Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 5, 2015

Every Friday, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Currently our monthly budget is $500 for my family of 4. I do most of my shopping at Giant Foods and they just started offering the grocery delivery or pick up. They both had great years and my daughters kissed third and first grades good-bye.

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Budgeting Budget Tacos Friends And Family Sale 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2014

I am a single mom who lives in the Greensboro, NC area with my 6 year old daughter, Emme and 9 year old mutt, Belle. I just moved to the more rural area to enjoy time gardening and cooking with real foods. I have enjoyed belly dancing and pilates the last several years, but time and budget reduced from my schedule. in 14 months.The

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Debt Free Debt Mom Goals 235

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 6, 2022

We’ve seen higher grocery and fuel bills lately, so we’re upping our frugal game to help the budget. Related reading: 10 Ways to Save at Giant Food Stores. ” So I immediately logged into my account and sure enough, $100 was deposited into each of my daughters’ accounts. Winner Winner FREE Chicken Dinner!

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July Frugal Credit Cards Donation 130

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

5 Action Steps for a Mindful March: 1 – Write a budget/spending plan for March. I’m a big fan of Zero Based Budgeting. If you’re new to writing a budget, read: How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!). If you need encouragement and guidance with your budget, join my private Facebook group: Family Budgeters Unite!

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March Financial Goals Budgeting Budget 100

Saving Everyday

MAY 5, 2015

Feeding your family healthy doesn’t have to break your budget. Produce isn’t on most people’s “healthy foods” list, because they feel it’s too expensive, but that’s not always the case. My daughter and I regularly eat my green bowties with whatever vegetables we feel like that day mixed in.

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Budgeting Budget Food Bulk 40

Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

” Robert Kiyosaki I dare say there isn’t a soul on this planet as frugal as a mom on a budget. This should save you a bundle on the cleaning products budget. That’s over 800 million people going without food. Minimizing food waste also helps you save money. We still have versions of this today.

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Saving Money Money Mom Used 52

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

My daughter has been begging me for several months to try Blue Apron subscription meal kit service. When a Facebook friend offered a promo code for first time members I thought it would get my daughter off my back …was worth trying. My daughter is very eager to learn to cook. That person was my daughter!

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Delivery Service Meals Daughter Kids and Family 113

Coupons Do Work

JULY 31, 2016

New School year New Budget! Budgeting sort of happened, except for the hotel. And all have each color but not plain blue or green, etc… I told my daughter’s teacher that the teacher needs to deal with it as I don’t have the funds right now to get the right notebooks. And drove back. All girly kind.

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Kids and Family Georgia Hotel Budgeting 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

In the early years, we both spent a lot of money on flowers, food, and gifts, but Valentine's Day can change with your spouse when kids enter the picture. Yes, I'd love to eat out and have someone else prepare my dinner and serve me, but that would involve a babysitter and a food tab. Our two daughters love the holiday too.

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Valentines Day Saving Money At Home Money 100

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 24, 2017

It all started when my daughters were very small and were having a hard time grasping time and how long they had to wait until our beloved late August beach vacation. More on this topic: 20 Fun & Budget-Friendly Summer Activities. Fun & Budget-Friendly Summer Activities in Central PA. Budget your summer fun!

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2017 Budgeting Budget Kids and Family 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 6, 2016

This post and giveaway are sponsored by GIANT Food Stores. It’s easy to make the switch, and with these items not on my grocery list, I’ve made more room in my grocery budget for actual food. American households waste about $600 of food a year. That is close to what an average family spends on food in one month.

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Saving Money Gift Cards Money Giveaway 100

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 1, 2016

Are you shocked by how much you’re paying at the check out and how little food is actually in your cart? Groceries is the easiest budget category to get out of control, but it is also the easiest budget category to reduce. How much should you budget for the month? Are you up for the challenge?

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Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Budgeting 100

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

Our daughter is 24 and was adopted from Eastern Europe when she was one week short of a year old. He married the love of his life almost two years ago, so now we have a daughter-in-law, too. I enjoy good food even though I don’t like to cook it – maybe especially because I don’t like to cook it.

