Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 5, 2013

Eating out: our worst “frienemy” Saving busy professionals and parents from slaving in the kitchen after a long day at work, and bringing friends together, eating out is a cornerstone of our North American culture. Food from restaurants can cost significantly more than food cooked at home. That’s no joke.

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Eating Out Restaurant Food and Wine Meals 222

For the Mommas

MARCH 25, 2020

With all of us practicing recent safety protocols, Giant Direct is another option to grab your groceries. Grocery shop from anywhere. How it works: You shop: filter by dietary needs, shop organic produce, discover unique local brands and save on weekly specials. Pick-up or delivery on your schedule.

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Grocery Shopping Grocery Groceries Organic 76

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 31, 2020

I started a new grocery shopping routine in January and it is working out splendidly! On Friday morning, I pull into the drive through during my allotted time and my groceries are placed in the back of my car. In the past, I made my meal plan and grocery shopped on Sundays. Meal Plan.

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January Frugal Green And Frugal Homemade 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2013

From food waste to packaging to disposable items, there are a lot of resources being used by humans. If you find yourself throwing out a lot of food, you can remedy the problem by shopping with a list. Create a meal plan for the week, and base your grocery shopping list on what you will actually eat during the week.

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Re-use Home and Garden Bulk Electronics 278

Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Like housing, utilities, and insurance, food is a major expense you can’t go without. Here are real ways to save on groceries each and every month! Reducing your food expenses is one of the best ways to reduce your overall spending and find extra money in your budget ! How to save on groceries at home. Have a plan.

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Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52

Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Like housing, utilities, and insurance, food is a major expense you can’t go without. Here are real ways to save on groceries each and every month! Reducing your food expenses is one of the best ways to reduce your overall spending and find extra money in your budget ! How to save on groceries at home. Have a plan.

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Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 28, 2022

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. The freezer can be an important tool to saving money at the grocery store and it’s not just for saving leftovers.

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Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Smart Grocery Shopping. Make regular trips to your local grocery store for dietary staples and fresh produce for a healthy diet that won’t break the bank. Avoid the frozen and prepared foods sections–these are not the bargains they appear to be. You can even put this practice to work in your own house.

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College Saving Money Money Student 203

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 22, 2012

The more money you spend locally, the more local jobs there will be, even if the company they work for has its headquarters elsewhere. Shopping locally also helps the environment. There is a huge saving in fuel consumption because people are not driving long distances to shop. We also pay for locally sourced electricity.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 12, 2018

What We Ate this Week: I make an effort each week to serve my family delicious food but still stick to the budget. Every Sunday afternoon, I plan the meals and do my grocery shopping for the week. Read: Earn Cash Back with these 4 Simple Grocery Apps. Read my review and how it works here. from Ebates.

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Saving Everyday

JUNE 1, 2023

Grocery shopping for one can be tricky, but this list of tips will help you save time and money while enjoying delicious, nutritious meals. My husband travels a lot for work, so grocery shopping for one person is something I have learned a thing or two about. Grocery Shopping for One Inventory what you have.

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Grocery Shopping Groceries Grocery Shopping 52

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

The Goal of the Grocery Budget Challenge is to be creative with our meal planning and grocery shopping so that we do not over-spend. We don’t want to make our families miserable with bland meals, boring snacks, and not enough food in the house, but we must stay on budget.

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Budgeting Budget February Groceries 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Most of the time, they are more work than they are worth, or they cost more than most people think above and beyond the initial cash outlay. Sometimes, cooking seems like an insurmountable task – especially on a Friday evening after work. You wouldn’t want to take a luxury car to a routine Sunday grocery shopping trip.

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The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 30, 2023

After many years with only odd jobs or jobs without many prospects, I have finally had the chance to build a career in my new home country, working in life science. However, I had to work hard for this, and I also needed to learn a new language, which meant taking after-work classes and a lot of self-study.

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Green And Frugal Home and Garden Lunch Lunches 208

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 23, 2012

This could be the venti latte that you get from Starbucks (or the like) every morning on the way to work. Also check out my 3 Tips on how to grocery shop like an adult! How to Save Money on Food Costs. For example, let’s say you spend $6 a day on coffee for five days out of the week. What is your favorite thing to drink?

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Money Drinks Food and Wine Beers 246

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

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. The freezer can be an important tool to saving money at the grocery store and it’s not just for saving leftovers.

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Saving Money Grocery Groceries Money 113

Saving Everyday

DECEMBER 1, 2023

White rice and eggs is one of my go-to dishes when I don’t feel like cooking but still want something that feels like comfort food. It’s simple, cheap comfort food. Rice – This is an excellent use for leftover rice, but any rice will work. Pro tip: Food prepping allows you to prepare meals like this in minutes.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 10, 2016

Dinner hour is often more like 15 minutes of scarfing down food before we have to leave for some kind of practice or meeting. I admit that freezer cooking is not for the faint of heart and you need to plan your session, but I have done some work for you. Still not convinced? Check out my Favorite 8 Freezer Meal Ideas.

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Grocery Spending Freezers Cooking Groceries 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 28, 2013

In Plan It, Don't Panic: Everything You Need to Successfully Create and Use a Meal Plan, Stephanie helps you: find a meal planning method that suits your family best, work with special dietary needs, become a grocery-shopping ninja, make the most of leftovers, organize and store your recipes, and more.

