The Frugal Girl
DECEMBER 8, 2023
What I Spent By the time I write my next WIS, WWA post, a lot of my big time-consuming stuff will be all done. Tuesday Zoe and I had an appointment to go to, an errand to run, and then we picked out a Christmas tree, so we opted to stop for some fast food. I didn’t really grocery shop this week because…busy.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 28, 2022
There’s a reason why menu planning is #1 on this list. When I plan a menu, my spending is generally under control. When I don’t plan, I make multiple trips to the store, eat out too often, and most certainly blow our budget. of Agriculture, a US family of 4 discards around $1500 a year on food waste.
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Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 15, 2019
There’s a reason why menu planning is #1 on this list. When I plan a menu, my spending is generally under control. When I don’t plan, I make multiple trips to the store, eat out too often, and most certainly blow our budget. of Agriculture, a US family of 4 discards around $1500 a year on food waste.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
Read food labels – we have become dependant on processed foods in our busy lives but in the process have lost much of the nutrition of the food. Processed food uses vast amounts of energy in its production, making it an unsustainable commodity. Involve the whole family in menu planning and meal preparation.
Family Balance Sheet
MARCH 22, 2016
While I have success finding coupons in the Sunday paper and online printing sources, like Coupons.com for hygiene, paper, and cleaning products, food is another story. I don’t find too many coupons for foods that we eat and I only save about $3-5 in paper coupons on each weekly shopping trip, which is hardly extreme.
For the Mommas
FEBRUARY 19, 2013
Issues of Weight Watchers provide great quick-recipe ideas, seven-day menu plans, exercise tips, and other great health and lifestyle advice that can help the reader stay on track. ShopSmart is the lively new guide from the experts at Consumer Reports. Like Consumer Reports, it is independent and carries no outside advertising.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 12, 2011
2.) Use up all your food and reduce waste. It seems the more affluent a society becomes the happier we are to throw away food. are throwing away one fifth of the food we buy each year. Considering many people I know spend on average $150+ a week on food that would mean they are throwing away $1560 worth of food.
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