Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2023

In 2022, I wanted to do a major purge of our home , and that lasted until about January 15 of 2022 when I reorganized our kitchen cabinets. The rest of the snowball went towards other things, such as a new-to-us vehicle, medical expenses, retirement contributions, and home repairs. My basement is still a mess. Get out the shovel!

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Financial Goals Goals Debt College 130

Finally Frugal

JANUARY 19, 2011

People are often amazed (my own family included) that I can subsist on a grocery budget of $100 or less each month. Here are my five top tips for bringing a frugal mindset to the grocery store: 1. Don't go to the grocery store hungry (and for the ladies: try to avoid going when that ole PMS rears her insatiable head.

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Coupons Do Work

AUGUST 9, 2016

We ALL love shopping! However, when you go shopping, the retailers know how to convince the shopper that you don’t just want their awesome stuff , it is the fact they are convincing the shopper that you need it. It depends on the shop. i.e. I was at Kroger, I had a budget of $20 to spend. — not always true.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 22, 2013

Kansas City, Missouri/Kansas :: Kosher on a Budget. Northeast Ohio (Canton, Akron, Cleveland) :: Sisters Shopping on a Shoestring. Northeast Ohio (Canton, Akron, Cleveland) :: Sisters Shopping on a Shoestring. Oshkosh, Wisconsin :: Adventures of a Stay at Home Mom. Arlington, Texas :: Grocery Shop For FREE.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 30, 2014

Alcohol was dirt cheap in New Orleans, and transportation was a very small line on our budget in New York City. Grocery Shop. I know grocery shopping doesn’t sound like a lot of fun when you go away on vacation (you’re probably dreaming about not having to do that!), Thanks, couch surfing!

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Saving Money Money Food New York City 187

Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

Create a Budget You guys know me by now; you know I am all about creating and sticking to a family budget. You can even use a budgeting app if you need a little more support reaching your financial goal. As per your budget, how much do you need to use every week? I can, however, help you with the plan.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 14, 2013

Now is the time to watch every penny that you spend, so that you can purchase more in the same budget or even better, put that money in emergency funds. Saving on Grocery Bills. Don’t be loyal to any particular brand, and do some comparison shopping. That’s impulse shopping and most of us do that. Carry Snacks.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 3, 2014

I’m trying to find that balance of staying within a set budget while still eating well. But we have some serious financial goals to hit and the grocery budget is an easy target when it comes to cutting the budget. I’ve included pictures below of most of my grocery shopping trips for the month.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 8, 2022

As the home manager, my mission is to serve my family quality and tasty food on our limited budget. GIANT Food Stores of PA has been part of my weekly grocery shopping routine for years. I am very familiar with the store, its pricing strategy, its setup, and how to save and stretch my grocery budget dollars.

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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.

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Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 130

Shereen Travels Cheap

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Normally, I break my list down into three categories - budget, moderate, and splurge - but this year everything is under $120, and most are much less than that, so you can get more for your buck and be even more popular to that traveler on your list. 32,000 mAh Portable Charger is a must when you go away from home. Happy shopping!

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Travel Holiday Gifts Clothing and Accessories 201

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 28, 2013

This week's BundleoftheWeek.com collection includes five amazing resources to help you run your home more efficiently! Covering everything from organizing your schedule and household records to meal planning, cleaning and budgeting, this bundle is the perfect collection to help you keep your home resolutions. by Mandi Ehman.

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Homemade Meals Organic Organization 127

Couponing 101

APRIL 13, 2020

With kids at home, now is the perfect time to teach them some of these often overlooked skills that can help make their lives so much easier. Grocery Shopping (Only Online). Shopping for groceries can be overwhelming even for adults. You could discuss budgeting, prioritizing, and menu planning.

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Kids Home and Garden Sewing Gardening 90

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.

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Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 22, 2012

You support the local economy when you shop locally, keeping your town, suburb or local area viable and productive. Shopping locally also helps the environment. There is a huge saving in fuel consumption because people are not driving long distances to shop. We also buy Canadian grown fruit when we grocery shop.

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Buy Buying Economy Fuel 202

Saving With Shellie

DECEMBER 2, 2013

home furnishings and much more. Find more fabulous Holiday Deals happening now and snag all of this year’s hottest toys, games, technology and more without breaking your budget. The 2014 Entertainment Book includes coupons for: restaurants. movie tickets. local sports attractions.

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Entertainment 2014 Home Furnishings Furnishings 45

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 14, 2013

We also don’t want to come home to a credit card bill. Create A Budget. Maybe you don’t want to cook at all during your vacation or maybe eating out for every meal is beyond what your budget can handle. Detergent is much cheaper when bought at home on sale. It is so much cheaper to buy at home than on vacation.

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Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Here are real ways to save on groceries each and every month! Reducing your food expenses is one of the best ways to reduce your overall spending and find extra money in your budget ! In this post, we’ll discuss realistic ways you can save on groceries at home and at the store! How to save on groceries at home.

