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How to Slash your Grocery Spending in 31 Days

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Or maybe you’re trying to build your emergency savings account, or save for a vehicle? There is one place to look for extra money that maybe you haven’t considered–your groceries. If you don’t know what you spend each month on groceries, I encourage you to keep a tally for a month to give you an idea.

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Day 3 of 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending: Organize your Refrigerator/Freezer

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31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending. Food is forgotten about and becomes a science experiment. Good food, too. So blare some fun music to get you motivated, because TODAY, we’re cleaning out the refrigerator and freezer. Sort all of the food by category. Discard out of date foods.

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Reduce Your Grocery Spending Without Sacrificing Quality | 31 Days to Find $1000

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On Sundays, we’ll meet here to catch our breath, and let everyone know how we’re finding our $1000. If there is one line item in everyone’s budget that can get out of control it is groceries. Yes, there are coupons, but you don’t have to use them to reduce your grocery bill. Stop wasting food.

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How to Use Pinterest to Save Money on Groceries

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This post is Day 12 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. How to Use Pinterest to Save Money on Groceries. Pinterest is A Gold Mine for Money Saving Grocery Tips. After the 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending series …;)…the next best place to find easy money saving grocery tips is Pinterest.

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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. 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. And sadly, I found a lot of bread and rolls.

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3 Monthly Expenses to Reduce Without Feeling a Sacrifice

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We use the gym, so we’ve never felt like it was a waste of money. Cutting cable is definitely a big step, but it you’re ready to take the leap, find out How We Watch Great TV Without Cable. In 2013, our average monthly grocery spending was $635. We want to have our cake and eat it too. Gym Membership.

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8 Action Steps for a Frugal February!

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We could really use an intentional month of frugalness to reset our mindset. 8 Action Steps for a Frugal February: 1 – Write a budget/spending plan for February. In order to succeed with your money, you must spend time on your money–and that means writing a plan for your spending. 5 – Plan ahead.

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