Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 6, 2016

This post and giveaway are sponsored by GIANT Food Stores. However, there are simple things we can do every day that help Mother Earth by using less energy, sending less trash to the land fills, and conserving our natural resources. So we’re helping the environment and saving money…it’s a win-win.

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Saving Money Gift Cards Money Giveaway 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 15, 2014

Here are some ideas that may work for you: Grow a Garden. If you have a little plot of land, consider growing a garden. Of course, it likely won’t meet all of your vegetable needs even during the summer months, but you’re meeting some of your needs. If you’re in a situation like I am, what steps do you take?

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Home and Garden Rent Growing Gardening 216

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Laundry Service or Use of Your Laundry Room. Offer to do laundry or the use of your laundry room to the person on your list that has to rely on a laundromat. We live in a tech age and a lot of seniors could use some lessons to keep up. Garden Harvest. Are you a gardener? What a delicious gift of food!

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Christmas Gifts Home and Garden Flowers and Gifts 223

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 17, 2012

Since the 2008 recession, many people have rediscovered the savings, joys and health benefits of locally grown food – whether you have a backyard garden, participate in a community garden or shop at the local farmer’s market. Others have re-learned canning skills our grandmother’s used.

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Advantage Home and Garden Canning Gardening 210

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 22, 2019

Include everything from weekend trips to longer vacations, yard/garden projects, home renovations, kids’ camps, gear and clothing, and any other summer expense you might have. If you think you’re going to come up short on cash, check out my 25 Ideas to Find Money. Swap with another family who could use a date night too.

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2019 Home and Garden Friends And Family Sale Kids and Family 124

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 28, 2022

These are strategies I use weekly to help keep my grocery bill in line with our budget. of Agriculture, a US family of 4 discards around $1500 a year on food waste. Imagine saving your family’s budget $1500 a year just by being more aware of your food waste and taking action to stop it. Use cashback apps.

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Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 130

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 1, 2020

So we’re doubling down on our frugalness and we’ve set into motion some strategies to prepare for the unstable economy and any lost income ahead. I also put quite a bit in the freezer for later use and made ham stock from the bone for homemade ham and bean soup. Frugal Kitchen in April: Free Ham? More frugal shenanigans!

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2020 Frugal April Green And Frugal 182

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 6, 2013

Gardening is one of the most relaxing hobbies. When you’re stressed-out, a little sunshine and fresh air will do wonders. Seeing your colorful garden take shape will definitely lift your spirits. Vegetable and herb gardens can be a source of food, which can help you save money on food expenses.

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Hobby Cheap Gardening Garden 213

Couponing 101

JANUARY 17, 2012

For the past year or so, I’ve been doing a lot of research and have been picking my friends’ brains about health, wellness, and real food. One of the biggest myths about couponing is that there are no coupons for healthy foods. How to Save on Whole Foods. Garden – I am a terrible gardener.

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Whole Foods Saving Money Money Food 94

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 11, 2016

This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: Easy Lasagna , garden salad, bread. Wednesday: I used the last of the leftover turkey and stock that I saved from Thanksgiving and made Turkey Orzo Soup. ” Suck it up, buttercup, we’re not going to waste the food! We’re always looking for new weekly meal plan ideas.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Freezers 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 6, 2013

When you bring in your own grocery bags, you use fewer resources. So, instead of using resources for plastic water bottles, we all have our own BPA-free water bottles that we can refill. Look for Used First. Our society has programmed us to look for new first. Plant a Garden. Replace Some of Your Light Bulbs.

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Green Simple 2013 Home and Garden 229

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 6, 2022

We’ve seen higher grocery and fuel bills lately, so we’re upping our frugal game to help the budget. Our financial goals are still important to us and we want to hit them regardless of the rising prices. Related reading: 10 Ways to Save at Giant Food Stores. Here are five ways that I saved money this month.

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July Frugal Credit Cards Donation 130

Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 18, 2011

Groupon is offering a great online deal today – 2 years subscription to Better Homes and Gardens for just $10. If you’re new to Groupon, sign up today to get a $5 credit…which would make this deal just $5! Get the Deal: If you’re new to Groupon, sign up here to get your $5 credit.

