Family Balance Sheet

MAY 16, 2016

Day 16 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Avoid Food Waste. family of four discards around $1,500 a year on food. family of four discards around $1,500 a year on food. Imagine saving your family’s budget $1500 a year just by being more aware of your food waste and taking action to stop it.

Food Waste 165

Food Waste Kitchen Leftovers Food 165

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

3 – Cook/Eat from the pantry and freezer. 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. Invite friends over for a potluck/game night, instead of going out to dinner.

February 130

February Frugal Financial Goals Goals 130

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

If you need encouragement and guidance with your budget, join my private Facebook group: Family Budgeters Unite! Check out the group and watch my Facebook LIVES where I describe the steps to writing a budget. 3 – Cook/Eat from the pantry and freezer. To reign your grocery spending in, you must plan all of your meals.

February 100

February Frugal Financial Goals Budgeting 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

If you are self-employed, work for a company or in an industry that is unstable, or maybe you or someone in your family has medical issues, you might want to save 6-12 months of expenses. 2 – Reduce your grocery spending without sacrificing quality. Do you know how much you spend on groceries each month?

Emergency Fund 130

Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 8, 2014

My challenge is I need to reduce our bill, but not make everyone in my family miserable because there is no room for the occasional extras that make us happy, like a special treat or wild caught salmon or Kalamata olives. Over the holidays, I wasn’t as diligent with my meal planning and our grocery bill went over what I budget for food.

Meals 186

Meals Simple Menu Planning Menu Plans 186

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

I discovered the term, Zero-Based Budget, when my husband and I took Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University home course many years ago. For example, if your paychecks net to $3000 a month, then you plan the spending for $3000, and not a single dollar over or under. – Food: groceries, meals out, school lunches.

Budgeting 133

Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 28, 2022

If you are struggling with the rising grocery prices or maybe you need to make room for your family’s growing appetites, take a look at the following list and see what changes you can make to cut your grocery bill…and still eat really well! When I plan a menu, my spending is generally under control.

Saving Money 130

Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 130