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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

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How I’m managing our family budget during the Pandemic: We pay ourselves at the beginning of each month, so when this crisis started in mid-March, we were covered for the month. Budget items we are temporarily stopping for now: EVERYTHING ELSE! Also, about the time everything shut down, my coffee machine decided to as well.

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Easy & Budget Friendly Meal Planning

Teresa's Deals

Well I have finally found the solution and it’s called Build A Menu. Well, I says it’s easy enough for me and loving they way it all works. Easy & Budget Friendly Meal Planning. The post Easy & Budget Friendly Meal Planning appeared first on Frugal Texas Diva. Cooking with Kids. Desserts of the Week.

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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. 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. Action Step 1 : Plan your grocery budget for November.

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Six Ways to Plan a Wedding on a Budget

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Wedding planning on a budget may seem like a difficult task to tackle without appearing tacky, but it can be done. Below are some wedding planning on a budget tips that may just give you financially stress-free “I do’s”. If you have a friend who’s into the baking business, you can ask him or her to make your wedding cake as well.

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5 healthy and yummy recipes for under 2 dollars – friendly budget

Coupons Do Work

Times can be tough and we need a way to budget our cash whenever possible. A good way to budget your bill on this one is to buy rice in bulk from Amazon at only $18 for a 15-pound bag. Buying the same amount in small bottles will add up to well over $30. Fried Rice With Ham. Ingredients : Rice, vegetables, eggs, and ham.

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5 Easy Budget Categories to Reduce

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The 5 Easiest Budget Categories to Reduce. They are by far the easiest & quickest category to reduce in a household budget. Restaurants can be a huge drain on any budget, but there are ways to enjoy a meal out without spending a lot of money. Water – Unless you have a well, you probably pay for your water.

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Female Products – The Budget Killer

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

But, as John Eldridge said so well in, “Wild at Heart”, men are in need of 3 things: 1) a battle to fight, 2) an adventure to live, and 3) a beauty to rescue. Quite honestly, I love it when my wife is all dolled up and turns the heads of the public, but all of these products were killing the budget (mainly because I was clueless about them)!

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