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Gardening Garden Home Home and Garden 45

Couponing 101

JANUARY 8, 2020

If you’re still rocking your New Year’s resolution to eat healthier, the right kitchen gadget might be just what you need to stay on track. The Magic Bullet is a convenient blender you can use to make frozen drinks or blend, grate, or chop other foods to use in your cooking. at Walmart. at Walmart.

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Blenders Food and Drink Re-use January 69

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

If you need to find some wiggle room in your budget, or combat the rising grocery prices, or maybe make room for your family’s growing appetites, take a look at the following list and see what changes you can make to reduce what you’re spending on groceries…and still eat really well! Freeze garden and in season produce.

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Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Do you grow your own food in your garden and buy the rest locally from farmers? If so, you’re well on your way to reducing your carbon footprint and protecting the Earth. Is that what you’re thinking? If so, you’re not alone. That means for centuries, women have been using reusable cloth pads.

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Used Feminine Products Green And Frugal Re-use 173

Couponing 101

AUGUST 29, 2012

Just use the code COUPONING101 at checkout to get this discounted price. This is a GREAT magazine if you’re interesting in gardening, but don’t have very much backyard space at your house. Today only (8/29/12), you can get a one-year subscription to Urban Farm Magazine for only $4.50 !

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Magazines Compost Composting Backyard 81

Couponing 101

APRIL 2, 2020

Right now, your fridge probably isn’t as well-stocked as it used to be. Even if you’re still making regular grocery runs or getting food delivered to your house, you may not be able to get all your favorite products. We’ve rounded up seven recipes that use items you may already have in your pantry.

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Recipes Groceries Grocery Lowes 93

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 14, 2018

I also made a large garden salad to serve for 3 dinners this week. I batch cooked 4 bone-in chicken breasts in the slow cooker and used some of the chicken and the stock that the chicken made during the cooking. Smashed Skillet Potatoes – my favorite way to cook potatoes and it uses my cast iron skillet ! summer corn.

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Budgeting Budget Food Waste Kids and Family 100

Saving In Akron

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Swag Bucks is easy and FREE to use but you must register to earn Swag Bucks. Watching Swag Bucks TV is a great way to earn extra Swag Bucks while watching some quality content and they're always adding new content to channels to keep them fresh. Happy Friday! Don't forget that today is Mega Swag Bucks Day !

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Swagbucks Fridays Home and Garden Watches 127

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Whether you’re an avid Aldi shopper or new to the store, I’ve pulled together 7 Aldi Dinner Ideas for $70 to make your next meal plan easier. In a few meals, I used the cook once, eat multiple times method. You can easily use white or brown rice in these dinners, whichever you prefer. Nice work, Aldi! Instructions:

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Dinner Baking Cooking Microwaveable 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 30, 2012

My Grandma, living history demonstrations, re-constructed towns and a book called Foxfire 3 helped me do so. I loved the idea of learning how to churn butter, weave, make candles, and use the bounty of nature as our forefathers and mothers did. Food and materials for shelter and warmth were there for the taking.

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Used Flowers and Plants Student Hunts 188

Nicoles Nickels

MARCH 14, 2014

First it has two of my favorite special occasion breakfast foods - bacon and cinnamon rolls. Now I’m sure there are people out there who don’t or won’t eat either of these food items, but I have to tell you, we’ll probably never be close friends. Comments These sound so good!

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Recipes Occasions Cupcakes Simple 69

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Use my referral code to join. This Week’s Dinners: I tried two new recipes this week that I found on the Food Network’s website. I made Pioneer Women’s Baked Ziti , garden salad, garlic bread, and chocolate chip cookie bars for dessert. We’re always looking for new weekly meal plan ideas.

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Meals Leftovers Kids and Family Homemade 100

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 5, 2016

But hold on – before you throw away all those orange peels, keep reading to find out 10 uses for orange peels. You could buy some fancy orange oil polish OR just give whatever piece of wood you’re working with a tough scrub with a fresh moist orange peel and, in no time, you’ll have a great, deep new shine.

