Family Balance Sheet

MAY 14, 2013

8 Tips to Help You Save Money While On Vacation. 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. For dinner, we''ll plan to eat in on 5 nights and eat out 2 nights. Create A Budget.

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Read 10 Smart Tips to Save Money on Meat for how I consistently spend less on meat purchases. these 15 tips to save money when eating out. It was still a pricey meal, but we did come home with leftovers. 11 Simple Meal Planning Tips. 10 Smart Tips to Save Money on Meat. 8 Freezer Meal Recipes.

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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. Friday: Leftovers from Thursday night. Lunches and snacks included sandwiches, leftover spaghetti, apples, oranges, yogurt sticks, cheese sticks, and Girl Scout cookies.

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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! This list is a massive round-up of the best tips that I have shared over the years.

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Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Pro tip : Statistically, over 40% of families order take-out because they’re tired and don’t feel like cooking. Pro tip : Recipes are guides, not manuals. Repurpose leftovers. Eating up those leftovers prevents food waste, period! If leftovers aren’t your thing, try repurposing them.

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Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Pro tip : Statistically, over 40% of families order take-out because they’re tired and don’t feel like cooking. Pro tip : Recipes are guides, not manuals. Repurpose leftovers. Eating up those leftovers prevents food waste, period! If leftovers aren’t your thing, try repurposing them.

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Coupons Do Work

APRIL 14, 2015

They were the leftovers. I do the same thing AND my kids eat healthy! Step 2: leftovers. any leftovers left and/or stockpile days. If I want to eat out or the kids help me make a fun meal – stockpile stuff. frugal tips gwyneth paltrow 29 food stamp budget i pay 30 a week no food stamps'

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

If you need to find some wiggle room in your budget, or combat the rising grocery prices, or maybe make room for your family’s growing appetites, take a look at the following list and see what changes you can make to reduce what you’re spending on groceries…and still eat really well! Institute a ‘Raid the Fridge’ Night.

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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. Develop your own routine and read my post, Eleven Tips for Easier Menu Planning for more ideas. A tidy kitchen also makes tip #1 so much easier.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 29, 2012

Total: $6-$15 (dessert and tip) Saving money and being frugal can be boring sometimes, but it doesn`t have to be. 7 Ways to Save Money When Dining Out We all like to eat out, but if we do it too often, it can get expensive. I would love to hear your ideas. Still, it is. Is Borrowing Money Ethical?

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Saving Cents With Sense

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Meal Planning can be done in many different ways and customized to however your family eats. Your meal planning schedule can be adapted to your families needs and you’ll soon see that you will save not only more time, but money on eating out and wasted food ingredients. Do you have more Menu Planning Tips?

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

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! An easy lunch idea in one word: leftovers! 6 – Eat dinner at home. Here are my freezer cooking tips and recipes.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 26, 2011

Here are some examples: Stop eating out on the weekend. If you’re lacking on equipment front, check out Amazon for some great deals on appliances. Leftovers from last night’s dinner and some fruit work just fine. Here are things I learned in this process: Eliminate All Unnecessary Expenses.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. 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. Sell stuff, say no to vacations and eating out, and just get through this time.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Read 11 Simple Menu Planning Tips to learn how to reduce your grocery bill without making everyone in your family miserable. Not enough time in the morning to make breakfast AND pack a lunch, one word: leftovers! 6 – Eat dinner at home. Here are my freezer cooking tips and recipes. 5 – Brown bag your lunch.

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Shereen Travels Cheap

DECEMBER 16, 2023

I've used them for snacks, for dirty clothes, for leftovers and for receipts and brochures. 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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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

And I am more conscious of eating leftovers and avoiding food waste. I have always been an ardent declutterer (to my husband’s chagrin–once I accidentally threw out an automobile registration while cleaning out the car!) Do you have any tips for frugal travel or vacations? I make bone broth now!

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Oreo Spiderweb cake There, I’d make everything from homemade bread to Steak Diane (seriously – my mom came to visit one time and bought $100 worth of beef tenderloin so I’d have leftovers – at the time, that was like 5lb of tenderloin! Do you have any tips for frugal travel or vacations? Eat at grocery stores!

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2015

ACTION STEP: If you think you’re leaving money on the table, this article offers tips on how to ask for a raise. A good question to ask yourself before larger purchases, “is this worth more to me than getting out of debt? But if you currently do not have a system, read my tips on how to track your current spending.

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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 spend until the money runs out and then you put your purchases on your credit card. Write out what you have to spend on your home, utilities and other necessary items. You won’t make any sacrifices.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

We dramatically reduced our spending by cutting our cable TV and landline , shopping thrifty, eating out less often , and lowering our grocery bill. The good news is that we’ve been able to cash flow these expenses, but the bad news is there wasn’t much additional leftover to apply towards our loan.

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