Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

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. Hoping for sunny skies!

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Motherhood Moments

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

With inflation at a high, saving money may seem like an impossible task to some. Fortunately, there are methods to save small incremental amounts of money, which over time will begin to add up - this trend is dubbed as ‘microsaving.' Last Digit Hack Another money saving hack that is circulating online is the last digit challenge.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Welcome to my weekly series, What We Ate this Week on our Budget. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably recently, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. These posts will help: How to Save Money on Groceries WITHOUT Using Coupons.

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Shereen Travels Cheap

JANUARY 10, 2024

January is Be Kind to Food Servers Month , so it feels like it's time to bring back some tips for saving money while dining on vacation, along with some suggestions on how you can inject a little more kindness when you're somewhere that you are being served food or beverages. Anyway, here are ways I save money on food when I travel.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

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. This week’s breakfasts, lunches, and snacks: Breakfasts included cereal, eggs & toast.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 22, 2016

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. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: Breakfasts this week included eggs & bagels, cereal with bananas, and green smoothies. 10 Smart Tips to Save Money on Meat.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

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. This week’s breakfasts, lunches, and snacks: Breakfasts included hard-boiled eggs, yogurt, and fruit.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 5, 2016

Have you ever blown your budget in four days? Our kitchen was pretty bare so the kids bought their lunch at school. I did too and on top of that we officially blew through our restaurant budget. But I still made a run to Subway for sandwiches and my kids hit me up for money for the concession stand. I NEED YOUR HELP!

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 15, 2016

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. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: Breakfasts this week included eggs & bagels, cereal, and green smoothies. These posts will help: How to Save Money on Groceries WITHOUT Using Coupons.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

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. These are strategies I use weekly to keep my grocery bill in line with our budget.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

It’s been a long time since I’ve shared the series, What We Ate this Week on our Budget , but I missed the accountability and I had several readers ask for its return. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. Lunches and snacks included chicken noodle soup, sandwiches, apples, pretzels, and yogurt sticks.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 15, 2016

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. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast we ate eggs & toast, cereal, and peanut butter & banana toast. 10 Smart Tips to Save Money on Meat.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 25, 2016

Every week I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly budget is $500 for my family of 4. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast, we ate cereal, eggs & toast, and Banana Walnut Baked Oatmeal. These posts will help: How to Save Money on Groceries WITHOUT Using Coupons.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

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. I packed food for breakfast and lunches, but we did go out to dinner on both nights…did I mention we spent the entire weekend at a pool…restaurant budget blown! Wednesday: Spaghetti night.

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AUGUST 11, 2019

If you’re packing lunches for your child or children, you may have already figured out budget-friendly items to include. However, there’s one cost you may have forgotten to put in your school lunch budget: packaging materials. This is especially true if you use multiple bags per lunch or have several children.

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Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 18, 2015

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: We went out for a large lunch after church and just had leftovers for dinner. 10 Smart Tips to Save Money on Meat. The post What We Ate this Week on our Budget 12.18.15

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 11, 2016

This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, & Snacks: Breakfast this week included egg & bagel sandwiches and cereal. Lunches and snacks included sandwiches, leftover soup, apples, oranges, yogurt sticks, cheese sticks, air-popped popcorn, and Girl Scout cookies. 10 Smart Tips to Save Money on Meat. I NEED YOUR HELP!

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Every week I share what we ate on our budget. Our montly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. Friday: This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: Breakfasts included eggs & toast, and cereal & bananas. Lunches and snacks included some leftovers, egg sandwiches, soup, apples, oranges, pretzels, and popcorn.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 22, 2016

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. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast we ate eggs, cheese, and English muffin sandwiches, cereal, and peanut butter & banana toast. 10 Smart Tips to Save Money on Meat.

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Read 10 Smart Tips to Save Money on Meat for how I consistently spend less on meat purchases. Every week I share what we ate on our budget. Our montly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. We pretty much used up our entire restaurant budget this week, but we were able to follow some of. We ordering pizza.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 1, 2012

Instead of paying for more than what you can, or worse, postponing the date until you can save more money, there are ways to have the wedding of your dreams for less money. Wedding planning on a budget may seem like a difficult task to tackle without appearing tacky, but it can be done. Do you have any money saving tips?

