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MAY 22, 2016

Day 22 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Plan this week’s meals and shopping trip. Meal planning is really the cornerstone of smart grocery spending. Also with a pre-planned menu, dinner hour is spent preparing the meal, not wondering, “what are we having for dinner?”.

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Grocery Spending Meals Groceries Grocery 100

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MAY 3, 2016

31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending. The Sunday dinner leftovers from 3 weeks ago that would have made a delicious lunch–slimy. Or the expensive organic yogurt that got lost in the back corner behind the Sunday dinner leftovers–better not do the smell test! And that’s when problems arise.

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Grocery Spending Freezers Refrigerators Groceries 100

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MAY 10, 2016

Dinner hour is often more like 15 minutes of scarfing down food before we have to leave for some kind of practice or meeting. Many of my favorite freezer recipes simply involve dumping the dinner ingredients into a slow cooker, or just placing a pan in the oven. It was a huge success, both with time and money.

Grocery Spending 100

Grocery Spending Freezers Cooking Groceries 100

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

I can only be pressed about so many things at one time, and right now, my grocery spending is not it. Tuesday Sonia and a friend came over for dinner (and help with Sonia’s FAFSA)…and since Sonia’s favorite meal ever is chicken katsu, that’s what I made, along with a fruit salad.

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Press Leftovers Dinner Fry's 203

The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

What I Spent So I went to pull together my grocery spending for the week and I realized that it’s all quick trips to Safeway. Monday I had a snacky dinner earlier, and then when Zoe came home from her evening shift at work, she had a frozen pizza. What did you have for dinner this week?

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Safeway Toaster Ovens Leftovers Toasters 205

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MAY 12, 2016

This post is Day 12 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. How to Use Pinterest to Save Money on Groceries. Pinterest is A Gold Mine for Money Saving Grocery Tips. After the 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending series …;)…the next best place to find easy money saving grocery tips is Pinterest.

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Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 100

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Groceries is the easiest budget category TO GET OUT of control and the easiest budget category TO control. To reign your grocery spending in, you must plan all of your meals. Spend Frugal February planning your meals from food that you already have in your kitchen, refrigerator, and freezer. Say that 5 times!)

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February Frugal Financial Goals Goals 130

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

Grocery spending can get out of hand quickly, so I post our weekly menu to ensure that I am planning it weekly. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. 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.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Daughter 100

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MAY 28, 2016

This Week’s Dinners: Sunday: Meatballs, spinach & apple salad, french fries. Also bookmark the 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending category page so you can check in daily. The post This Week’s Grocery Recap 05.28.16 I use the baking soda in the laundry. I find it prevents stinky towel smell.

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Groceries Grocery Grocery Spending Lunch 100

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MAY 29, 2015

This series helps me stay on top of our grocery spending and currently our monthly budget is $500 for my family of 4. This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: We traveled to Corning, NY to visit the Corning Museum of Glass with my kids’ Girl Scout troop. We packed our lunch, and ate dinner with the troop at the hotel.

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Budgeting Budget Hotel Freezers 100

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MAY 13, 2016

This is day 13 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. Meat is one of the more expensive items on my grocery list, so when I stumble on a great deal or markdown , I stock up. Also bookmark the 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending category page so you can check in daily. Let us know in the comments.

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Cooking Grocery Spending Freezers Bulk 100

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MAY 1, 2016

Do you feel like your grocery spending is out of control? Do you constantly struggle at dinner time trying to figure out what to feed your family? I am hosting a 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending challenge. I am hosting a 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending challenge.

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Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Budgeting 100

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MARCH 2, 2015

But I was forgetting what I had pinned and where and if I didn’t like something, I didn’t want it on my boards, so I created a new board titled, Dinner This Week. If you click over to my Dinner This Week board, you’ll see the new recipes that I’ve tried over the last 3 weeks. (I Are you on Pinterest?

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Meals Used Dinner Recipes 100

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

Grocery spending can get out of hand quickly, so I post our weekly menu to ensure that I am planning it weekly. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. This Week’s Dinners: Sunday: We went out with friends to our favorite wing joint. Welcome to my weekly series, What We Ate this Week on our Budget.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Financial Goals 100

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

Back in the summer, our grocery spending hit $500 and I decided to shift our budget to $500 to accommodate our changing eating habits. My oldest eats two dinners on the nights she has swim team practice. Action Step 1 : Plan your grocery budget for November. Don’t take on the whole dinner yourself.

