Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 30, 2014

Ok, Ok, let’s talk grocery budget! 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.

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Budgeting Budget Groceries Grocery 100

Shereen Travels Cheap

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

I've learned so much by just doing things I normally do on vacation: enjoying art, architecture, fashion, and food. Atlanta, Georgia - There are lots of things to do in Atlanta, including eat delicious food and walking along the river, but the city also played a large part in both the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement.

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Travel Museum Indianapolis South Carolina 215

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

You will see the positive differences close to home and will be able to enjoy the benefits. Look at applying these strategies in your home; you will probably find that you can influence your immediate circle of friends and relatives and possibly your local community. Here are just a few ideas to get you started with going green.

At Home 197

At Home Home Home and Garden Friends And Family Sale 197

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 22, 2019

Also, my husband and I have a few home projects that we would like to accomplish. Budget Your Summer Fun! Start writing a budget today if you haven’t started already. This Summer Budget Planner is included in my Family Budget Spreadsheets package. Plan your Summer Fun! Need some summer cash?

2019 124

2019 Home and Garden Friends And Family Sale Kids and Family 124

Shereen Travels Cheap

JANUARY 3, 2024

It was a lovely break and at some point we will go back, because the city may be small, but it's wonderful and full of amazing food and architecture. In February, we'll be attending a tea tasting and lantern viewing for Lunar New Year at our Chinese Garden. Maybe it'll be an activity, maybe it'll be a hobby, it'll definitely be food.

New Year's 212

New Year's Las Vegas Travel Vacation 212

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

They will appreciate the thoughtfulness and might also be looking to reduce the sheer amount of unnecessary stuff that comes into their homes during the holidays. Not everyone is and professional sessions don’t always fit into people’s budgets. Are you a gardener? Do you have beautiful perennials in your garden?

Christmas 130

Christmas Gifts Home and Garden Flowers and Gifts 130

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 28, 2022

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.

Saving Money 130

Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 130

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. Use reusable grocery bags, rather than the plastic bags to cart your groceries home from the store. Conserve water.

Saving Money 100

Saving Money Gift Cards Money Giveaway 100

Birmingham Bargain Mom

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Learn how to shop for healthy food choices on a budget. cat:Bargains Deals'

Budget 49

Budget Budgeting Shopping Gardening 49

Couponing 101

APRIL 23, 2011

I am SO excited about our garden this year! We have had gardens in the past, but I usually get excited at first then quickly lose interest. With our recent switch to a whole foods diet, produce takes a huge chunk of our grocery budget. This year we have three 4×4 square foot garden beds. It is so exciting!

Gardening 63

Gardening Garden Growing Flowers and Plants 63

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 8, 2019

For example, you may want to help clean up a local river or pull up your sleeves and help plant a community garden. By eating only fruits and veggies that are in season in the area in which you live, you will reduce your carbon footprint, and your food will always be fresh! Make Changes at Home. Eat Seasonally.

Saving Money 113

Saving Money Green Money Home and Garden 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 15, 2014

Here are some ideas that may work for you: Grow a Garden. If you have a little plot of land, consider growing a garden. If even a small garden isn’t an option, consider planting a container garden. My dreams of a large garden will need to wait until I own a home further in the suburbs. Get Growing'

Home and Garden 216

Home and Garden Rent Growing Gardening 216

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Groceries is one budget category that can get out of control very quickly. However, groceries is also an easy budget category to control, but it takes some planning, skill, and organization. Personally, if I don’t make a shopping list and plan my meals, my grocery budget is toast.

Saving Money 113

Saving Money Grocery Groceries Money 113

Saving With Shellie

AUGUST 1, 2012

You may have a dedicated space where you grow food, but if you don’t, keep reading because the information here also applies to edible landscaping and container gardening. Make a list of foods that your family will eat. Check into the possibility of a local non-profit organization who provide gardening programs.

