Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

My intent is twofold: to hold me accountable with our grocery spending and to give some ideas and insight into how we eat on a budget. My oldest daughter has started to sit down with me weekly and plan our menu. My other daughter, however, just looks at something and decides she doesn’t like it and will not eat it.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 30, 2015

At the time, I wasn’t sure how we were going to pay our monthly bills, so future plans like funding our retirement , our daughters’ college education, or a lavish vacation were not on my mind. Continue to live debt free with the ability to travel more, give more, pursue our passions. Volunteer more at the local food bank.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

It is so easy to accumulate stuff and sometimes so hard to get rid of it (sell it, give it away or even throw it away). Wouldn’t it be great if everyone who will give you a holiday gift this year could just find exactly what you want or need! Even more importantly, should you nudge people to give you want you really want or need?

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Gifts Holiday Giving Friends And Family Sale 189

The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

A reader wrote me an email telling me about some family troubles, including the story of her son leaving an abusive marriage, with his little daughter in tow. Second, I try to put nourishing food into my body. First: I am most definitely not a licensed psychologist/therapist/anything of the sort. Thanks for your time; take care!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

I had to convince the family I was living with to have a bucket of stinky food underneath their sink and a barrel of stinky food with flies in it in their back yard. I did have my best friend who is their daughter helping me though. It then gets sickening to have to take out stinky food. Benefits of Composting.

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Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Give an afternoon (or two) of yard work. What a delicious gift of food! And I got the idea from my daughters’ Girl Scout troop Christmas party. Gift them with a certain number of weeks of home cleaning. Some other cleaning ideas: window washing or car washing. Oil Change. Do you know how to change the oil in a car?

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Christmas Gifts Home and Garden Flowers and Gifts 223

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 12, 2017

We have camped here for the past three years and I thought I give you a quick tour. Cape May Point : You can see the lighthouse in the pic below poking out between my daughters. If you’re planning a trip to the Jersey shore, I must give you one piece of advice. I get a cup of coffee at the store every morning.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

That’s because you can’t remember the last time you saw it free of small toys, tossed around clothes, books, food wrappers, and dirty socks. Besides, having them do most of the cleaning gives them a sense of control; it’s their space! But it doesn’t have to be this way! In fact, I highly recommend this strategy.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Keeping track of how much you eat and knowing what goes into the food you eat is very important. The diary helps you keep track of the food you eat and what goes in it – with up to 45 different nutrients, the amount of exercise you do, all your measurements, notes and a bunch of other stuff.

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Food and Wine Food and Drink Motivation Nutrition 222

Saving Everyday

OCTOBER 17, 2023

A few additional ingredients give this recipe a more complex and nuanced flavor. It provides fat and richness to the sauce and gives it a classic flavor. Using both gives the sauce more of that pizzazz I mentioned above and a more well-rounded flavor. Keep it in a sealed glass jar and give it a good stir before using it.

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Saving Everyday

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

We want to give everyone in the nation an opportunity to experience our fresh, hot, hand-rolled soft pretzels. YAY for free food! This will make my daughter happy… she loves soft pretzels. Auntie Anne’s is offering every guest who visits our counters a free Original or Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel – no strings attached!

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For the Mommas

JULY 31, 2014

Welcome to the warm and inviting kitchen of Dawn Stoltzfus, a young Mennonite wife and mother who was raised on a dairy farm where simple, wholesome food was a key ingredient of the good life. Download: Farmer’s Daughter, A: Recipes from a Mennonite Kitchen by Dawn Stoltzfus. Download: The Memory Box by Eva Lesko Natiello.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 5, 2014

The main female character, Katniss Everdeen, however, didn’t always give in to the expectations. The group can provide rules to live by, protection, food and companionship. What if all those citizens in each of the 12 districts had refused to give up their sons and daughters to the hunger game?

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Saving Everyday

MARCH 2, 2012

We want to give everyone in the nation an opportunity to experience our fresh, hot, hand-rolled soft pretzels. YAY for free food! This will make my daughter happy… she loves soft pretzels. Auntie Anne’s is offering every guest who visits our counters a free Original or Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel – no strings attached!

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Saving Everyday

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

Click to enlarge – My daughter and I in front of Candy Cane Garden in The Magic Kingdom! Room discounts can be as much as 70% off, the dining plan is highly discounted, and you get (6) sets of tickets (hoppers) to give away with each ticket allowing (3) people in free. As promised, here is the plan for our upcoming Disney trip!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2012

Aside from attending their ceremony and shaking their hand, what can you give to help them in their passage? Your son or daughter visits different relatives in different cities, taking a temporary job in each to earn gas money and pay back their hosts for food and etc. Give them new perspectives. Change their environment.

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For the Mommas

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Tanya’s daughter’s school is hosing a Thanksgiving food drive for the soup kitchen’s Thanksgiving dinner. Way to go Tanya and isn’t it great to teach our children to give! To get the items her children needed, she headed over to Weis and picked up 13 cans of turkey gravy for just $.50.

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Saving Everyday

JUNE 20, 2013

I loved most everything about this restaurant, except the food. I just wish I had enjoyed the food more, but I’m glad we tried it and I may even give it another chance in the future. The food wasn’t BAD, but I realized that French food just is too heavy for me. Location: Epcot World Showcase.

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Nicoles Nickels

JUNE 19, 2013

These are a popular item with my grandson, at four his food likes are few, but these corn dogs are at the top of his list, and my daughter is pleased with the quality of the product. The Whole Grain and the Classic Minis are his favorites and I feel good about giving him all beef products that are whole grain!

