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MAY 29, 2015

This series helps me stay on top of our grocery spending and currently our monthly budget is $500 for my family of 4. Monday: Sadly, all trips must come to an end and we spent several hours on Memorial Day traveling home. After dinner, we watched the fireworks over the American falls. We ate lunch and dinner on the road.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Hotel Freezers 100

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

We’ll talk about cash flow, budgets, debts, and all of the nitty gritty of our finances that might not be fun to talk about, but are so important to discuss. Yesterday’s assignment was to figure out where you are spending money. Today’s assignment: Reduce Your Spending in at least 3 Budget Categories.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Finance Organic 100

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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. I spent about $870/month on groceries.

Financial Goals 130

Financial Goals Goals Debt College 130

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

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. For example, my home town has an Ice Fest in February.

February 100

February Frugal Financial Goals Budgeting 100

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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.

Saving Money 130

Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 130

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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. 2 – Reduce your grocery spending without sacrificing quality. Do you know how much you spend on groceries each month? Groceries is the easiest budget category to overspend.

Emergency Fund 130

Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

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JANUARY 9, 2015

If you followed along last year’s Grocery Budget Challenge , you’ll know that my grocery spending ranged from $425 – $500 throughout the year. Selfishly, the reason for this weekly posting is because I tend to stick to a grocery budget when I know I’m going to write about it.

Leftovers 100

Leftovers Budgeting Budget Lunch 100

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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. Budget Financial Freedom' I Should What?

2015 100

2015 Money Debt Home and Garden 100

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JANUARY 8, 2014

To achieve those goals I need to review our spending to see where I can make some cuts. If there is one budget category that can quickly get out of control for me, it is GROCERIES. If I don’t plan our meals and my shopping list, I spend too much money and make too many extra stops to the grocery store during the week.

Meals 186

Meals Simple Menu Planning Menu Plans 186

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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. According to the U.S.

Saving Money 113

Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 113

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APRIL 6, 2011

I guess it is possible to buy hundreds or even thousands of dollars worth of groceries for pocket change, but nobody needs 62 bottles of mustard.or I believe the grocery bill is one of the easiest categories of the household budget to reduce and you don't have to be an extreme couponer to accomplish the task.

Land o lakes 166

Land o lakes TV shows Saving Money Menu Planning 166

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JUNE 8, 2018

During that time, I started to budget for everything. Every aspect of our lives was included in our budget. We got back on track with planning our spending and we were able to breathe again. Personally, budgeting has allowed us to control of our money, reach financial goals, and start planning for our dream life.

Budgeting 133

Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Look for money within your budget and find creative ways to earn extra money. Stop Spending, BUT still live well: 1 – Declare a “Needs Only” month. How much can you save just by cutting out non-essential spending? ” Trust me, YOU WILL SURVIVE! 4 – Skip the AM drive thru and eat breakfast at home.

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 100

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MARCH 2, 2011

Groceries are the one area in our household budget that I feel like I have the most control over. The weeks that I take the time to plan the menu are the weeks that I have control over our spending. Will everyone be home for dinner that week? Menu planning saves me time. What is going on in the week ahead?

Menu Planning 138

Menu Planning Menu Plans Economical Kitchen 138

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MAY 16, 2016

Day 16 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Avoid Food Waste. Imagine saving your family’s budget $1500 a year just by being more aware of your food waste and taking action to stop it. If you’re following along with the 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending , then you will remember, disorder = disaster.

Food Waste 165

Food Waste Kitchen Leftovers Food 165

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JULY 9, 2015

Olivia wanted to stay home with her children on her husband’s teacher salary. When you have tracked, analyzed, and cut your budget to bare bones, there is only one other way to find extra money to put towards debt and that is to make more money. ” Almost all of the interviewees mentioned their budget in their answers.

Debt Free 100

Debt Free Debt Budgeting Budget 100