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Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 180

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Not everyone is and professional sessions don’t always fit into people’s budgets. Offer these cooking lessons and send the food home with the recipient. What a delicious gift of food! And I got the idea from my daughter’s Girl Scout troop Christmas party. 30 Free (but Thoughtful) Christmas Gift Ideas: 1.

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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. This Week’s Dinners: I tried two new recipes this week that I found on the Food Network’s website. My husband and daughters are on their own. Use my referral code to join. I NEED YOUR HELP!

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Meals Leftovers Kids and Family Homemade 100

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 14, 2013

We told our daughters that they could set up a lemonade stand at the yard sale to earn their spending money. Create A Budget. Maybe you don’t want to cook at all during your vacation or maybe eating out for every meal is beyond what your budget can handle. I just pack everything in coolers and the food holds up during our drive.

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Vacation Saving Money Money Food and Drink 153

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 14, 2011

daughter's school was still canceled. She needed and wanted her mama and I realized that I needed to get over my anxiety that nothing was going to get done and just be in the moment comforting my daughter. We had a snow day on Wednesday. And while it was fairly mild compared to last year's Snowpocalypse.my She had me at caramel.

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Daughter Debt Personal Finance Finance 100

Couponing 101

JANUARY 26, 2013

With my daughter’s birthday falling between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, we usually end up having her party in January. This year my daughter asked for a snow princess party…but only if it snowed. My daughter wanted chocolate cupcakes with chocolate icing, so I made these gluten-free chocolate cupcakes.

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Birthday Cupcakes Daughter Girls 101

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Sure, we’d love to eat out and have someone else prepare and serve our food, but that would involve a babysitter and a food tab. We include our daughters with dinner, because pink and hearts–it’s the official holiday of 6-8 year old girls everywhere. Banana Nut Pancakes. Chocolate Chip Pancakes.

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Menu Planning Menu Plans Recipes Home and Garden 113

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 2, 2015

We include teacher gifts into our Christmas budget every year, but I also want my children to be part of the gift giving process, whether they craft a card, make an ornament, or write a poem. This idea came to me from my daughter’s preschool teacher many years ago. A Healthy Food Basket. This really is a gift from them.

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Thankful Holiday Recession Student 100

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! We have two daughters, Emma (11 years old) and Brooklyn (9 years old). The first thing we did was to review our spending and create a budget. Shop with a list, and not just for food.

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Debt Debt Free Budgeting Budget 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Keeping track of how much you eat and knowing what goes into the food you eat is very important. The diary helps you keep track of the food you eat and what goes in it – with up to 45 different nutrients, the amount of exercise you do, all your measurements, notes and a bunch of other stuff.

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Food and Wine Food and Drink Motivation Nutrition 222

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

strict budget. We committed to using a cash budget, and we talked daily at. 1 – Set a budget. Not only did we write a new budget before the start of. came up that day that made us need to tweak some of our other budget. 2 – Used a cash budget. cash for our cash budget categories.

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Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 8, 2011

In fact, my husband and I just revamped our budget so that we can donate to charities even more each month. A post about breaking down your insurance costs and how you can budget for them. Dana presents 5 Frugal Ways To Beat Food Price Inflation. Boomer presents Organic Food Gardening. They are definitely worth a try.

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Saving Money Money Credit Cards Insurance 232

Saving Everyday

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

Click to enlarge – My daughter and I in front of Candy Cane Garden in The Magic Kingdom! We’ll be checking in late, so the most we’ll do is explore the resort and grab dinner from the food court, which is my second favorite food court on Disney property (Port Orleans Riverside is the first). December 7 –. December 8 –.

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December Disney Daughter Home and Garden 80

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 12, 2011

2.) Use up all your food and reduce waste. It seems the more affluent a society becomes the happier we are to throw away food. are throwing away one fifth of the food we buy each year. Considering many people I know spend on average $150+ a week on food that would mean they are throwing away $1560 worth of food.

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Saving Money Money Reuse Home and Garden 220

Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Like housing, utilities, and insurance, food is a major expense you can’t go without. Reducing your food expenses is one of the best ways to reduce your overall spending and find extra money in your budget ! Consistently using things you already have not only saves money but also prevents food waste. Have a plan.