Gardening 65

Gardening Garden Plants Growing 65

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 6, 2013

Plant a Garden. Gardening is an enjoyable activity, and it can help you improve your sustainability. You don’t need a huge garden, either. In fact, if you are new to gardening, it might be better to start small. Even if you don’t have a lot of room, you can grow a container garden.

Green 229

Green Simple 2013 Home and Garden 229

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

My mom sat down with me and made a budget, but I didn’t really think about the extra expenses that people that live on their own need to purchase. We moved out, and my parents helped us move into the basement suite that we would call home for a little less than a year. Food Supplies. Food is obvious. Extension cord.

Modems 222

Modems Home and Garden Buy Buying 222

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 23, 2015

Every summer we take a week to focus on our girls, fitness, good food and spending time with our extended family that we vacation with. When people get away over the summer, many would gladly pay for someone to watch over their home. Plan your budget that you want to spend on your next year’s vacation and divide by 12.

Vacation 100

Vacation Finds Friends And Family Sale Home and Garden 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 1, 2015

In 2014, the Grocery Budget Challenge encouraged us to keep our grocery spending in line and to be creative with our meal planning so that we do not over-spend. Weekly Meals on a Budget. Maintaining a grocery budget is a weekly process for me. When I blow off meal planning, I blow up our grocery budget. I Should What?

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2015 Money Debt Home and Garden 100

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Not everyone is and professional sessions don’t always fit into people’s budgets. Are you a gardener? Do you have beautiful perennials in your garden? Are you an amazing home cook? Offer these cooking lessons and send the food along home with the recipient. Give a Photo Session. Cooking Lessons.

Christmas 100

Christmas Gifts Wall Art Home and Garden 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

My husband and I spend Valentines’s Day in the comforts of our home. 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. Now we save money, but still celebrate our marriage and our family at home. Fresh Garden Salad.

Menu Planning 113

Menu Planning Menu Plans Recipes Home and Garden 113

Couponing 101

APRIL 9, 2019

The following is a guest post by Raising A Family On A Budget. Rather, as an escape from all of the super fast, super processed foods that were on the market. Rather, as an escape from all of the super fast, super processed foods that were on the market. Stephanie Huston is the mom behind Raising A Family On A Budget.

Canning 81

Canning Homemade Simple Making 81

Couponing 101

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Head on over to Keeper of the Home for an awesome sale on Healthy Living eBooks! You can get 34 eBooks on real food and natural living for just 87¢ each. Some of the eBooks you’ll find in the bundle are: Real {Fast} Food by Trina Holden @ Trina Holden. Simple Food {for winter} by Shannon @ Nourishing Days.

Home and Garden 68

Home and Garden Sale Homemade November 68

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 22, 2015

You can still shop, do home improvements, and go out for a meal. Below are some great ways to save, stay sustainable, and stretch your budget a little bit further. Green Home Improvement. They also offer free shipping and up to 90% off home appliances, DIY supplies, and cool tools and gadgets from Groupon. Get online.

Green 100

Green Green And Frugal Home Improvement Home and Garden 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 12, 2011

If you get the big things like solar panels and water tanks, they do cost initially, but if you are staying in your home for a long period they are worth it. 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. 1.) Make your own cleaning products.

Saving Money 220

Saving Money Money Reuse Home and Garden 220

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 10, 2013

On a daily basis, home cooks produce, distribute, and consume in our kitchens for (and with) our families. My job as my household's kitchen manager is to ensure that my family is eating healthy and delicious food without blowing our budget. 35 Money-Saving Grocery Tips to Help You Reduce Your Grocery Budget. Produce Tips.

Economical 100

Economical Money Saving Groceries Grocery 100

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. It is so easy to walk into the grocery store with an idea of what you will spend, walk out with a bill that is double and get home to discover that you have nothing to eat. Freeze your garden harvest – green beans , hot pepper.