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Used Home and Garden Re-use Gardening 58

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 24, 2017

Plan for travel, lodging, food, sight-seeing, etc. yard/garden work. This way we’re not scrambling to find the funds or worse yet, cancelling our summer plans because we don’t have the money. Also, I’d love to see your summer photos, so use hashtag, #summerfun2017, and I’ll follow along.

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2017 Budgeting Budget Kids and Family 100

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.

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Home and Garden Cars Car Re-use 198

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2015

When you can reuse or re-purpose an item, you are not only saving it from the landfills, but you are also saving the expense and energy which would have been expended when you recycle. I cut a heavy blue plastic trash bag into triangles, stapled them over a rope and hung the rope across the driveway to block those drivers from using it.

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Reuse Recycle Recycled Recycling 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 25, 2011

We used vinegar and water to wash the windows and old newspaper (back when people still actually read the paper) to dry and polish them. In case you aren’t aware, vinegar can be used for a myriad of purposes – ranging from diabetics treatment to pickling agent to cleaner. Here, for your reference are 101 uses for vinegar.

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Used Flowers and Plants Food and Drink Equal 278

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 23, 2015

Every summer we take a week to focus on our girls, fitness, good food and spending time with our extended family that we vacation with. My husband and I even use the drive time to our destination as time to talk through any goals, issues or other plans. Follow the same principle that we use to pay for yearly expenses.

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Vacation Finds Friends And Family Sale Home and Garden 100

Frugal Luxuries

OCTOBER 2, 2013

A garden is a grand teacher. Mike and I currently are in the process of building our own raised bed planters.thanks to Chris''s influence.and will post photos when they''re planted and producing! Bed Basics The key to this super-efficient underground method of gardening is the use of perforated corrugated drain pipes.

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Home and Garden Planters Home Depot Gardening 45

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 14, 2013

On Sundays, we’ll meet here to catch our breath, and let everyone know how we’re finding our $1000. Yes, there are coupons, but you don’t have to use them to reduce your grocery bill. I do not use a lot of coupons–mostly because I find so few for products that we use. 20 Ways to Use Ripe Bananas.

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Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Finds 113

For the Mommas

MARCH 8, 2015

You’re not going to want to miss these! Use (1) $2.00/2 Use (2) $2.00/1 ShopRite: FREE Dole Garden Soup {3/8 ONLY}. Buy (2) Dole Garden Soup $4.00. Use (2) $1.00/1 1 Dole Garden Soup Coupon (SS 1/11). Use (2) $1.00 Dole Garden Soup Snap Rebate. Weis Frozen Food Instant Savings.

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Arm and Hammer Tresemme Eggo Dole 40

Saving Everyday

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

When it comes to feeding my family, wholesome and nutritious food is really important to me. It simply means that food should be free of artificial ingredients and prepared with real foods. Organic food can be really pricey, so when I find one that we like and is affordable , it’s a keeper. miles from my house.

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Family Meals Re-use Daughter 40

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 26, 2015

But hold on – before you throw away all those orange peels, keep reading to find out 10 uses for orange peels. You could buy some fancy orange oil polish OR just give whatever piece of wood you’re working with a tough scrub with a fresh moist orange peel and, in no time, you’ll have a great, deep new shine.

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Used Home and Garden Re-use Gardening 40

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

When we’re crazy busy and the family is demanding that they be fed, I always have the ingredients for spaghetti on hand. Now go through the list and really ask yourself if you use or need all of it. If you’re not using it, cancel it today and redirect that monthly money into your emergency savings.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Here’s a short post about a Swedish allotment garden. The good thing was, I didn’t get used to a “luxury lifestyle” (whatever that is) during all those years. Of course, due to my upbringing, I was used to getting along with little money. I like to take a little walk during my lunch breaks whenever possible. My education.

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Green And Frugal Home and Garden Lunch Lunches 206