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8 Action Steps for a Frugal February!

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8 Action Steps for a Frugal February: 1 – Write a budget/spending plan for February. In order to succeed with your money, you must spend time on your money–and that means writing a plan for your spending. I’m a big fan of Zero Based Budgeting. 2 – Track your cashflow.

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Day 4 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Budget: Pantry Challenge

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31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. I know homemade bread crumbs was an option, but I’m not a big fan. Also bookmark the 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending category page so you can check in daily. Today is Day 4 and your assignment: Pantry Challenge. I tossed the bread.

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5 Easy Budget Categories to Reduce

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The 5 Easiest Budget Categories to Reduce. If you are trying to reduce your expenses, groceries should be the first thing you attack. They are by far the easiest & quickest category to reduce in a household budget. And my absolute #1 way to save money at the grocery store is to PLAN OUR MEALS.

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What We Ate This Week on a Budget 02.06.15

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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. Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

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Frugal February

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8 Action Steps for a Frugal February: 1 – Write a budget/spending plan for February. In order to succeed with your money, you must spend time on your money–and that means writing a plan for your spending. I’m a big fan of Zero Based Budgeting. 2 – Track your cashflow.

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Breakfast Ideas and Menu Planning Tips

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If your grocery spending has spiraled out of control, yet you often feel like you have “nothing” to eat", then head over to Money Crashers for 10 Family Meal Planning Tips and Ideas on a Budget. become a fan and 'like' FBS on Facebook. Also, offer your tips for grab and go breakfast ideas. "If Thanks for reading.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

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Groceries is one budget category that can get out of control very quickly, and that’s before inflation. However, it can be an easy budget category to manage, but it takes some planning, skill, and organization. These are strategies I use weekly to help keep my grocery bill in line with our budget.