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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

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How I’m managing our family budget during the Pandemic: We pay ourselves at the beginning of each month, so when this crisis started in mid-March, we were covered for the month. Budget items we are temporarily stopping for now: EVERYTHING ELSE! What changes have you made to your family’s budget? This too shall pass.

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Eco-Conscious Travel Tips

Shereen Travels Cheap

They are the ultimate in budget dining, because they are basically a mobile kitchen. Find sustainable restaurants While not always budget-friendly, I try to look for restaurants who use local and seasonal foods. Eat at food carts Another way to save on meals is to eat at food carts. those savings are passed on to you.

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The Final Grocery Budget Challenge Post

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Back in January I introduced the 2014 Grocery Budget Challenge. I really wanted to reduce our grocery spending for my family of 4 from the average of $634 a month in 2013 to a budget of $450 a month in 2014. The challenge did hold me accountable to my budget, because I didn’t want to report back here that I failed–LOL.

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Grocery Budget Challenge | March Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

The Goal of the Grocery Budget Challenge is to be creative with our meal planning and grocery shopping so that we do not over-spend. We don’t want to make our families miserable with bland meals, boring snacks, and not enough food in the house, but we must stay on budget. My wins in March: I stayed within our budget of $450.

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Grocery Budget Challenge – April Meeting

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The Goal of the Grocery Budget Challenge is to be creative with our meal planning and grocery shopping so that we do not over-spend. We don’t want to make our families miserable with bland meals, boring snacks, and not enough food in the house, but we must stay on budget. Action Step 1 : Plan your grocery budget for May.

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Budget Babe: Summer Sunscreens

Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

Beauty Budget Babe Robin Reetz' Alba Botanica Very Emollient Fragrance Free Mineral Sunscreen ( SPF 30 ), $8.99 , at Soap.com – A moisturizing cream that won’t leave any ‘sunscreen smell’ in its trace. Once your sunscreen routine is set, you’ll be ready for a weekend of fun in the sun – with no sunburn regrets later.

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Frugal Friday: Cheap Turkeys for the Win! 11.18.16

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If you don’t have a Christmas spending list and BUDGET, download my FREE Christmas Budget Excel Spreadsheet NOW! The post Frugal Friday: Cheap Turkeys for the Win! I’ll share my method and exact cost break down in a future post. Financial Resources: 1. It’s happening, folks! Try Ebates. It’s awesome!

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