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Every week I share what we ate on our budget. Currently I try to maintain a $500 monthly grocery budget for my family of 4. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: Breakfasts included eggs & toast, cereal, and bagels. 10 Smart Tips to Save Money on Meat. Fun family night. Want to lower your grocery bill?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

When you are at work, it is very easy to spend too much money on food. Still, vending machines rarely offer healthy options, and they are a great way to spend too much money on a small, calorically dense snack. If you live close by, you can even go home and make your lunch. Baked chips are another option. Well here are some.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 18, 2016

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. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast, we ate cereal, egg & bagel sandwiches. 10 Smart Tips to Save Money on Meat. The post What We Ate this Week on our Budget 03.18.16

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Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 11, 2015

This Week’s Dinners: Every week, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly budget for my family of 4 is $500. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, & Snacks: This week’s breakfasts included eggs & toast and oatmeal. 10 Smart Tips to Save Money on Meat. Saturday: Leftovers.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 13, 2015

Every Friday, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Currently our monthly budget for my family of four is $500. I also share any money-saving tips and tricks that I learned from the week. What We Ate This Week grocery budget roasted potatoes' My hubby had a late dinner meeting. 8 Freezer Meal Recipes.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 8, 2016

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. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast we ate eggs and toast, oatmeal, peanut butter & banana toast. 10 Smart Tips to Save Money on Meat. 8 Freezer Meal Recipes.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 30, 2014

I have averaged 2-3 trips per year within North America, each one bringing different money saving (and splurging) opportunities and challenges. Alcohol was dirt cheap in New Orleans, and transportation was a very small line on our budget in New York City. Generally lunch and breakfast can be cheap and easy. Grocery Shop.

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Teresa's Deals

SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

Maybe I am lazy when it comes to meal planning but I do know I need to for the sake of saving more money and stop buying things I do not actually need, you know what I mean? Easy & Budget Friendly Meal Planning. The post Easy & Budget Friendly Meal Planning appeared first on Frugal Texas Diva. Any Grocery Store.

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Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 5, 2015

This Week’s Dinners: Every week, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly budget for my family of 4 is $500. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast, we ate eggs & toast, oatmeal, and bagels. 10 Smart Tips to Save Money on Meat. Want to lower your grocery bill?

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 27, 2015

Eggs are not just for breakfast, and a frittata makes a hearty brunch, lunch or dinner idea. How I made the frittata budget-friendly: I bought a ham before Easter when the price dropped to $1.49 If you use a lot of peppers, this is a great money & time saving tip. The eggs were also on manager’s special.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 13, 2015

At one time, we ate out every Friday night and again on Saturday and Sunday for lunch. Those days are long gone for us now as we’re working hard to cut corners and save money. But we still want to enjoy a meal out and do so about once a week, usually for lunch. 15 Smart Tips to Save Money When Eating Out.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Yes, there are budget friendly options on the Strip, (The Excalibur and Imperial Palace come to mind) but even those hotels come at a premium because of their location. Back in the 1930s, when the mob was building Las Vegas casinos, (since casinos were perfect for laundering money) they concentrated their efforts on Freemont Street.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 14, 2013

We look forward all year to our summer vacation, so the last thing that we want to do is stress about the money spent while on our trip. A little up front planning will help you save money while on your trip, so that you can have the relaxed vacation that you''ve been waiting for. 8 Tips to Help You Save Money While On Vacation.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

As I prepared to hold a Money Camp for my young grandchildren last year, I researched various educational standards to review what kids can learn at various ages. They start to notice that you can trade toys, or trade money for stuff (like a ride on the grocery store pony or candy at the checkout aisle). Make change. Food Related.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 8, 2015

Every Friday, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Currently our monthly budget is $500 for my family of 4. This week, I included some of my money & time-saving tips from each day. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, & Snacks: This week, we had cereal, banana & peanut butter toast, and green smoothies.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 1, 2011

We save and eagerly wait all year for our vacation and the last thing that we want to do is stress about the money spent while on our trip. It might seem so obvious, but a little planning will help you save money while on your trip, so that you can have the relaxed vacation that you hoped for. Create A Budget For Your Trip.

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