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4 Quick Tips to Cut Down on Food Waste

Couponing 101

There are countless causes of food waste, but the effects may be less well known. Wasted food can consume a good chunk of your budget, and it’s harmful to the environment. A few simple lifestyle changes are all you need to reduce your food waste, allowing you to save money and be kinder to Mother Earth.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 12.14.18

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Here’s a peek at what we ate this week on our budget. I’ve had to bump up the budget over the years as my kids have grown and started to eat as much as adults. My family was not thrilled, but we need to reduce our food waste. Did you know you can save hundreds of dollars by reducing your food waste?!?!

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Grocery Budget Challenge | January Meeting

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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 aren’t over-spending. We don’t want to make our families miserable with bland meals, boring snacks, and not enough food in the house. My success : My January grocery budget was $450. February Assignments.

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Ways to Save Money on a Tight Budget

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If you’re looking for ways to save money on a tight budget, we’ve got you covered! Christmas is right around the corner, so if you’re looking for ways to save money on a tight budget, we’re here to help! Ways to Save Money on a Tight Budget This is a two-part conversation. Lean into cheap meals.

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Clean Your Refrigerator | Weekly Decluttering Challenge

Family Balance Sheet

Last week, we cleaned and organized our pantry and food cupboards and this week, we’re going to focus on our refrigerator and freezer. If you’re participating in the Grocery Budget Challenge , February’s action step is to clean out and organize our kitchen pantry and refrigerator. Discard outdated food.

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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. According to the U.S.

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Ways to Have a Green Christmas

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It’s cold out, so we idle our cars for longer periods of time to get them warmed up and then idle while we wait for somebody else to make us food so we don’t have to get out of the car. Food Waste Doesn’t Have to Be Inevitable. The amount of food waste that goes on at this time of year is shocking.

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