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Day 4 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Budget: Pantry Challenge

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31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. Today, we’re going to plan meals using those inventories of foods you found in your pantry, fridge, and freezer. I also found a small container of leftover Chicken & Black Bean Taco Meat. I know homemade bread crumbs was an option, but I’m not a big fan.

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What We Ate This Week on a Budget 02.06.15

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My intent is twofold: to hold me accountable with our grocery spending and to give some ideas and insight into how we eat on a budget. My husband is a huge NFL fan so we always make a big deal about the Super Bowl. This is one of my favorite slow cooker meals and it was included in my freezer cooking session last fall.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

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That is a lot of money, so I plan our meals. If you plan for your grocery trip, you will have a better chance of staying on track. It’s those impulsive, last-minute trips that seem to wreak havoc on spending. Develop your own routine and read all about how I plan our menu weekly: How to Meal Plan: 11 Tips for Success.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

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However, groceries is also an easy budget category to control, but it takes some planning, skill, and organization. Personally, if I don’t make a shopping list and plan my meals, my grocery budget is toast. That is a lot of money, so I plan our meals. Here’s my favorite 8 Freezer Meals. Utilize the Freezer.

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Ten Paper Products To Cross Off Your Grocery List | Kitchen Economics Link Up

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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. Instead of using aluminum foil or plastic wrap to cover casseroles and leftovers, store the food in re-usable containers.