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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 09-08-2017

Family Balance Sheet

I’ve recently re-started the series, What We Ate this Week on our Budget , because I missed the accountability and I had several readers ask for its return. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. My grandmother taught me this money saving tip years ago and I now only buy the seconds. 8 Freezer Meal Recipes.

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Weekly Meal Plan 02.26.16

Family Balance Sheet

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. Saturday: We had my parents and both of my grandmothers over for dinner. Did you make a new budget-friendly dish this week that your family enjoyed? Use my referral code to join. I NEED YOUR HELP!

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Cooking to Financial Success

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

And when I cook my great-grandmother’s matzo ball soup recipe, I’m connected to all of the memories of her I hold dearest. From a mathematical perspective, the food section of our budgets often has the most flexibility, and it’s often the place we fall most short. It’s the greatest asset I have in my budget.

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