Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

Who wants to cook after a long day! As my kids have grown, I have expanded my work hours at our office and by the end of the week, I’m too cooked to cook , so take out it is! Try freezer cooking. Here are my freezer cooking tips and recipes. Put the money saved into your emergency fund.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 9, 2011

Are you looking for some gift ideas for the foodie or cook on your gift list? The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl. I did not always love to cook. I started really cooking six years ago when I became a mom. She is a real food cook who has the most fabulous home and kitchen in the Hamptons.

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Martha Stewart Cooking Bread Baking 127

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Try freezer cooking. Here are my freezer cooking tips and recipes. I’m always amazed by the amount store tags I see on clothing and household item at thrift stores. And now you can thrift shop from the comforts of your own home with online thrift stores like thredUP. Here are a few ideas: Meal Plan.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Don’t limit yourself to the thrift stores, either. That is one less meal he has to cook for himself, and it doesn’t cost us much to cook for one more person. They appreciate the clothes — and the fact that they don’t have to buy them. Provide a service : This is related to giving your time.

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Giving Money Donation Bills 235

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 15, 2011

But there are still opportunities to instil some thrift without losing the hedonistic experience – here are a few tips to saving money at festivals. Today you can couple muddy fields, smelly toilets, huge amounts of beer and hopefully the odd band, with a whole lot of cash.

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Saving Money Money Tickets Saving 160

Saving Cents With Sense

MAY 29, 2014

Local Thrift Shop Tour. After hours of splurging on homemade sweet treats, take time away from your love nest and tour your town’s thrift shops. Then break away from the bed to cook up a savory brunch. Craftsy.com offers more delicious dessert ideas full of natural aphrodisiac qualities for bringing out your flirty sides.

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Log Cabin Thrifting Wine Lingerie 81

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 6, 2016

Take them to work in your brown bag lunch, or choose one night a week as, “raid the fridge night” You’ll appreciate the night off from cooking. Choose thrift first. And rather than throw unused possessions away, donate to a thrift store or offer up on Freecycle.org. Brew your own coffee.

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Saving Money Gift Cards Money Giveaway 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 7, 2011

Ways to help you achieve a thrift life. Your spouse can help you in preparing home cooked meals. Thriftiness itself can become a self debt relief option and can help you save a lot of money. Here are some tips to try so that you can become money smart and debt free. Fewer, the Better.

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Debt Thrifty Money Fuel 171

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 1, 2015

Choose Thrift First Challenge. In 2015, the monthly challenge will be the Choose Thrift First Challenge. We will be challenging ourselves to resist buying retail and instead choose thrift by borrowing, buying second hand, or making do with what we already have. New Year’s Resolution: Cook More Often! |

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2015 Money Debt Home and Garden 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 17, 2013

Do you even remember when most people cooked their own meals instead of going out to eat? 5 Pieces of Advice to Tell Your Child About Money- Part 2 Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire How to Make Your Own Clothes How to Shop for Furniture at Thrift Stores 10 Ways To Make Your Home A Zero-Waste Facility. The Fixer Movement.

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Repairs San Francisco Radios Garage 214

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 5, 2015

If not, go to a local thrift store or go online on eBay/Craigslist and get yourself one. Bring food that won’t easily spoil and that’s easy to cook. Just make sure that it’s still tough enough so it won’t fail during your trip. Used branded tents are the best because of the brand’s superior quality.

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Budgeting Budget Family Kids and Family 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Home Cooked Meals We Enjoyed this month: Cajun Red Beans & Rice. Shepard’s Pie from Jo Cooks. Thrifty Finds in February: I try to hit up my favorite thrift store at least once a month. Thrifty Finds in February: I try to hit up my favorite thrift store at least once a month. I’m sticking with my powder!

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February 2020 Frugal Thrift Stores 208

The Bargain Hunter Extraordinaire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

I am so glad that we got to all have a nice home cooked dinner together with great conversation. My Outfit: Striped Cardigan: Forever 21 $15 Dress: Gift Belt: Taken from another skirt Boots: Thrifted $11 Headband: Forever 21 $2.50 Bracelet: Thrifted $4 Total: $32.50.

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Work With What You've Got

MARCH 31, 2010

It’s still totally engrossing though, last night I powered through Thomas, Emily, and Cook* and then it was 10 PM and I really needed to get to bed, but instead stayed up to watch Katie as well. Cardigan, Alternative Apparel Dress, Target Boots, Steve Madden Bag, Thrifted by Nate Necklace, handmade by me. I never know.)

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Thrifting Shoes Swap Leftovers 40

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 21, 2015

As a family, we love cooking and spending time together. Be willing to sacrifice- there are things we had to do that made us look weird: home school, skip eating out as much with family, doing my own hair & nails, getting a wardrobe from the thrift store and forgoing paper towels. We have 2 girls that I am home schooling this year.

