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Parenting Pointers: 5 Reasons to Make Space for Family Dinners in 2023

Motherhood Moments

In this article, we'll focus on one impactful resolution that deserves more love: sharing more meals together as a family. While you may think it's a no-brainer why family dinners matter, we unpack some fresh insights about what makes them so valuable below. They Save Money Eating out, even if you eat healthy, can be really expensive.

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Stop Eating Out! Tips to Curb Your Restaurant Spending

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Eating out: our worst “frienemy” Saving busy professionals and parents from slaving in the kitchen after a long day at work, and bringing friends together, eating out is a cornerstone of our North American culture. Food from restaurants can cost significantly more than food cooked at home.

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Healthy Habits: Ten Tips for Better Nutrition

Motherhood Moments

Cook your own foods as much as possible. There is an element of control when cooking at home Beth says. You know what you are putting in to cook and mindful of how much oil or salt or other ingredients you are using,” She stated. When eating out, it is not possible to know the amount or types of things the chef used.”

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Save Money and Time with Once a Month Cooking

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Eating out, while convenient, can be both expensive and time consuming. While most people think of eating out as a way to relax and save time, they typically don’t account for the time it takes to drive back and forth to the restaurant as well as the time to order, sit and wait for the food, and eat.

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Cooking to Financial Success

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

One of my favorite ways to pass a day is cooking from scratch. There’s something incredibly fulfilling about plunging my hands into dough, and smelling fresh food cooking in our oven. When my family is at home, and we’re all tired, a warm meal on a cold day can revive us all. Cooking as a financial tool?

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Why Are Americans So Fat?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Families don’t/can’t take time to cook at home from scratch. With the advancing numbers of two income families, often there isn’t anyone at home to start the meal. Most families only had one car. We didn’t eat out much. Stop Eating Out!

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How to Live a Frugal Lifestyle

Teresa's Deals

I don’t remember if my family was frugal or not, most likely because I didn’t pay attention. Collecting recipes that you will be cooking for that week, creating a shopping list and finding coupons that you will need for any of those items can really pay off. Eat Out Less. We probably eat out once a month.

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