Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Looking for ways to save money on groceries? Groceries is one budget category that can get out of control very quickly. How to Save Money on Groceries. When I don’t plan, I make multiple trips to the store, eat out too often, and most certainly blow our budget. Institute a ‘Raid the Fridge’ Night.

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Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 26, 2012

We all like to eat out, but if we do it too often, it can get expensive. Still, it is a nice break from the routine, and it is a fun way to spend time with your friends and family. If you like to eat out a lot, and you would like to save some money, here are few tips to save when dining out.

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Dining Saving Money Money Eating Out 203

Coupons Do Work

APRIL 11, 2015

20% Off Family Combos & Mots more Coupon. Click Here to print coupon. Arby’s Restaurant. FREE roast beef sandwich with Purchase of one drink when you sign up for emails. Click HERE to print this coupon. Sweet Tomatoes. Click HERE to print coupons. retail & More Coupons restaurant coupons 3 10 restaurant coupons 4 10'

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Eating Out Restaurant Baskin Robbins Saving Money 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 21, 2014

Eating out, while convenient, can be both expensive and time consuming. While most people think of eating out as a way to relax and save time, they typically don’t account for the time it takes to drive back and forth to the restaurant as well as the time to order, sit and wait for the food, and eat.

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Cooking Saving Money Freezers Money 222

Saving Everyday

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

While there are plenty of blog posts out there sharing ways to save money each month , many of them are overwhelming and unrealistic. I vividly remember him saving his change all year and having us kids roll it for vacation. Because of this, I became a bit obsessed with saving my money. Read that again.

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Saving Money Money Saving Bills 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 14, 2013

Now is the time to watch every penny that you spend, so that you can purchase more in the same budget or even better, put that money in emergency funds. Well, I can tell you a number of ways to save money on household expenses. Saving on Grocery Bills. Eating out harms you in two ways. Carry Snacks.

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Saving Money Money Bills Insurance 222

Coupons Do Work

MARCH 4, 2016

I thought I would post 9 ways to save money at Disney World. However, they are usually happy to take a cell phone snap of your family if you ask nicely (or if you are taking a selfie, they might say “can I take your photo for you? Members can see films, eat out, shop at discount rate. Free Wi-Fi !

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Disney World Saving Money Disney Money 100

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 14, 2013

Every year, we split the rent on a beach condo with other family members to make a week away affordable for everyone involved. We look forward all year to our summer vacation, so the last thing that we want to do is stress about the money spent while on our trip. 8 Tips to Help You Save Money While On Vacation.

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Vacation Saving Money Money Food and Drink 153

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 4, 2012

With the skyrocketing prices of everything and the worsening inflation, saving money and spending wisely are vital to be able to live comfortably. It is not easy to be frugal and save money when you have a family that splurges and squanders. Being frugal is a family affair.

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Frugal Family Budgeting Budget 189

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 22, 2016

I use them regularly when we eat out at restaurants, and I will not shop at a department store without one, but grocery coupons are completely different for me. How to Save Money on Groceries WITHOUT Coupons. That’s about what a typical family might spend on food in a month. People either love them or hate them.

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Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 1, 2011

Whether you are taking a ' staycation ' or a 'gocation', as someone recently called it on Twitter, we all need some time to recharge, connect with family and let stress melt away. We save and eagerly wait all year for our vacation and the last thing that we want to do is stress about the money spent while on our trip.

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Vacation Saving Money Money Food and Drink 178

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

If you spend $100 per week on eating out, that is $100 worth of money you can be putting towards your credit card debt. That is $100 a week you can be saving in order to book that trip to Scotland. How To Be a Frugal Family Being frugal these days is very important.

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Saving Money Money Budgeting Budget 221

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

We thought eating in restaurants was a main attraction of travel because you get to try local foods. However, most of the time, we only had money for the low cost restaurants, so they were all one greasy spoon after another. Even when eating out on the cheap, we were still spending hundreds of dollars on food.

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Travel Family Hotel Making 196

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Yes, I'd love to eat out and have someone else prepare my dinner and serve me, but that would involve a babysitter and a food tab. Now we save money, but still celebrate our marriage and our family. Here are some of my favorite recipes from the Family Balance Sheet archives: Grilled Salmon with Peach Salsa.

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Valentines Day Saving Money At Home Money 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

It could be due to the lack of discipline in handling money or savings just getting depleted easily. If you really want to, one can come up with dozens of reasons why it is so hard to save. Do you keep your family in a survival mode? Arranging a family financial analysis is very important to long term financial success.

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Family Financial Goals Debt Goals 196

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

While my husband works hard to bring the money in, my job is to make it go as far as it can while feeding our family healthy meals. Today I’d like to share what works for our family. A few years ago, I heard my Pastor’s wife list off the meals that they eat on certain days of the week. Saving Money - In the Kitchen'

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Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Food and Drink 246

Teresa's Deals

OCTOBER 2, 2015

I don’t remember if my family was frugal or not, most likely because I didn’t pay attention. As I grew older and had my own children, I thought, there has to be away to save money but never did learn how until I reached my late 30’s. Eat Out Less. This is something that we do, eat out less.

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Frugal Saving Money Thrifting Money 100

Teresa's Deals

OCTOBER 2, 2015

I don’t remember if my family was frugal or not, most likely because I didn’t pay attention. As I grew older and had my own children, I thought, there has to be away to save money but never did learn how until I reached my late 30’s. Eat Out Less. This is something that we do, eat out less.

