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Valentine’s Day Menu Planning Tips & Recipe Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

Sure, we’d love to eat out and have someone else prepare and serve our food, but that would involve a babysitter and a food tab. After they head to bed, we’ll enjoy some adult beverages and watch a movie. Now we save money, but still celebrate our marriage and our family at home.

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WIS, WWA | all Safeway

The Frugal Girl

I never had room for a toaster oven at my other house, but I do really like having one here, especially for reheating things or making two-person servings of food. Thursday Zoe and I finally had a night where we were both free, without any pressing homework due, so we watched the last two episodes of the 1995 Pride and Prejudice.

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s $29 Food Stamp Budget – I pay $30 a week no food stamps

Coupons Do Work

Gwyneth Paltrow posted on her facebook page : There are a lot of people who use Food stamps (now known as SNAP), and the reality is, food stamps or not, anyone can live on $29 a week. watch my video below: When I was growing up, my grandmother would make two-three meals a week and the rest of the week? now how do I do it?

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WIS, WWA | a new year of grocery shopping!

The Frugal Girl

What We Ate Saturday Zoe and I met up at Panera after her work shift, got some dinner together, and then went home and watched a movie together. ? Thursday Zoe picked up some fast food for herself after work, and I ate some random stuff from the fridge (leftover pasta and some butternut squash soup , plus a grilled cheese sandwich).

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New to Couponing? It Doesn't Have To Be Extreme

Family Balance Sheet

My humble coupon case: If you are new to couponing or even the subject of saving money on groceries, watching TV shows, like Extreme Couponing on TLC, can be overwhelming or intimidating. I love finding coupons for the foods and products that we use. Did you watch it? 70 containers of detergent.or 40 boxes of sugary cereals.

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5 Quick Money Saving Tips for 2015

Coupons Do Work

Food: I do a monthly menu plan. I take what I have in my pantry, check out my kids sports schedule and plan accordinly. on the weekends, she makes food for the week, cooks it and puts it in the fridge and/or freezer, writes it out on a piece of paper what to heat up and instructions with that. My aunt told me.

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(Exercising) The Art of Frugality

Frugal Luxuries

For several years now I've been motivated to action when reading her classic, tried-and-true frugal tricks and tips as she menu plans, money manages and enjoys the luxuries of a simple life with her family. I use them a lot in the food and craft pantries for storing supplies. Reduced our Netflix bill to watch online only.

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