Grocery Spending 113

Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Finds 113

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

Make it a game and be creative when looking for money within your budget and finding new ways to earn extra money. Groceries is the easiest budget category to overspend. Are you paying too much for home/auto insurance, cable, internet, cell? 4 – Skip the AM drive-thru and eat breakfast at home.

Emergency Fund 130

Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 4, 2011

By exercising at home instead of paying gym fees we saved $600 per year for 17 years ($10,200). 262,032 Food Preparation. By feeding our family of four at home for 20 years we saved $168,768. After the kid’s left home hubby and I saved another $84,384. is based on a Billshrink.com article – Dining on a budget.

Home and Garden 198

Home and Garden Cars Car Re-use 198

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 22, 2016

While I have success finding coupons in the Sunday paper and online printing sources, like Coupons.com for hygiene, paper, and cleaning products, food is another story. I don’t find too many coupons for foods that we eat and I only save about $3-5 in paper coupons on each weekly shopping trip, which is hardly extreme.

Saving Money 100

Saving Money Grocery Groceries Money 100

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 19, 2014

Are you a resident of Harrisburg or Central PA and looking for some budget-friendly staycation ideas for the summer? Walk along the river and peruse the artists’ booths, choose from a wide variety of food vendors and enjoy live music throughout the three days. Picnic lunches and food are not permitted inside the park.

Pennsylvania 147

Pennsylvania Museum Ice Cream Friends And Family Sale 147

Saving Everyday

FEBRUARY 15, 2014

5 Ways to Save Money In The Home by Living A Frugal Life. Basic Steps for Setting up a Budget by Frugal Living Mom. Helping You Keep a Healthy Budget by More Than A Mom Of Three. Frugal Gardening Tips – Save Money Gardening! Seven Ways to Save Money at Fast Food Restaurants by Thrifty Jinxy. Which is Better?

Saving Money 71

Saving Money Frugal Money Thrifty 71

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 22, 2011

Big energy bills can bleed your budget dry, not to mention the potential impact on the environment. Invest in home improvements. Opening the oven door to check on food too often will use up heat so limit the number of times that you do this. Cost Effective and Efficient Ways to Reduce Health Risks Around Your Home.

Bills 224

Bills Appliances Home and Garden Green 224

Saving Everyday

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

If we stopped at 7-Eleven or picked up fast food, he’d take that notebook out and write down what was spent before driving away. The first thing I do every morning is make coffee, sit down at my desk, open my budget spreadsheet, log into the bank, and enter anything that came out overnight plus what we spent the previous day.

Saving Money 52

Saving Money Money Saving Bills 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 21, 2014

For the first time in my parents’ lives, they had to rely on food stamps. I still remember one Thanksgiving during that period of unemployment when our church gave one of the food baskets for the needy to us. Instead, they have to rely on carb heavy foods like rice, beans, pasta and potatoes.

Plants 160

Plants Gardening Garden Home and Garden 160

Coupons Do Work

MARCH 19, 2016

Weekend Deals Roundup: Restaurant coupons, restaurant specials, and fast food coupons are available for this weekend : 319- 3-20. Olive Garden. Buy one entree, take another entree home for free through 10/4. Bring your own cup from 11:00 a.m.-7:00 and fill with a Slurpee for $1.50 through 3/19. Bakers Square. through 3/25.

Restaurant 100

Restaurant Cinnabon Burger King Wienerschnitzel 100

Couponing 101

JUNE 6, 2011

The following is a guest post by Raising A Family On A Budget. Rather, as an escape from all of the super fast, super processed foods that were on the market. Rather, as an escape from all of the super fast, super processed foods that were on the market. Stephanie Huston is the mom behind Raising A Family On A Budget.

Canning 94

Canning Homemade Simple Making 94

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

We have become addicted to the term “antibacterial&# and use hyper strong chemical pollutants to clean our homes. You will find the healthiest and freshest food items there. Plus by buying local, you are cutting down on the carbon emissions produced by food transportation. So what can you do? Eat a plant based diet.

Consumer 124

Consumer Recycle Recycled Recycling 124