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How We Frugal-ed in August 2022

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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. My Thursday dinner plan is now Clean out the Fridge Night! As you can see from a recent night, we had PLENTY of food for dinner.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 09.15.17

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It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably over the summer, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. But they come home from school starving and they come home from swim practice starving, so they are eating the equivalent of TWO dinners during the week. Dinner #2 is our actual family dinner.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 10.20.17

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It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably recently, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. I cooked it in my Instant Pot (look for the directions on Monday 10/23/17), and used the meat for Tuesday night’s dinner. homemade sugar-free applesauce. Wednesday: leftover night.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 10.13.17

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It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably recently, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. This Week’s Dinners: Sunday: We went out with friends to our favorite wing joint. It was a busy night, so we ate leftover baked ziti. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 10.06.17

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It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably recently, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. This Week’s Dinners: Sunday: Breakfast for Dinner! Chicken Orzo Soup: I used some cooked chicken and homemade chicken stock from last week’s freezer cooking session.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 09-08-2017

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It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably over the summer, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. When I got home, I washed the apples in some vinegar water and made my first batch of homemade sugar-free applesauce of the season. This Week’s Dinners: Sunday : We had a very lazy Sunday.

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Frugal Friday 11.25.16

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It’s Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. What We Ate this Week: Monday : Ham & Bean Soup , homemade sugar-free applesauce. Life is so hectic for us during the school week, and dinner is sadly, on the go. Gobble, Gobble.

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