Coupons Do Work

APRIL 14, 2015

Here is an article I Wrote in 2013 that I am going to repost on how I survive on a $30 bucks a week on my grocery bill for the whole family : Question: can you survive on $200 a month grocery shopping for the whole family? I paid it all in cash (try not to pay in credit cards…). They were the leftovers.

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For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

Eat out less. One of the biggest expenses you probably incur is eating out. The average person spends over $2,000 a year on eating out. Create a weekly menu, then buy the groceries, and cook dinner every night. And as an added bonus, leftovers make a great lunch the next day. shopping.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 14, 2013

We also don’t want to come home to a credit card bill. Are there reliable grocery stores at your destination? Maybe you don’t want to cook at all during your vacation or maybe eating out for every meal is beyond what your budget can handle. For dinner, we''ll plan to eat in on 5 nights and eat out 2 nights.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 26, 2011

Here are some examples: Stop eating out on the weekend. If you’re lacking on equipment front, check out Amazon for some great deals on appliances. Leftovers from last night’s dinner and some fruit work just fine. Buy cheap groceries. Rather, buy groceries when they are on sale and have coupons.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

You know you shouldn’t be using credit cards all the time. But there is no way you are going to give up cable, the cell phone, eating out or your gym membership. Send your spouse to do the grocery shopping. You spend until the money runs out and then you put your purchases on your credit card.

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Oreo Spiderweb cake There, I’d make everything from homemade bread to Steak Diane (seriously – my mom came to visit one time and bought $100 worth of beef tenderloin so I’d have leftovers – at the time, that was like 5lb of tenderloin! Eat at grocery stores! We made a lot of Steak Diane that night.)

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2015

When her grocery envelop was empty, it was empty until pay day. They Managed their Grocery Spending. I have always stressed that groceries is one of the easiest budget categories to reduce. Maureen used coupons and money-saving apps, like Checkout 51 and Snap, to save money at the grocery store.

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