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Frugal Saving Money Thrifting Money 100

Shereen Travels Cheap

JANUARY 10, 2024

January is Be Kind to Food Servers Month , so it feels like it's time to bring back some tips for saving money while dining on vacation, along with some suggestions on how you can inject a little more kindness when you're somewhere that you are being served food or beverages. Anyway, here are ways I save money on food when I travel.

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Dining Food and Drink Travel Vacation 172

Couponing 101

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

While it is important to learn how to save more, I think the more important thing to learn is how to spend less. The Jones family wants to learn how to save more. They are a family of four and have a grocery budget of $60 per week, they cook 2-3 dinners from scratch each week and eat out once or twice a week.

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Budgeting Budget Saving Eating Out 81

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Sure, we’d love to eat out and have someone else prepare and serve our food, but that would involve a babysitter and a food tab. Now we save money, but still celebrate our marriage and our family at home. Chocolate Cheesecake with Blueberry Topping at Family Balance Sheet. Fresh Garden Salad.

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Menu Planning Menu Plans Recipes Home and Garden 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 25, 2013

In fact, eating out while on vacation got so expensive for us, especially after we had our first child, that we often had to cut our vacations short because we ran out of money. Now we have 3 kids, and eating out for every meal while on vacation is not possible. Pick Accommodations with Free Food in Mind.

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Crock Pots and Slow Cookers Travel Food Vacation 176

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 8, 2014

If I don’t plan our meals and my shopping list, I spend too much money and make too many extra stops to the grocery store during the week. Meal Planning Saves Money. Get the family involved. Ask your family for suggestions. Refer to your family’s activity calendar. Do you plan your meals?

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Meals Simple Menu Planning Menu Plans 186

Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 8, 2013

Everyone knows that you can clip coupons and eat out less to save money. What if you already do those things and are still looking for more ways to save? Here is a rundown of three easy ways to save money, and a lot of it. Kids grow out of them so fast that buying them new really is a waste.

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Frugal Family Student Thrift Stores 75

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 27, 2011

Eating leftovers is one of my tenets of saving money in the kitchen but I am even guilty of wasting food at times. I started wondering how much money I am actually wasting when I throw food away. According to this article, a family of four wastes about $600 worth of food a year. Set the leftovers up buffet style.

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Economical Kitchen Groceries Grocery 173

Koupon Karen

JANUARY 4, 2024

Implementing Lifestyle Changes to Save Money To successfully overcome addiction without incurring excessive expenses, consider implementing lifestyle modifications that can yield long-term financial savings. These changes not only help save money but also promote a healthier and more fulfilling lifestyle.

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Bank Banking Finance Job Loss 52

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Read 10 Smart Tips to Save Money on Meat for how I consistently spend less on meat purchases. Our montly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. You’ll see this week that we ate out quite a bit–too much. these 15 tips to save money when eating out. 11 Simple Meal Planning Tips.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 5, 2016

” Dining out is a fun treat, but when you eat out too often it gets old and my sweet girl wanted a home cooked dinner. Did you make a new budget-friendly dish this week that your family enjoyed? My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds. 10 Smart Tips to Save Money on Meat.

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Budgeting Budget Home and Garden Daughter 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. Now that we’ve paid off six figures of non-mortgage debt , we are working on saving 6 months’ expenses and maybe even more.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 16, 2015

And my absolute #1 way to save money at the grocery store is to PLAN OUR MEALS. Restaurants can be a huge drain on any budget, but there are ways to enjoy a meal out without spending a lot of money. We are now more committed to save money and we eat mostly at home, BUT we do enjoy at a few meals out each month.

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Budgeting Budget Thrifting Thrift Stores 100

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 25, 2013

That number includes gifts for our kids, extended family members, teachers, friends, neighbors, bus drivers, service people, our Christmas cards, stamps, and our donations towards the Salvation Army's Adopt-a-Family program. It is a big change for us, but I was able to put some of that difference towards our Christmas savings account.

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March Club Christmas Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Tell us about you and your family. We realized that we wanted to travel as a family and the only thing keeping us from seeing the world was money. Daniel can work anywhere there is an internet connection and the kids can homeschool anywhere, but we didn’t have the money to buy the plane tickets or book AirBnB apartments.

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Debt Debt Free Finance Friends And Family Sale 245

Couponing 101

JULY 28, 2011

While it is important to learn how to save, I think the more important thing to learn is how to spend less. The Jones family wants to learn how to save more. They are a family of four and have a grocery budget of $60 per week, they cook 2-3 dinners from scratch each week and eat out once or twice a week.

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Budgeting Budget Saving Eating Out 96

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

One where you spend time with your family, have great conversations, read and get outside to do things that are fun and healthy. And if you rent, save money and then invest the difference. Eat out less. One of the biggest expenses you probably incur is eating out. Brown bag it to work. Drink water.

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Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 19, 2013

Boomers claim to have redefined many aspects of life – from open family dialoge to ways to influence politics, now are they redefining grandparenthood? We were open and sharing with our children – letting them in on the family experience/family discussion/family decision making. We desire a lifeline to the future.

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Grandchildren Grandkids Kids and Family Parenting 220

Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Consistently using things you already have not only saves money but also prevents food waste. Throwing food away is throwing money away ! That said, you can have a loose plan and still save money. Pro tip : Statistically, over 40% of families order take-out because they’re tired and don’t feel like cooking.

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Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52

Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Consistently using things you already have not only saves money but also prevents food waste. Throwing food away is throwing money away ! That said, you can have a loose plan and still save money. Pro tip : Statistically, over 40% of families order take-out because they’re tired and don’t feel like cooking.

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Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52