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

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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. We ate leftovers. Wednesday: leftover night from Tuesday’s dinner. 8 Freezer Meal Recipes.

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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. Monday: Leftover night! Smashed Skillet Potatoes – my favorite way to cook potatoes and it uses my cast iron skillet ! SEE MY METHOD BELOW.

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What We Ate this Week 01.29.16

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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. I used the recipe on the cornmeal bag and I baked in my cast iron skillet. We ate leftover ham & bean soup, kielbasa, and whatever we felt like eating. It was a cozy meal for a crazy day.

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What We Ate this Week 03.20.15

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Every Friday, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Currently our monthly budget is $500 for my family of 4. Wednesday: It was a beautiful afternoon, so I grilled sausages with pepper & onion hobo pack , roasted hasselback potatoes (in my cast iron skillet) and roasted green beans.

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Weekly Meal Plan 02.26.16

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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. Sunday: Clean out the fridge: leftover ziti and other various leftovers. Did you make a new budget-friendly dish this week that your family enjoyed? Use my referral code to join.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

Oreo Spiderweb cake There, I’d make everything from homemade bread to Steak Diane (seriously – my mom came to visit one time and bought $100 worth of beef tenderloin so I’d have leftovers – at the time, that was like 5lb of tenderloin! We made a lot of Steak Diane that night.) Yes to both!