? Download: Mrs. Claus’ Christmas Cookies by Dennis Weaver. This E-book is just for you!

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Shereen Travels Cheap

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

While I was there picking up my order, I also grabbed this year's Harney & Sons tea , which is delicious and a set of 3 decorated sugar cookies for dessert. (If When the meal came to an end and we were eating cookies, we also did some scratch-off fortunes. You may recognize the juice glasses I bought another year.

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Coupons Do Work

DECEMBER 26, 2016

The layers of ice cream sandwiches, Oreo cookies, and whipped cream takes about 10 minutes to assemble and an hour or a little longer to freeze! Then dig in and eat the yummy budget-friendly-easy-to-make-cake! Oreo Cookies (I put them in a zip-loc bag and crushed them). ” and best of all, this is budget friendly.

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Take some time on those occasions where everyone is home to turn off the screens and bring the family together with these budget-friendly indoor activities. 9 Fun & Budget-Friendly Indoor Activities. Fancy restaurants aren’t always in the budget, but you can have a fancy dinner in your own home. Host a Cookie Swap.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 16, 2014

We’ll talk about cash flow, budgets, debts, and all of the nitty gritty of our finances that might not be fun to talk about, but are so important to discuss. Girl Scout cookies. By the end of the month, my goal is to help you have a detailed financial plan for your family. The Good Life happens. Unplanned invitations for coffee.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Before we get to the list, if you haven’t started planning for Christmas, I offer this FREE Christmas Gift & Spending Budget Excel Worksheet to my email subscribers. Enough was enough and we have since changed our ways of budgeting for Christmas gifts. Christmas cookies are as synonymous with the season as gift giving.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Every week I share what we ate on our budget. Currently, our monthly budget for my family of 4 is $500. We had chicken wings, turkey nachos, guacamole, cheese and crackers, and cookie sundaes. Did you make a new budget-friendly dish this week that your family enjoyed? I NEED YOUR HELP! Please share in the comments.

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

If your budget doesn’t allow for that lifestyle, however, then this alternative is sure to please your wallet and your family. Homemade cookies ( Healthier Coconut Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies ). Don’t let a small grocery budget make you think you can’t feed your family well! Here’s what it looks like for us.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Or maybe a small holiday brunch or cookie exchange? $5 5 Dinner Mom, Erin Chase has put together an ebook, Holiday Entertaining Guide, to help you make your holiday entertaining less stressful and more enjoyable. I was able to get a copy of the ebook to review.

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Saving Everyday

MAY 5, 2015

Feeding your family healthy doesn’t have to break your budget. You can use them in granola bars, meatballs, cookies and cakes. These are all staples that I keep on hand for quick and healthy affordable meals! Dried pasta is a staple that everyone should have on hand. It’s great cold or at room temperature.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Would you like some tips on how to do it without breaking the budget or sacrificing taste? This week's bundle includes the resources you need to eat delicious, whole foods on a budget. Real Food on a Real Budget by Stephanie Langford. Packed full of recipes and tips, it's sure to be a go-to resource in your kitchen.

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Not everyone is and professional sessions don’t always fit into people’s budgets. Or are cookies your thing? Baking supplies for homemade chocolate chip cookies or brownies. You don’t need to break the budget this Christmas, instead give your time, resources, and talents. Give a Photo Session.

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Christmas Gifts Home and Garden Flowers and Gifts 130

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

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. I made Pioneer Women’s Baked Ziti , garden salad, garlic bread, and chocolate chip cookie bars for dessert. Did you make a new budget-friendly dish this week that your family enjoyed?

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Before we get to the list, if you haven’t started planning for Christmas, here’s my FREE Christmas Gift & Spending Budget Excel Worksheet to help you get started. Enough was enough and we have since changed our ways about budgeting for Christmas gifts. Christmas cookies are as synonymous with the season as gift giving.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 14, 2013

If there is one line item in everyone’s budget that can get out of control it is groceries. Groceries can get out of control fast, but all it takes for you to get your grocery spending in line with your budget is PLANNING. Freeze cookie dough. I’ve written A LOT over the years about ways to reduce grocery spending.

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Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Finds 113

Coupons Do Work

MARCH 12, 2015

the kids liked it, although they like Kraft or Annie’s brands better but when I am being frugal and have to budget, if the food tastes better and I am saving money, why buy name brand? The only thing I didn’t like from Market Pantry was the cookies. oh and fyi, for those who shop at Publix , their brand cookies are good!

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Shereen Travels Cheap

DECEMBER 20, 2023

I dressed the tree in "gingerbread" holly leaves, cookies, macarons, peppermints, and topped it with a giant Bertie Botts Every Flavour Bean box with cascading beans coming out of it, which I made myself with foam clay, then painted, and attached to wire lights, so they would look like they were coming out of the open box.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 18, 2015

If the kids are in, then during Money Camp, we will cook sample cookies and other treats, create business cards and order forms and send the samples along with the literature out to our considerable family units. The only fly in the ointment is the cost of ingredients for the cookies and treats I usually make! Spritz pressed cookies.

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Coupons Do Work

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

BUY TWO Coca Puffs or Cookie Crisp, $1.79. Use one $1/2 General Mills cereals listed: Cocoa Puffs, Cookie Crisp, Trix ShopRite eCoupon (through 12/03). Submit for $1/2 Cocoa Puffs, Cookie Crisp or Trix Cereals from Checkout51 (through 11/30). BUY TWO Cocoa Puffs or Cookie Crisp, $1.79. Use one $0.50/1 FINAL Price: FREE!

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

You can find Angela at her You Tube channel, Our Life…on a Budget , where she vlogs about getting out of debt and staying there! The first thing we did was to review our spending and create a budget. Once we did our budget, we found that we could put all of that money that once disappeared towards our debt.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 19, 2016

It is also a great place to get seasonal décor, such as ornaments, Christmas cookie cutters, or St. If you are doing some cooking for a crowd on a budget for one of the big holiday events, the dollar store has some many necessary kitchen tools and accessories to make that day a success.

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Coupons Do Work

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Betty Crocker Cookie Mix $1.69 (Sale thru 12/24). Use the 30% Off Betty Crocker Cookie Mix Cartwheel Offer. 1 any Betty Crocker Cookie Mix Pouch 12.5oz printable coupon(preclipped). Get back a FREE $5 Target Gift Card Back (thru 12/10). Final cost $4.99 total – just $2.49 Plus, use the new $0.50/1 Final cost only 69¢!

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