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Breakfast Ideas and Menu Planning Tips

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Top 10 FBS Posts of 2011

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11 Steps to Easier Menu Planning (03/02/2011). My Menu/ Grocery Clipboard (01/25/2011). Plan a Staycation or Vacation in Harrisburg PA (05/23/2011). Photo Credits: Allie's Dad. Thanks for reading. Save Money on Groceries Without Using Coupons (03/09/2011). 25 Hearty Soup Recipes (11/03/2011).

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Grocery Budget Challenge | February Meeting

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With cash, there’s no chance of credit card tampering. Every month going forward, we need to maintain our kitchen organization that we worked so hard on so that menu planning is easier, Action Step 4: Create 2-3 emergency back up meal ideas that store well in the freezer or pantry.

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s $29 Food Stamp Budget – I pay $30 a week no food stamps

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I paid it all in cash (try not to pay in credit cards…). This is what I do: Step 1 : make a monthly menu plan and stick it on the fridge or the wall. Note: to see my example of a monthly menu plan, click here. My total bill was $27.57. now how do I do it? They were the leftovers. Step 2: leftovers.

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Eight Tips To Help You Save Money While On Vacation

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Use Cash I like to use cash while on vacation, because I am less tempted to buy useless souvenirs and over spend with a credit card, but it takes a little planning to come up with the cash that we need. Thank goodness our rental had recycling containers) What will you need in the kitchen? Thanks for reading.

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8 Tips to Help You Save Money While On Vacation

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We also don’t want to come home to a credit card bill. We plan on participating in our neighborhood''s yard sale next month to raise our vacation funds. Create a Meal Plan. We travel with my extended family, so my mom and I will sit down before the trip and talk about a meal plan. Thanks for reading.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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You will be so thankful later. The easiest way to reduce your grocery spending is to plan your meals. Read 11 Simple Menu Planning Tips to learn how to reduce your grocery bill without making everyone in your family miserable. You never know when you will need this money. Become hyper-focused on funding this account.