Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 28, 2013

At the beginning of August, I was $100 short from June when we used some of our Christmas savings for gifts that were needed that month. My goal during the pantry challenge was to shop our freezer and pantry to put together my weekly menus instead of only using the Sunday sales flyers. become a fan and ''like'' FBS on Facebook.

August 100

August Club Christmas Goals 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

The first is to recycle leftover food, grass cuttings, and fallen leaves that might ordinarily end up in a landfill. The second is supplementary to the first–you use the compost as fertilizer. There are many ways to store the compost until it’s ready to use. It’ll be easy to turn and use.

Compost 127

Compost Composting Homeowner Insurance Bricks 127

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 4, 2011

With the advent of the Great Recession, today’s populations are re-learning frugality and expense reduction. We were so poor that we re-used coffee grounds to make more coffee! 262,032 Food Preparation. Based on that, we saved $222 dollars a year on a $500 a month food budget for 40 years for a total of $8,880.

Home and Garden 198

Home and Garden Cars Car Re-use 198

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

Today we’re meeting a reader who is an artist, a homeschooler, a boy-mom, and a renter by choice. Tell us a little about yourself I’m Karen A. I mentioned it to my fiance and he asked me to please cut his hair for him, using the article as a guide! Hello, everyone! Here’s Karen: 1.

Rent 183

Rent Son Frugal Home and Garden 183

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

At the same time I discovered Ina Garten roasting a chicken on the Food Network. What You Need to Know about Marked Down Meat: The meat is typically marked down because it is near the use by date or the store has too much of a product and it needs to be cleared out, as was probably the case with the Perdue chickens. Use your judgement.

Freezers 100

Freezers Cooking Re-use Package 100

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

This is the best time of year to buy a turkey and you can use the meat for future meals. So if you’re serving 10 people, a ten pound bird should be a starting point. Use this online calculator to determine estimated time for thawing. I use the neck along with the whole carcass to make a turkey stock.

Thanksgiving 100

Thanksgiving Leftovers Cooking Re-use 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 14, 2011

And one of the best ways to do it is to use a 529 plan.&#. posted at FIRE Finance , saying, “We decided to optimize our grocery expenses and pull the strings on our food budget even tighter. Kim McGrigg presents Small ways to save big on major purchases – Money Management posted at Blogging for Change.

Frugal 150

Frugal Movies Finance Bills 150

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 30, 2011

Do you track the prices of your food, cleaning products and bath items so you know when you are getting the best possible price available? Buying the food we eat and the products that we use at the lowest possible price is always a priority for me. Let us know in the comments. 99/lb, 32 load laundry detergent for $1.00.

Economical 166

Economical Kitchen Groceries Grocery 166

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

We’re meeting an Arkansas reader today and initially, I thought she was the first one! Tell us a little about yourself Greetings from the NW corner of Arkansas, where I was born (around 40+ years ago) and raised. We use the eggs, harvest meat & if I can’t get out to hunt venison we’ve had friends give us meat.

Arkansas 183

Arkansas Frugal College Kids and Family 183

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 6, 2012

Budgeting and Economics. It’s modeled much like Michael Pollans Food Rules with many one-page rules that give short but useful tidbits of information. ” FG presents A Tale of Two Brothers posted at Financial God , saying, “One of my favourite books is ‘Economics in One Lesson’, by Henry Hazlitt.

Money 133

Money Finance Personal Finance Real Estate 133

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

If they manage to strip all the leaves off the tree they stared with, the larvae drop off the tree and crawl to another to get food. The next year, you may find that you are re-infested and may need to repeat the procedure. 5 Products That You Should Avoid Using How to Garden Over Winter: Key Strategies for Success. Go Green'

Economical 180

Economical Organic Organization Gasoline 180