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Kitchen Economics ~ A New Carnival

Family Balance Sheet

A new carnival is coming to town, Kitchen Economics ~ Cost Cutting Tips to Save You Money in the Kitchen. So please join me here on Wednesdays, with your money-saving tips and recipes, for Kitchen Economics. The first link-up will be Wednesday, March 2. That is sometimes a challenge, but it's a worthy one. Thanks for reading.

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The Economics of Selecting Vacation Days

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For me, it’s the first weekend of March Madness. As thankful as I am for these days off, I rarely celebrate the day how our four fathers would have liked. What I like to do is create my own holiday – meaning – find something you’re passionate about and take that day off. Forget Your Birthday. Birthdays are overrated.

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Caring Causes: Stonewall Museum Fundraiser

Motherhood Moments

On Saturday March 25th the Creamery (ice cream shop-2301 Wilton Dr, # C4,Wilton Manors, FL 33305) will be hosting a daylong fundraiser for Stonewall National Museum, Archives and Library ( [link] ). *A A portion of EVERYTHING sold that day, of every delicious scoop of ice cream, will go to Stonewall’s mission on education!

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How I Spent $425 on Groceries in March

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I felt like March was somewhat of a success. Our grocery budget since January has been $450 , which is down from an average of $600 last year, but I wanted to see if I could get it to $400 for March. I made a large batch of homemade sugar-free applesauce in March that I stored in the freezer.

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How to Make Buttermilk

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Pepper Jack Corn Muffins (my March recipe at The Happy Housewife). Cooking ''How-To'' Series Kitchen Economics' That’s it! Buttermilk Recipes: Buttermilk Waffles. Chicken Cornbread Potpie with mixed vegetables. Turkey Cornbread Potpie with kidney beans and corn.

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How to Save Money at the Apple Orchard | Kitchen Economics

Family Balance Sheet

We ran out around March this past year and had to settle for store bought and it just isn't the same. When I went to buy a jar at Wegman's last March, I was amazed to find high fructose corn syrup in their store brand version. I guess they don't know the secret.

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What Is National Financial Literacy Month?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

On March 28, 2012 the Senate passed Resolution 409 that officially recognized April as National Financial Literacy Month. Well according to the bill’s sponsors, in the resolution presented to and passed by the 112 th Congress this March, we have a lot of issues to solve. Why do we need it?