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Homemade Meals Organic Organization 127

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 17, 2012

If you are interested in saving money while still providing quality food for your family, you should take a look at these seven money saving tips. We write down what ingredients we need and this plans out our grocery shop. To cut costs, you should try to work a vegetarian dish into your dinner schedule once or twice a week.

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Saving Money Dinner Money Bulk 188

Coupons Do Work

APRIL 14, 2015

Peapod is a company is a way for you to do all of your grocery shopping from home and have them delivered directly to your door ! Peapod is an online grocery store that has 4 divisions across the country: Peapod, Peadpod by Stop&Shop, Peapod by Giant (Food) and Peapod by Giant (Food Stores).

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Delivery Service Groceries Grocery Home 100

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

You pick the recipes and they pack all of the ingredients into a box and ship it to your door, effectively eliminating grocery shopping. There was plenty of food for our dinner, plus enough for one person’s lunch the next day. You are also able to control the day of the week your food is delivered. Prepping dinner.

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Delivery Service Meals Daughter Kids and Family 113

Couponing 101

DECEMBER 16, 2013

While couponing is certainly a lot of fun, there are some days where it just feels like an awful lot of work. It’s really easy to use and there’s no extra work for you to do while you’re at the store juggling a shopping cart and two kids.

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Saving Money Money T-Mobile Saving 111

Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 21, 2012

It’s extremely simple to get home for work, change into jeans and head over to our favorite restaurant. It’s even easier to have him pick up dinner on his way home from work. I do all of the grocery shopping for our family of two. And it’s even easier to call for take-out. They add up fast!

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Meals Dinner Budgeting Budget 85

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 2, 2011

Pick a day that works best for you to do your meal planning. I plan my menu on Sunday afternoons when I have the new week’s grocery flyer in front of me. I try to keep my large weekly grocery shopping to one store unless there are some loss-leaders elsewhere. Eleven Strategies for Easier Meal Planning: 1.

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Menu Planning Menu Plans Economical Kitchen 138

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

My mother was loving and worked so hard to provide for us, but it was frequently a struggle to get food, keep heat on, and other necessities. It’s food that we have that I’ve cooked or otherwise acquired ? How did you get interested in saving money? Out of necessity originally. I grew up in inner-city NYC in urban poverty.

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Work With What You've Got

MAY 5, 2010

I am working (with a break for celebratory Mexican food at lunch!) I am going to be out pretty much all day so I wanted to make sure I would be comfortable anywhere.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

“It’s not how much money you make, but how much money you keep, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep it for.” If you do a weekly meal plan, you will know exactly what ingredients need to be bought during your next grocery shopping trip, including the ones you have and those you don’t.

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Saving Everyday

OCTOBER 3, 2022

My husband drives for Uber every time he comes home from overseas and makes around $1000 a month working part-time. Deliver food. As the holidays approach and people become busier, the demand for food delivery skyrockets. It frees me up to work on writing content like this, and I’m also helping someone else!

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Money Making Christmas Friends And Family Sale 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 2, 2012

After getting home from a long day of work there is nothing better than grabbing a few snacks to settle the appetite and hold you over until dinner is ready. I’d estimate that 50% of the time you’ll see canned food, boxed dinners, bags of chips, and cases/bottles of sodas lining most peoples’ carts.

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Eating Out Meals Health Cooking 188

Saving Everyday

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

I’m guilty of cooking too much food, so when my husband is overseas, I completely change how I plan and prepare my meals. It helps reduce food waste and saves money by making the most of your ingredients. Consider any events or commitments that might affect your meals, such as work lunches or dinner plans with friends.

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Cooking Budgeting Budget Leftovers 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The trail winds all over the place, offers some different elevations, and keeping the standard poodle from chasing the squirrels is a work out in and of itself. By the end of the week, I hadn’t touched 35 food points and didn’t use any of the 10 points I had accumulated for exercise either. Grocery Shopping.

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September 2011 Points January 182

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

These days, I’m pleased to say, I have moved on, and now work in a marketing role – enjoying far more civilized working hours. However, working in retail as I did, I was never a “big earner” While I tried to repay my student debt, the small payments I could afford made very little inroads.

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Debt Finds Debt Free Pay Off Debt 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Send your spouse to do the grocery shopping. When you do need something, shop with a friend that won’t let you go overboard. You have a latte on the way to work every day. Put some money aside for savings and food. Stay away from the stores unless you need something. You have bad money habits.

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For the Mommas

JULY 25, 2016

You want to feed your family healthy, tasty food, but so often it seems the advice on how to do that involves shopping at the farmer’s market for organic local produce and cooking every single ingredient of every meal from scratch. Their mayo spreads and salad dressings are made with a short list of real food ingredients.

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Kitchen Bulk Cooking Freezers 40

Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 25, 2013

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Mom Giveaway Pampers Gifts 111

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

used my Receipt Reference Technique to save money on food and plan for her future purchases in three easy steps. It reminds me to go grocery shopping if I see that many of the items are checked off. This way you are sure not to waste what you bought and it will guide your meal planning to finish food before it expires.

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