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Resolve to Lower Your Grocery Spending

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I started a new weekly series in 2011 called, Kitchen Economics. In the meantime, check out these popular posts that are full of tips to help you reduce your grocery bill. Easy Summer Menu Planning. Ten Paper Products To Cross Off Your Grocery List. Want a Month of FREE Groceries? Buttermilk Substitute.

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Eleven Tips for Easier Menu Planning | Kitchen Economics Link-Up

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The weeks that I take the time to plan the menu are the weeks that I have control over our spending. The weeks were I don’t menu plan are the weeks that I’m at the grocery store multiple times or we get take out multiple times, leading to an out of control grocery spending.

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11 Simple Meal Planning Tips

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Over the holidays, I wasn’t as diligent with my meal planning and our grocery bill went over what I budget for food. Not only do I need to get control of our grocery spending again, but I also am challenging myself with a new budget for January. 3 Reasons Why You Should Plan Your Meals: 1.

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