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My $2.50 Homemade Pizza

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This past Friday, we had a pizza night and all it cost me was $2.50. Sounds like a pizza to me. After kneading the dough again until smooth, I rolled it out and transferred it to my pizza stone. I served the pizza with fresh cantaloupe, homemade sugar-free applesauce and baby carrots.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

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Looking for ways to save money on groceries? 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. My budget has gone up over the years from when I first started blogging.

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World Wisdom - Budget-Friendly, Sustainable Spring Break Ideas

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It’s easy, decreases what gets sent to landfills and instills the belief that your recycled pizza box just might show up on the grocery shelf as a cereal box when recycled.” “Family time is a great time to show by example how to care for the planet and recycling is a great place to begin,” said Hansan.

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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. I now spend $600-700/month on groceries and I struggle to remember those days when I spent $400-500. This Week’s Dinners: Sunday: Pizza night!

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 09.15.17

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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. Want to lower your grocery bill? These posts will help: How to Save Money on Groceries WITHOUT Using Coupons.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 01.15.16

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Every week, I share how I saved and what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly budget for my family of 4 is $500. Sunday: Day 2 of a weekend long swim meet, so I took advantage of a sale at Giant, buy a store made Stromboli and get a store made pizza FREE. Want to lower your grocery bill?

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8 Action Steps for a Frugal February!

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8 Action Steps for a Frugal February: 1 – Write a budget/spending plan for February. I’m a big fan of Zero Based Budgeting. If you’re new to writing a budget, read: How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!) For a list of budget categories, read: How to Start a Budget.

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