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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

My #1 tip for trimming grocery spending is an easy one: Serve simple, frugal, scheduled meals. Tacos, Burritos, & Quesadillas. While my husband works hard to bring the money in, my job is to make it go as far as it can while feeding our family healthy meals. Today I’d like to share what works for our family. Baked Ziti.

Grocery Spending 246

Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Food and Drink 246

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MAY 10, 2016

BUT, I had doubled and tripled most of the recipes and ended up with 13 freezer bags, 18 turkey burgers, 10 enchiladas, and 10 breakfast burritos. For my family of 4, each freezer bag equaled one dinner and leftovers, 18 burgers equals 4 meals, 10 enchiladas equals 2 meals, and 10 burritos equals 2 meals.

Grocery Spending 100

Grocery Spending Freezers Cooking Groceries 100

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MAY 13, 2016

This is day 13 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. Meat is one of the more expensive items on my grocery list, so when I stumble on a great deal or markdown , I stock up. I use the pre-cooked meat in soups, chili, sloppy joes, tacos, burrito bowls, nachos, and more. Let us know in the comments.

Cooking 100

Cooking Grocery Spending Freezers Bulk 100

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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. Thursday: Another busy night, so I made Burrito Bowls with leftover cooked chicken and taco meat that I had in the freezer. When I have more time for dinner prep, I like to make my own BBQ sauce.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Hotel Freezers 100

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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 28, 2022

I do this often with grilled chicken, ground meats, waffles, pancakes, soups, and breakfast burritos. The good news is that coupons are very easy to find and you don’t need to spend loads of time clipping them to slash your grocery spending. I average about $5 in coupons on a typical trip to the grocery store.

Saving Money 130

Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 130

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

I do this often with grilled chicken, ground meats, waffles, pancakes, soups, and breakfast burritos. The good news is that coupons are very easy to find and you don’t need to spend loads of time clipping them to slash your grocery spending. I average about $5 in coupons on a typical trip to the grocery store.

Saving Money 113

Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 113