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Debt Debt Free Las Vegas Finance 100

Work With What You've Got

OCTOBER 2, 2008

We are going to Gourmet Cooking School! Cardigan, Mark by Avon Vneck, American Apparel Jeans, Dear at Steve and Barry’s Boots, vintage (ebay) Handbag, vintage (thrifted) Earrings, Elanie Herrington [link] We have a casual day at work because we are leaving at noon for a Team Building afternoon. They make me feel like a Gazelle.

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Thrifting Building Simple Cooking 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 23, 2014

People cooked and ate at home. They used aprons over them when they cooked. Wants Bee Stung Butts, Freeze Dried Diapers and Other Hilarious… Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire 3 Ways To Save Money On The Kids’ Back To School Wardrobe How to Shop at Thrift Stores for Clothes To Save Money. Food/shopping. Go Frugal'

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Growing Home and Garden Radios Kids and Family 180

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. Create a weekly menu, then buy the groceries, and cook dinner every night. Frozen foods, prepared foods and junk food are not only more expensive than something you cook yourself, but also less healthy. Plan ahead.

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Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49

Work With What You've Got

MAY 17, 2010

Not the height of nutrition, but adding salsa and green onions to the cheese before you cook it makes it a super good treat. Add the ramen and egg to a hot skillet (sprayed with whatever) and cook until the egg sets and the ramen get brown crispy bits. Boil a packet of ramen noodles and drain.

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Bank Banking Pancakes Thrifting 40

Work With What You've Got

JANUARY 7, 2011

I love when Suze does a DIY, or when Jen shows me what she had for dinner last night, or when Jentine gives thrifting advice. I am a great cook, *toot toot* but I don’t actually cook very often.) It’s great that they are good at those things and willing to share those skills and talents with the community.

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Bills Girls Thrifting DIY 40

Frugal Luxuries

JANUARY 19, 2013

I finally tried this great idea that's been rolling around Pinterest for awhile: Instead of throwing out the stub of our organic celery I put it in a bit of water on the window sill and use the leaves in cooking. If all goes well it will eventually go out into the garden with our herbs, cabbages and kale!

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Frugal Art Plants Green And Frugal 40

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Luckily, my little is starting to enjoy some of these activities – like picking the peaches from our tree, grocery shopping, baking/cooking, and gardening and I love spending time with her doing these activities too! It’s food that we have that I’ve cooked or otherwise acquired ? It’s fun and also horizon expanding. Dinner is dinner!

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Virginia Kids and Family Library Frugal 185

Couponing 101

JANUARY 15, 2015

We had Chicken Tortilla Soup one night (one of the above mentioned freezer meals) then they were turned into chicken tacos for lunch the next day (after straining off the broth), and then combined with cheese, rice (cook the rice in the broth!), and homemade enchilada sauce for a Mexican casserole the next night! It was a win-win!

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Leftovers Freezers Gift Cards January 40

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

Electronics/beauty products/new furniture or household items (I’m using things left by my grandparents & living in their house, have done some changes & repairs but free/thrift is excellent). Similar to many others, we pack snacks & cook on trips. If $1000 was dropped into your lap today, what would you do with it?

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Arkansas Frugal College Kids and Family 182

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

I will start preparing for the winter to spring wardrobe transition by spending the month going through our warm weather clothing bins and taking an inventory of needs, so I can take advantage of sales and thrift store finds. Cook/eat from the pantry/freezer. 5 – Find Extra Cash. Read my post, 31 Days to Find $1000 , for ideas.

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March Financial Goals Budgeting Budget 100

Frugal Luxuries

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

You may call it by other names such as prudence , sparingnes s and thrift , whatever your choice may be it always means the unwillingness to squander goods and spend money unnecessarily. This time of year I always overbuy on the bargain tomatoes and quick freeze them whole, using them for cooking throughout the winter. Frugality.

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Art Frugal Painting Home and Garden 40

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2015

” Brian’s family packed their lunches, cooked meals at home, and shopped with a list to avoid overspending and wasting money. Tracy cooked meals ahead of time to freeze. She says, “it’s so much easier to save money when you’re not gallivanting across the countryside. And it saves on gas too.”

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Debt Free Debt Budgeting Budget 100

Saving Everyday

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

1/5 Campbell’s Condensed Great For Cooking Soup Coupon. $1/5 1/2 Arnold’s Sliced Bread Loaves, Any (DND; Not redeemable at Bimbo outlet/thrift stores) exp. Publix Deli Cooked Sweet Ham 12 oz., or Lays Kettle Cooked 8-8.5 Pyrex, Anchor Hocking or Good Cook Ceramic Cookware 30% Off. $1/1 Final Price = $1.89

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Publix Betty Crocker Pillsbury Campbells 40

Saving Everyday

APRIL 24, 2013

1 Pepperidge Farm Bread or Rolls (in the fresh bread aisle) (Not valid in Pepperidge Farm Thrift Stores) SS 3/24/13 (exp 6/2/2013). 1 Pepperidge Farm Bread or Rolls (in the fresh bread aisle) (Not valid in Pepperidge Farm Thrift Stores) SS 3/24/13 (exp 6/2/2013). Publix Fully Cooked Entrees 17 oz., *Excludes Farmhouse.

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Publix 2013 Quaker Ore-Ida 45