Food Grocery Spending Leftovers Making 
Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
When finances are tight, often the only area we can control is our food spending. While my husband works hard to bring the money in, my job is to make it go as far as it can while feeding our family healthy meals. My #1 tip for trimming grocery spending is an easy one: Serve simple, frugal, scheduled meals.
Family Balance Sheet
MAY 14, 2016
We all brought home leftovers and that’s what we ate for dinner. Leftover lasagna, salad. I’m using a portion to make nachos for dinner, along with watermelon. My big shopping trip this week was at Giant Food Stores. Today is Day 14 and I’m recapping the week’s menu and my shopping trips.
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The Frugal Girl
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
What I Spent So I went to pull together my grocery spending for the week and I realized that it’s all quick trips to Safeway. Sunday Leftover sandwiches; they’re great reheated in the toaster oven on the air-fryer setting. Wednesday Leftover chicken quesadillas. We had some raw veggies and fruit on the side.
Family Balance Sheet
MAY 5, 2016
31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. Some nights, activities or work might run later than planned, or I forgot to take food out of the freezer to thaw, or I just need to simplify dinner hour and I really just want to throw the meal plan out the window. Today is Day 5 and your assignment: Create back up meals.
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. A freezer full of meals makes weekly meal planning a breeze. It also prevents me from making impulsive trips to the grocery store or calling for take out. Still not convinced?
Family Balance Sheet
MAY 4, 2016
31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. Along with your orderly kitchen, you should also have an inventory of the food that you have on hand. Today, we’re going to plan meals using those inventories of foods you found in your pantry, fridge, and freezer. Today is Day 4 and your assignment: Pantry Challenge.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 28, 2022
If you are struggling with the rising grocery prices or maybe you need to make room for your family’s growing appetites, take a look at the following list and see what changes you can make to cut your grocery bill…and still eat really well! When I plan a menu, my spending is generally under control.
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