Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 27, 2011

By reducing our food waste we could almost give ourselves a free month of groceries. Could it add up to a month's worth of your groceries? Welcome to the Kitchen Economics Link Up ~ Cost Cutting Tips to Help You Save Money in the Kitchen. A few Link Up guidelines: Please link a your cost-cutting kitchen tip.

Economical 173

Economical Kitchen Groceries Grocery 173

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 20, 2011

Are you taking advantage of the Easter holiday grocery deals right now? Welcome to the Kitchen Economics Link Up ~ Cost Cutting Tips to Help You Save Money in the Kitchen. A few Link Up guidelines: Please link a your cost-cutting kitchen tip. What other holiday bargains do you stock up on? Let us know in the comments.

Economical 147

Economical Kitchen Holiday Groceries 147

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MARCH 23, 2011

Are you looking for more ways to trim your grocery bill? Try replacing some paper products on your list with cloth and re-usable products that you probably have around the house and you will not only reduce your grocery spending, but you will also reduce your waste. A few Link Up guidelines: Please link a your cost-cutting kitchen tip.

Economical 185

Economical Kitchen Paper Groceries 185

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MARCH 9, 2011

I like coupons, but I am not the home manager who buys $200 worth of groceries for $4.35. But that doesn't mean I don't save a lot of money at the grocery store. Whether you are a coupon queen, king or clutz, there are many other ways to save money on groceries and coupons are not involved. I am not an extreme couponer.

Economical 164

Economical Saving Money Kitchen Money 164

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APRIL 6, 2011

Homemade chicken stock is an easy way to stretch your grocery dollar, especially when you buy your whole chicken at your buy price. Welcome to the Kitchen Economics Link Up ~ Cost Cutting Tips to Help You Save Money in the Kitchen. A few Link Up guidelines: Please link a your cost-cutting kitchen tip.

Economical 209

Economical Homemade Kitchen Making 209

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MARCH 16, 2011

We supplement with produce we grow ourselves and I rarely need to buy produce at the grocery store during those months. Consider your grocery store's private label organic brand. Here is a quick price comparison on a recent grocery trip: Name brand 32 oz. A few Link Up guidelines: Please link a your cost-cutting kitchen tip.

Economical 166

Economical Saving Money Organic Organization 166

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MARCH 2, 2011

Groceries are the one area in our household budget that I feel like I have the most control over. 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. Menu planning saves me time. Develop a system.

Menu Planning 138

Menu Planning Menu Plans Economical Kitchen 138