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Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52

Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Here are real ways to save on groceries each and every month! Reducing your food expenses is one of the best ways to reduce your overall spending and find extra money in your budget ! In this post, we’ll discuss realistic ways you can save on groceries at home and at the store! How to save on groceries at home.

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Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52

Saving Cents With Sense

APRIL 25, 2013

This free award-winning app offers up-to-date information on your account balances, budgeting and transactions so you can make better financial decisions. This allows you to see whether you’ll break the budget by indulging. These work well for grocery shopping, especially for stores that price match.

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Money Financial Goals Saving Phones 75

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 24, 2011

Let us know in the comments. Thanks for reading. If you would like to receive FREE updates of FBS, there are four ways to do so: have updates sent to your email , through your RSS Feed become a fan and 'like' FBS on Facebook become a Twitter follower.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 20, 2012

Over my many years of environmental and personal finance writing, one of the most common things I get asked for is tips on how to save money on groceries. The best thing you can do to save money on groceries is to cut back your meat consumption and increase the amount of vegetables you eat. So, how do you save money on groceries?

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 15, 2013

How To Cook For Yourself: A Complete Beginner''s Guide is your guide to meal planning, grocery store strategizing, and learning the ins and outs of cooking basics and techniques. Rachel takes you through the entire process of selecting meals, grocery shopping, and getting a great meal on the table in no time.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 21, 2012

We are loving the time with just the two of us, but still trying to stay budget-conscious. It’s extremely simple to get home for work, change into jeans and head over to our favorite restaurant. It’s even easier to have him pick up dinner on his way home from work. And it’s even easier to call for take-out.

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Meals Dinner Budgeting Budget 85

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

You pick the recipes and they pack all of the ingredients into a box and ship it to your door, effectively eliminating grocery shopping. We could go out to dinner and sometimes we do, but Blue Apron is a way to have a high quality dinner at home. Anyone who wants a high quality dinner at home could benefit from this service.

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Delivery Service Meals Daughter Kids and Family 113

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 2, 2011

Groceries are the one area in our household budget that I feel like I have the most control over. The weeks were I don’t menu plan are the weeks that I’m at the grocery store multiple times or we get take out multiple times, leading to an out of control grocery spending. Will everyone be home for dinner that week?

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Menu Planning Menu Plans Economical Kitchen 138

Nicoles Nickels

DECEMBER 2, 2012

From home it took me a few minutes to enter in my banking info. Since I was at Walmart to do some grocery shopping I decided to use my Bluebird card while I was there. I did my shopping like normal and at checkout swiped my Bluebird card like it was a credit card.

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Nicoles Nickels

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

I wanted to write this post while I was still at the resort but it just didn’t happen that way so I’m doing it as quickly as I could after I got home. The best part is that using the American Express prepaid card let me stay within my preset budget! I’m just back from my Staycation and on Cloud 9!

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Hotel Budgeting Budget Home and Garden 40

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 18, 2015

I’ve teamed up with over 50 bloggers from across the United States to put together this list of budget-friendly staycation and travel ideas from different parts of the country. If you’re in the mood for some shopping, 2 large outlets, Tanger Outlets and Rockvale Outlets are just down the street from the Dutch Wonderland.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

” Robert Kiyosaki I dare say there isn’t a soul on this planet as frugal as a mom on a budget. If you do a weekly meal plan, you will know exactly what ingredients need to be bought during your next grocery shopping trip, including the ones you have and those you don’t.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

I’m a former 3rd grade teacher, but now a stay at home mom and a graphic designer of Joyful Art Designs. Our plans for me to be a stay at home mom on one teacher salary. Extra money from budgeting wisely and spending less (specific tips below). Dine out on a budget – We used a coupon for 98% of our dining out experiences.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

You shop to feel better. You shop to release stress, to be someone else, to escape. Send your spouse to do the grocery shopping. When you do need something, shop with a friend that won’t let you go overboard. How about a trip to the park instead of weekend shopping? You have no budget.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 18, 2021

Depending on how organized you are with your money, you may already have an accurate depiction of your budget. For instance, if you regularly order takeout or splurge on delivery services, you will want to create a grocery shopping plan for more home-cooked meals. Look at your current savings as well.

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Nicoles Nickels

MARCH 7, 2013

He works super long days and usually doesn’t feel like cooking when he comes home! Whether you’re trying to impress you’re boyfriend with a home cooked meal or you’re a single young professional cooking on a budget, Cooking Planit brings a fool-proof approach to cooking great meals. That’s not so true!

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Cooking Giveaway Pace Meals 98

Saving Everyday

APRIL 16, 2024

Look for homes with flowerbeds that are cared for because that tells you someone is already doing the work. Pull Weeds I would gladly pay someone to do this for me! It’s tedious work that is hard on anyone with back problems , which is the case for most people nowadays. All you need are some good gardening gloves to protect your hands.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

Spending Audits Not Budgets – This might be a little controversial, but I tried budgeting and kept on failing. Could I knock $20 off my grocery shopping somehow? Avoid Shops Like The Plague – The simplest way to save money is just stop going near shops as much as you can! So I pass on by.

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