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Six Ways to Reuse Your Plastic Grocery Bags

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Plastic grocery bags can be irritating and useful all at the same time. These days most grocery stores no longer offer paper sacks, and if you have forgotten your reusable bags, you are probably going to go home with anywhere from one to two dozen little plastic sacks. If you hate waste, then these bags probably drive you nuts.

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Where I found money in February

Family Balance Sheet

I donated plasma 5 times in February which is short of my goal of 8 times. I usually donate on Friday and Sunday mornings and I missed a few days due to schedule conflicts. This money is a combination of donation earnings, referring my husband, and other bonuses. Any money I earn from Ibotta goes back into my grocery budget.

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How We Frugal-ed in July 2022

Family Balance Sheet

We’ve seen higher grocery and fuel bills lately, so we’re upping our frugal game to help the budget. I have been doing my grocery shopping at a different GIANT store and I’m finding that they always have a lot of marked-down meat. Plasma Donations: $420. Here are five ways that I saved money this month.

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Donate for Free: Donate $1.00 By Watching Video

For the Mommas

Lifetime/ A+E Networks will be donating $1.00 donation to the Gold Star Family Organization. Gold Star Wife Nicki and Gold Star Mother Mary Jane’s stories and A+E Networks / Lifetime Moms will donate $1.00 Find More Deals: Printable Coupons | Grocery & Drug Store Deals | . The post Donate for Free: Donate $1.00

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10 Ways to Save at Giant Food Stores

Family Balance Sheet

GIANT Food Stores of PA has been part of my weekly grocery shopping routine for years. I am very familiar with the store, its pricing strategy, its setup, and how to save and stretch my grocery budget dollars. Order your groceries online for either pickup or delivery. Grocery Dollars : Turn your choice points into in-store cash.

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Where we found money in April

Family Balance Sheet

I allocated cash every month to the non-fixed categories like groceries, restaurants, clothing, and miscellaneous and stuck to the allocation. Plasma Donation Earnings: $236. I donated plasma 5 times in April which is short of my goal of 8 times. This money is purely from donation earnings and equates to about $31.40

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Where I found EXTRA Money in May 2021

Family Balance Sheet

Plasma Donation Earnings: $220. I donated plasma 4 times in May which is short of my goal of 8 times. I usually donate on Friday and Sunday mornings, but I was super busy in May and wasn’t able to get to the donation center. If you’d like information on donating plasma, read my review of donating plasma HERE.

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