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Budgeting Budget September October 100

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Over the holidays, I wasn’t as diligent with my meal planning and our grocery bill went over what I budget for food. Not only do I need to get control of our grocery spending again, but I also am challenging myself with a new budget for January. Will everyone be home for dinner that week? Meal Planning Saves Time.

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Meals Simple Menu Planning Menu Plans 186

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Groceries is the easiest budget category TO GET OUT of control and the easiest budget category TO control. To reign your grocery spending in, you must plan all of your meals. Spend Frugal February planning your meals from food that you already have in your kitchen, refrigerator, and freezer. Say that 5 times!).

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February Frugal Financial Goals Budgeting 100

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JANUARY 9, 2015

If you followed along last year’s Grocery Budget Challenge , you’ll know that my grocery spending ranged from $425 – $500 throughout the year. Selfishly, the reason for this weekly posting is because I tend to stick to a grocery budget when I know I’m going to write about it.

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Leftovers Budgeting Budget Lunch 100

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MAY 20, 2016

31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. Today is Day 20 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Pre-Holiday Grocery Sales. Grocery stores completely capitalize on this and offer super low prices on holiday favorites in the weeks leading up to the holiday. Think about it.

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Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Holiday 100

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FEBRUARY 28, 2014

My successes: My February grocery budget was $450 and I am happy to say that I stayed within our budget. I found it easier to keep a tab on my grocery spending and I’m going to continue to use cash. Action Step 1 : Plan your grocery budget for March. Action Step 2 : Continue to plan your meals and grocery list.

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Budgeting Budget February Groceries 124

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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. This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: My daughter asked for New England Clam Chowder. This is an easy weeknight dinner. Are you enjoying these “what we ate on a budget” posts?

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Budgeting Budget Homemade Kids and Family 100

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JANUARY 28, 2022

As my kids have grown into teenagers who eat as much as adults, I spend about $800-1000/month–this includes anything I buy at the grocery store, so it includes paper and cleaning products. How to Save Money on Groceries. Also, I plan for everything–breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners.

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Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 130

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MARCH 2, 2011

The weeks were I don’t menu plan are the weeks that I’m at the grocery store multiple times or we get take out multiple times, leading to an out of control grocery spending. Sure, there is time spent upfront; about 30 minutes for me each Sunday when I plan my menu and make a grocery list. Menu planning saves me time.

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Menu Planning Menu Plans Economical Kitchen 138

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APRIL 1, 2021

2 – Reduce your grocery spending without sacrificing quality. Do you know how much you spend on groceries each month? Groceries is the easiest budget category to overspend. It’s also very easy to reduce your grocery spending just by planning your meals. 6 – Eat dinner at home.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

As my kids have grown into a teen and tween who eat as much as adults, I spend about $700/month–this includes anything I buy at the grocery store, so it includes paper and cleaning products. How to Save Money on Groceries. Also, I plan for everything–breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners.

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Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 113

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MARCH 23, 2011

Try replacing some paper products on your list with cloth and re-usable products that you probably have around the house and you will not only reduce your grocery spending, but you will also reduce your waste. Are you trying to run a more 'green' household? I also don't have to worry about breaking them on the patio.

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Economical Kitchen Paper Groceries 185

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

2 – Reduce your grocery spending without sacrificing quality. Can you answer this question, how much do you spend on groceries each month? If you do not know the answer, then there is a good chance you are over spending. The easiest way to reduce your grocery spending is to plan your meals.

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 100

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JANUARY 1, 2015

In 2014, the Grocery Budget Challenge encouraged us to keep our grocery spending in line and to be creative with our meal planning so that we do not over-spend. Kim Pawell @ Something New for Dinner. In 2013, The Christmas Savings Club encouraged all of us to save monthly so that we could have a cash Christmas.

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2015 Money Debt Home and Garden 100

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

Grocery spending can get out of hand quickly, so I post our weekly menu to ensure that I am planning it weekly. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. This Week’s Dinners: Sunday: Breakfast for Dinner! Welcome to my weekly series, What We Ate this Week on our Budget.

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Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Freezers 100

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OCTOBER 31, 2013

Day 14: Reduce Your Grocery Spending without Sacrificing Quality. Day 25: Rethink Your Christmas Spending. Day 29: Eat Dinner at Home & SAVE! Day 9: Plan a Low Heat Challenge. Day 10: Sell Your Gold Jewelry for Cash. Day 11: Cancel Your Cable TV. Day 12: How to Get a FREE Gym Membership. Day 13: Update #2.

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Finds October Bank of America Friends And Family Sale 258