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Gwyneth Paltrow’s $29 Food Stamp Budget – I pay $30 a week no food stamps

Coupons Do Work

Gwyneth Paltrow posted on her facebook page : There are a lot of people who use Food stamps (now known as SNAP), and the reality is, food stamps or not, anyone can live on $29 a week. For the clothes and shoes for my kids, I look for sales. Thus no food went to waste. I do the same thing AND my kids eat healthy!

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Put Your Budget on a Diet: Saving Money by Living Medium

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When you are spending more than you actually make a month, you need to downsize your appetite, your desire for flashy clothes, your shoe collection, your car collection, and your attitude. Embrace the Food Network. If you spend $100 per week on eating out, that is $100 worth of money you can be putting towards your credit card debt.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Food/shopping. Fast food was rare. There wasn’t a restaurant on every corner and people didn’t eat out much. Most food at the grocery store came from the USA. Out of season produce, if available at all, was super expensive. But I did wear saddle shoes and bobby socks.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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because we aren’t eating out. Use all the food you have, and freeze it if you know you won’t use it up before it expires. We knew it would take us years to get out of debt! While we said no to eating out and going to the movies all the time, we. racks FIRST when shopping for clothes and shoes.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

Splurges: Shoes, books and art supplies. Good shoes are essential for me, as I have accessory navicular syndrome and like to be active. And art supplies: I like to paint and draw, so every now and then I splash out. I also splurge on our cat’s special allergen-reducing food, which makes it possible for Ms.

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Sugar, Oh Honey Honey.

Work With What You've Got

I’m a handbag girl before a shoe girl, but not by much. I shove them in my purse, I fold the corner down to mark my place and I spill food on them, but I love them. I love food. Oh man do I love food. I would rather eat out than just about anything else ever. And my favorite kind of food is bar food.

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Master Lock National Random Act of Kindness Day 4 Giveaway

Nicoles Nickels

I am trying to make this goal come true by feeding my family healthy foods whenever I am able and making better choices for everyone when we do eat out. Getting good shoes, proper work-out wear, and a new gym lock such as the 1534D Password lock will help reinvigorate your enthusiasm to exercise. •

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