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. While I have success finding coupons in the Sunday paper and online printing sources, like Coupons.com for hygiene, paper, and cleaning products, food is another story.

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Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 100

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 14, 2013

Maybe you don’t want to cook at all during your vacation or maybe eating out for every meal is beyond what your budget can handle. Food is usually our the biggest expenditure during our vacation and thankfully our beach condo will have a kitchen. For dinner, we''ll plan to eat in on 5 nights and eat out 2 nights.

Vacation 153

Vacation Saving Money Money Food and Drink 153

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. Eat out less. One of the biggest expenses you probably incur is eating out. The average person spends over $2,000 a year on eating out. The average person spends over $2,000 a year on eating out.

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Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 8, 2014

If there is one budget category that can quickly get out of control for me, it is GROCERIES. 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. Develop a system for your menu and shopping list. If whole chickens are on sale for.79/pound,

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Meals Simple Menu Planning Menu Plans 186

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 26, 2011

I have been able to save on things like food, gas, and clothing. Here are some examples: Stop eating out on the weekend. Leftovers from last night’s dinner and some fruit work just fine. By implementing these two things into your shopping, you can drastically reduce your grocery budget for the month.

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Bills Money Insurance Saving Money 124

The Coupon Game

MAY 12, 2011

I notice I tend to desire to eat out more when the menu isn't planned, which in turn causes a higher cost in our food budget. So, here's my Menu Plan for the week: (We start on Thursdays because it's always been my grocery shopping day.) Thus, the weekly menu has not been what it ought to be.

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Menu Planning Menu Plans A&W Homemade 49

Saving Cents With Sense

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

comes up and you are left to try and scramble some food together to form a meal, or end up having to order out a meal that may not be the healthiest option for your family. Meal Planning can be done in many different ways and customized to however your family eats. Check Out What You Have.

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Menu Planning Menu Plans Meals Dinner 92

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

Collect your bills and start shopping around for new vendors. 4 – Skip the AM drive-thru and eat breakfast at home. There was a time (pre-pandemic) that I ate lunch out almost every day with friends. It was an escape from the office, but it was eating up my budget…see what I did there! What is your craft?

Emergency Fund 130

Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

Shereen Travels Cheap

DECEMBER 16, 2023

I've used them for snacks, for dirty clothes, for leftovers and for receipts and brochures. I don't go out for every meal if I can help it. I generally show up at my destination and take a trip to the store on the first day to shop for breakfast foods, because that's the easiest meal to make and the least exciting to me to eat out.

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Travel Hotel Sunglasses Phones 224

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

We also want to get our kids through college without them having loans to pay back, and we are 1 out of 4 on that so far! I also want to have a sense of detachment from owning things, which is hard since I was raised by very acquisitive parents (my mom shopped for a hobby), so I am still unlearning those habits.

Rent 182

Rent Son Frugal Home and Garden 182

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

But there is no way you are going to give up cable, the cell phone, eating out or your gym membership. You shop to feel better. You shop to release stress, to be someone else, to escape. Send your spouse to do the grocery shopping. How about a trip to the park instead of weekend shopping? You have no budget.

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Money Debt Finance Credit Cards 203

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2015

She also stopped going to the local coffee shop each day and dropping close to $6 for a coffee and breakfast sandwich. ” Brian’s family packed their lunches, cooked meals at home, and shopped with a list to avoid overspending and wasting money. Olivia shops the ads and sales at affordable stores to plan her menu.

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Debt Free Debt Budgeting Budget 100