Family Balance Sheet

MAY 6, 2016

31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. Don’t be afraid of the clearance section at the grocery store. Stores will mark down foods and other products when they are close to the “use by” date or the store has too much of a product and it needs to be cleared out. Yep, you read that assignment correctly!

Grocery Spending 100

Grocery Spending Clearance Groceries Grocery 100

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 14, 2016

I also made one side trip at a different store for a gallon of organic milk that was on sale for the great price of $3.99. My big shopping trip this week was at Giant Food Stores. Also bookmark the 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending category page so you can check in daily. Total spent this week $97.81.

Grocery Spending 100

Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Raisin Bran 100

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 14, 2013

It is so easy to walk into the grocery store with an idea of what you will spend, walk out with a bill that is double and get home to discover that you have nothing to eat. Groceries can get out of control fast, but all it takes for you to get your grocery spending in line with your budget is PLANNING.

Grocery Spending 113

Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Finds 113

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. This post includes an excel spreadsheet to organize your grocery trip, along with freezer cooking tips to make your session run smoothly. It was a huge success, both with time and money.

Grocery Spending 100

Grocery Spending Freezers Cooking Groceries 100

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. This is better than endless nights of eating out, but definitely not as frugal as an organized trip to Aldi. I spent $63 at Safeway, spread out between an embarrassing number of trips.

Safeway 208

Safeway Toaster Ovens Leftovers Toasters 208

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 28, 2022

Groceries is one budget category that can get out of control very quickly, and that’s before inflation. However, it can be an easy budget category to manage, but it takes some planning, skill, and organization. of Agriculture, a US family of 4 discards around $1500 a year on food waste. for a national brand.

Saving Money 130

Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 7, 2013

There is something about the thought of being organized and starting a season off on the right (clean) foot that is satisfying. Even re-organizing the garage can leave you with a chill. Many households take spring cleaning as an opportunity to repaint, hang photographs and picture frames, and re-organize art. Get Organized'

Cleaning 221

Cleaning Appliances Donation Organic 221

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Groceries is one budget category that can get out of control very quickly. 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. for national brand.

Saving Money 113

Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 113

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 1, 2016

Do you feel like your grocery spending is out of control? Are you shocked by how much you’re paying at the check out and how little food is actually in your cart? I am hosting a 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending challenge. I am hosting a 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending challenge.

Grocery Spending 100

Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Budgeting 100

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. How did you do in February?

Budgeting 124

Budgeting Budget February Groceries 124

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 6, 2011

I believe the grocery bill is one of the easiest categories of the household budget to reduce and you don't have to be an extreme couponer to accomplish the task. I use coupons but they are not my only method to reducing our grocery spending. I love finding coupons for the foods and products that we use.

Land o lakes 166

Land o lakes TV shows Saving Money Menu Planning 166

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 30, 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. How Did We Do in July & August?

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Groceries Grocery 100

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 30, 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. How Did We Do in September & October.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget September October 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 8, 2014

Over the holidays, I wasn’t as diligent with my meal planning and our grocery bill went over what I budget for food. Not only do I need to get control of our grocery spending again, but I also am challenging myself with a new budget for January. Keep your pantry, freezer and refrigerator organized.

Meals 186

Meals Simple Menu Planning Menu Plans 186

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 1, 2015

In 2014, the Grocery Budget Challenge encouraged us to keep our grocery spending in line and to be creative with our meal planning so that we do not over-spend. Food Street: How a Community Has Joined Forces to Start a Street Farm | Sam Walker @ Bubble ‘N Squeak.

2015 100

2015 Money Debt Home and Garden 100

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 2, 2011

The weeks that I take the time to plan the menu are the weeks that I have control over our spending. The weeks were I don’t menu plan are the weeks that I’m at the grocery store multiple times or we get take out multiple times, leading to an out of control grocery spending. Menu planning saves me time. Develop a system.

Menu Planning 138

Menu Planning Menu Plans Economical Kitchen 138

Saving In Akron

OCTOBER 1, 2011

Earn $3 in bonus fuel rewards when you spend $20 in the dairy department. :: GROCERY. Spend $20 on any Smucker's brand foods. Organic Valley Milk, $2.99. 1 Organic Valley Omega-3 Milk printable. 1 off 4 Stonyfield Organic Yogurt printable. Get $5 off any meat purchase (with in-ad coupon).

Hamburger Helper 140

Hamburger Helper Toll House Tuna helper Uncle Bens 140

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2015

When her grocery envelop was empty, it was empty until pay day. She offered to do people’s taxes, or get their bookkeeping organized in exchange for a discount on her rent, or car repairs. She says, bartering is a fun and creative way to get what she needed without spending money. They Managed their Grocery Spending.

Debt Free 100

Debt Free Debt Budgeting Budget 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

– Food: groceries, meals out, school lunches. The grocery category is the easiest one to reduce. I list tons of ideas: How to Slash Your Grocery Spending . Non-necessity/extra (can survive without, but nice to have). 31 Days to Find $1000 – I was able to find over $1000 with these ideas.

Budgeting 133

Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133