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Clean Your Refrigerator | Weekly Decluttering Challenge

Family Balance Sheet

By keeping our kitchens organized, menu planning will be much easier, we’ll reduce our food waste, and we’ll be less likely to buy duplicates. If you’re participating in the Grocery Budget Challenge , February’s action step is to clean out and organize our kitchen pantry and refrigerator.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

Family Balance Sheet

As my kids have grown into teenagers who eat as much as adults, I spend about $800-1000/month–this includes anything I buy at the grocery store, so it includes paper and cleaning products. There’s a reason why menu planning is #1 on this list. When I plan a menu, my spending is generally under control.

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Grocery Budget Challenge | January Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

By keeping our kitchens organized, menu planning will be much easier, we’ll reduce our food waste, and we’ll be less likely to buy duplicates. I’ll be organizing my kitchen too and (of course) blogging about it at some point.

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Save Money with Meal Planning

Couponing 101

Using coupons will save you money at the register, but using your food wisely is going to save you money as well! I admit to completely dropping the ball with menu planning. I think I only wrote out a weekly menu twice in those two months. So, as you can imagine, things were even crazier due to my lack of planning.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

Family Balance Sheet

As my kids have grown into a teen and tween who eat as much as adults, I spend about $700/month–this includes anything I buy at the grocery store, so it includes paper and cleaning products. There’s a reason why menu planning is #1 on this list. When I plan a menu, my spending is generally under control.