Coupons Do Work

APRIL 14, 2015

Gwyneth Paltrow posted on her facebook page : There are a lot of people who use Food stamps (now known as SNAP), and the reality is, food stamps or not, anyone can live on $29 a week. I paid it all in cash (try not to pay in credit cards…). They were the leftovers. Thus no food went to waste.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

I’m always looking for ways to save my family money to not only help us get through current higher food and gas prices but also to help us achieve our big financial goals. As you can see from a recent night, we had PLENTY of food for dinner. As you can see from a recent night, we had PLENTY of food for dinner.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 14, 2011

posted at FIRE Finance , saying, “We decided to optimize our grocery expenses and pull the strings on our food budget even tighter. Kris presents The Three Rules of Leftovers posted at Cheap Healthy Good. Kim McGrigg presents Small ways to save big on major purchases – Money Management posted at Blogging for Change.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 14, 2013

We also don’t want to come home to a credit card bill. Food is usually our the biggest expenditure during our vacation and thankfully our beach condo will have a kitchen. For lunch, we usually pack a cooler with food each day that we are at the beach and eat out somewhere for lunch on the one day when we need a sun-break.

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For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

And as an added bonus, leftovers make a great lunch the next day. Stop using your credit cards. Credit cards make buying too easy and you usually end up buying too much when you use them. Reduce convenience foods. The average person spends over $2,000 a year on eating out. Brown bag it to work. Plan ahead.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 26, 2011

I have been able to save on things like food, gas, and clothing. Leftovers from last night’s dinner and some fruit work just fine. To find other ways to reduce your expenses, take a close look at your checkbook and credit card statements. The trick is, you just have to know where to look to find the savings.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

It started with $40,000 in consumer debt (vehicles, credit cards, small student loan) and then sold our home and eliminated the $140,000 of mortgage debt. Knowing our bank account was empty, I was hoping that one of our maxed out credit cards would have enough room to get him $20 bucks worth of gas to get him to work the next day.

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