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Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52

Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Like housing, utilities, and insurance, food is a major expense you can’t go without. Reducing your food expenses is one of the best ways to reduce your overall spending and find extra money in your budget ! Consistently using things you already have not only saves money but also prevents food waste. Have a plan.

Groceries 52

Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52

Saving With Shellie

AUGUST 4, 2011

My name is Ruth and I write all about my adventure of finding style and luxury on a budget over at my blog, Living Well Spending Less. I never intentionally set out to spend too much, but by the time I finished paying for the food, drinks, decorations, and party favors, my dear, sweet, easy-going Husband was often ready to strangle me.

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Food and Drink Birthday Budgeting Budget 63

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 17, 2015

If you want to make sure your family can come along, and if you can afford it, provide a specified budget or amount to each family unit (once you set the destination and research costs). When my in-laws celebrated their 50th anniversary, one of the daughters arranged for a trip to Breckenridge Colorado.

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Vacation Family Grandchildren Kids and Family 100

Saving With Shellie

JULY 6, 2012

This is a Guest Post brought to you by Evin at Food Good Laundry Bad. I started doing DIY iced lattes when I was pregnant with my eldest daughter and the recipe has changed a lot since then. Author: Evin @ Food Good, Laundry Bad. Food Good Laundry Bad has an exclusive giveaway for you today! DIY Iced Mocha Latte.

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DIY Starbucks Giveaway Food and Drink 71

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 1, 2016

My daughter will start kindergarten (remember when I announced my pregnancy ?) – I can’t believe how fast time flies! If you don’t have a household budget yet, I highly recommend you sit down and list everything that you are spending each month. You’ll then be able to create a budget of what you want to spend.

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Saving Money 2016 Money Pay Off Debt 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

Many years later, one of her daughter’s husbands helped her apply for it – just a few years before her death in her 80’s. If your veteran is or is about to become, homeless, there are programs to help with food, housing and education. Unbeknownst to her, she was eligible for a VA Survivor’s Pension .

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Military Grandfather Education Los Angeles 162

Coupons Do Work

JANUARY 22, 2017

Baby Food & Care. Frozen Foods. Carol's Daughter Products - 20% OFF Includes: Select Hair or Bath Care. Carol's Daughter Products. Beneful Dog Food, 13 lb - $14.99. - $2.00/1 1 Purina Beneful Dry Dog Food - 1-8-17 SS; Includes 13 lb or Larger Only (exp. Beneful Dog Food, 13 lb. B1G1 50% OFF.

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L'Oreal Walgreens Emergen-C Travel 100

Coupons Do Work

JANUARY 28, 2017

Baby Food & Care. Frozen Foods. Carol's Daughter Products - 20% OFF Includes: Select Hair or Bath Care. Carol's Daughter Products. Beneful Dog Food, 13 lb - $14.99. - $2.00/1 1 Purina Beneful Dry Dog Food - 1-8-17 SS; Includes 13 lb or Larger Only (exp. Beneful Dog Food, 13 lb. B1G1 50% OFF.

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Walgreens L'Oreal Travel Points 100

Coupons Do Work

MARCH 3, 2017

Baby Food & Care. Best Foods Mayonnaise, 20 - 30 oz - $2.99. - $0.50/1 1 Best Foods or Hellmann's Mayonnaise - 1-29-17 RP; Includes Jar, 30 oz Only; Squeeze, 20 oz Only; Organic, 15 - 24 oz Only; or Vegan Carefully Crafted, 24 oz Only (exp. Best Foods Mayonnaise, 20 - 30 oz. Frozen Foods. Baby Food & Care.

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Walgreens Travel L'Oreal Rebates 100

Coupons Do Work

JANUARY 20, 2017

Baby Food & Care. Frozen Foods. Baby Food & Care. Frozen Foods. Carol's Daughter Products - 20% OFF Includes: Select Hair or Bath Care. Carol's Daughter Products. Beneful Dog Food, 13 lb - $14.99. - $2.00/1 1 Purina Beneful Dry Dog Food - 1-8-17 SS; Includes 13 lb or Larger Only (exp.

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Walgreens L'Oreal Travel Points 100