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WIS, WWA | largely from the freezer

The Frugal Girl

What I Spent I did get a Hungry Harvest box and I made a small trip to Aldi, but I haven’t done an honest-to-goodness grocery shopping trip since we got back from Hawaii! I’ve done some freezer scrounging to come up with things to eat, so…yay for using up what’s on hand. squirrel-watching I spent: $ 6.99

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How We Frugal-ed in January!

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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. How to Make Homemade Chicken Stock.

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How We Frugal-ed this Week: 10/12/18

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Every Sunday afternoon, I plan the meals and do my grocery shopping for the week. my private Facebook group, we are challenging ourselves to plan our meals around what we already have in the pantry and/or freezer. I still shopped this week, but I did use up some things that have been in the freezer for some time.

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How We Frugal-ed in July 2022

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I have been doing my grocery shopping at a different GIANT store and I’m finding that they always have a lot of marked-down meat. I have been packing my freezer with breakfast sausage, chicken, and Italian sausage–all marked down 40-50% off. Related reading: 10 Ways to Save at Giant Food Stores. Marked down meat!

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How I Spent $425 on Groceries in March

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I’ve included pictures below of most of my grocery shopping trips for the month. There’s about $67 worth of groceries that I forgot to photograph. I made a large batch of homemade sugar-free applesauce in March that I stored in the freezer. Honestly the Oreos are still in my freezer. popcorn.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 10.20.17

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This Week in the Kitchen: In an effort to save time and money, I’m trying to add either meals or ingredients to my freezer each week. This week at the grocery store, I found a whole chicken marked down to a nice price. I put the rest in the freezer for later use in soups, enchiladas, and/or quesadillas. garden salad.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

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Personally, I plan a weekly menu that’s centered around what’s already in my pantry and freezer, what’s on sale and my family’s schedule. If you don’t think the food in the fridge will be eaten before it goes bad, place leftovers in a freezer container, label, and store in the freezer. Thaw as needed.