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Saving Everyday

DECEMBER 10, 2013

I may have never mentioned this, but donuts are on the top of my daughter’s favorite food list – right next to boiled peanuts. There really is no recipe, but after much trial and error I can give you some helpful tips! My daughter’s favorite combination was a maple bacon donut with vanilla ice cream.

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Ice Cream Desserts Daughter Cake 63

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Candy alone can be a big bite if you get lots of trick or treaters and give out chocolate. My daughter-in-law came up with this idea, buying bulk pumpkins and bulk flowers. We passed around pieces of food in the dark and told a story about how the pieces were parts of a body. What are the typical essentials?

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Nicoles Nickels

MARCH 8, 2013

And I like the creaminess of Tiramisu, it has a truly comfort food quality to it. So I’m going to give it a modified try. I know the leftover mocha iced coffee won’t go to waste because my daughter loves to drink that! But I like a little coffee flavor. It compliments my favor taste, chocolate, very nicely.

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Nicoles Nickels

JUNE 2, 2014

Father’s Day is coming soon, and this is Jamie’s first Father’s Day with daughters! They usually eat breakfast together, and Noah gives him a card and a gift, but there is nothing they do every year that they look forward to. With our daughters, I am all about creating traditions.

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Daughter Cooking Girls Father 71

Saving Everyday

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

When it comes to feeding my family, wholesome and nutritious food is really important to me. It simply means that food should be free of artificial ingredients and prepared with real foods. Organic food can be really pricey, so when I find one that we like and is affordable , it’s a keeper.

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Saving Everyday

JANUARY 22, 2016

You can find them in the frozen food section near the frozen entrées. Today I picked up several varieties for myself, my daughter, and my husband. As I’ve mentioned before, my daughter is a teacher and sometimes only has 10 to 15 minutes to eat, so she loves to have meals like this on hand!

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Meals Re-use Daughter Vermont 40

Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Like housing, utilities, and insurance, food is a major expense you can’t go without. Reducing your food expenses is one of the best ways to reduce your overall spending and find extra money in your budget ! Consistently using things you already have not only saves money but also prevents food waste. Have a plan.

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Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52

Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Like housing, utilities, and insurance, food is a major expense you can’t go without. Reducing your food expenses is one of the best ways to reduce your overall spending and find extra money in your budget ! Consistently using things you already have not only saves money but also prevents food waste. Have a plan.

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Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I live just outside of Richmond, VA with my husband, 18-year-old twin daughters, and our two dogs. ” deer on my street One of my daughters has significant health issues that are largely invisible (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and dysautonomia, including POTS). I want my daughters to have more knowledge and opportunity than we did.

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Couponing 101

JANUARY 31, 2014

I was invited to a sneak preview tour the day before the store opened, so I’m going to give you all a bit of a virtual tour of the new store! These meals are sold near the deli and are a quick and healthy “fast food” option. The organic/natural foods section is also impressive. Believe me, it is huge.

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Saving Cents With Sense

DECEMBER 20, 2015

When my daughter was just a baby, I found a deal on matching “ Grinch” aprons and I have been saving them until she was old enough to wear hers. This Thanksgiving I was able to give my daughter her’s (it finally fits!) green gel food coloring. and she was so excited! Ingredients: 2 eggs, room temp.

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Nicoles Nickels

DECEMBER 10, 2013

I do plan to give them as much breast milk as possible but it will need to be pumped and probably supplemented with formula. Comments My daughter is expecting her first child and I was looking to. With triplets on the way we will be going through A LOT of bottles! I received a sample to facilitate this post. All opinions are my own.

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Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 26, 2012

McCormick is also launching its own Pinterest page and giving baking and cooking enthusiasts the opportunity to win spring-inspired prizes for sharing their “Pin-spiration.” The kit has a baking dish and muffin tin as well as several McCormick extracts and food coloring – everything you need for some springtime baking fun!

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Nicoles Nickels

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Since that day 25 years ago when Michael began making Kefir, Lifeway Foods has grown into the largest manufacturer of Kefir in the United States, bringing the delicious taste and probiotic health benefits of Kefir to a whole new generation. Two years later, Michael took the company public and it debuted on the NASDAQ exchange.

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Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 27, 2013

Nutrisystem foods are intended to be combined with fresh grocery additions such as low fat yogurt, salad, fruit and vegetables. This sounds so easy and reasonable, I am going to give it a try. Maybe I can convince my daughter to try too, to help her shed those last few baby pounds!)

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Nicoles Nickels

MAY 6, 2012

While his friends were out partying and meeting girls, Travis was at home raising his newborn daughter on his own – changing diapers and working to keep food on the table. ” Giveaway: The folks behind the book have graciously decided to give one (1) lucky Nicole’s Nickels reader a copy of the book!

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Nicoles Nickels

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Christmas came and went regardless of my being “ready” We had plenty of food, plenty of presents, plenty of fun and love and not enough sleep. I’ve had to depend on others when I had always been the one to give support. Just like every other Christmas that has come before this one.

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Coupons Do Work

JANUARY 2, 2017

There are three different pacts you can make: veggie, gym or food logging pact. This app also also gives you some awesome incentivizes for you to do things such as go to the gym or use social media to share the healthy things you’re eating. You can earn up to $5 a week with PACT. Personal Note: I LOVE This app! I really am!

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