Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Food Related. Explain how the checkout process works, point out the employees in the store and talk about what they do. Show the kids how you are paying and explain the concept (checks, cash, debit, credit, food stamps or whatever). While you are eating supper. Let them count their lunch money. At McDonald’s.

Money 187

Money Parenting Kids and Family Gasoline 187

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 1, 2015

It is an eye-opening experience and will allow you to figure out what you can cut back on, as well as what is a necessary expense. What about eating out? And when you are eating out, you can find a restaurant near you that offers FREE kids’ meals by visiting KidsMealDeals.com. Making Homemade Baby Food.

New Year's 40

New Year's Saving Bills Emergency Fund 40

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully. We still allotted a lot of money for food, but we were careful not to go too far over budget. Daniel cut some of his business expenses by cutting out a monthly fee for a co-working space and cutting out monthly charges for services he didn’t need anymore.

Debt 245

Debt Debt Free Finance Friends And Family Sale 245

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 11, 2016

If you watch The Biggest Loser or any of those other TV shows, you’ll find that people are working out 8 hours a day and dropping weight like crazy. Planning was essential for meals because I knew that if I got tired and hungry it would be so easy to continue to snack or grab non-nutritious filler foods. I know, I know.

Food and Drink 40

Food and Drink The Biggest Loser Lunch Lunches 40

Saving Everyday

OCTOBER 3, 2023

How to Save Money When Traveling When it comes to traveling, the three main areas you can save are accommodations, travel, and food. This doesn’t mean every minute of your day needs to be planned out. Eating out at every meal drains your wallet , so choose the most important meals and make those your splurges.

Saving Money 52

Saving Money Money Travel Hotel 52

Nicoles Nickels

JANUARY 27, 2013

I say pretty much because on Friday I had lunch at the conference. It’s so much easier at home when I can control more how my food is cooked but eating out is a part of life! You do need to watch calories and sugar with greek yogurt, some of the leading brands have over 150 calories in that small cup!

Fuel 79

Fuel Food and Drink Cake Wellness 79

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

We started cooking at home more, a big issue for us was eating out. So we would cook at home and take leftovers for lunch the next day. We tried our best to stretch the food budget. Watch Kristy and her husband’s Dave Ramsey Show segment.). We used up what we had. We do a monthly budget.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Bath and Body Works Gas 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

We wake up, stroll to the kitchen, sit in a chair, hop in the car to drive to work, sit in a chair at the office all day, go to lunch with the gang and sit in a chair, hop in the car to drive home, then sit in a chair to watch TV. We are bombarded with images of luscious looking food. We had fruit or homemade foods.

Food and Drink 167

Food and Drink Parenting Kids and Family Eating Out 167

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Limiting waste is what really drives most of the habits I have that would qualify as “frugal” – reducing/eliminating food waste, returning unneeded items, pursuing refunds, checking on warranties, repairing things, etc. For me, being in the kitchen and making food for people is an act of love.

Kids and Family 191

Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 191

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 8, 2014

Last summer in my Grandma Rie’s Money Camp, we gave the 3 kids advertisements from the Sunday paper and asked them first to identify and cut out things that were needs; and then to do the same with things that were wants. It is food, so maybe a need. TV was family entertainment and watched as a family. A TV in every room.

Phones 204

Phones Parenting Kids and Family Credit Cards 204

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

– Food: groceries, meals out, school lunches. How to Watch Great TV without Cable – We were able to cut $50/month by giving up cable, yet we still watch great TV. If you’re spending too much at restaurants, read: 15 Smart Tips to Save Money When Eating Out .

Budgeting 133

Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133