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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 10.20.17

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Grocery spending can get out of hand quickly, so I post our weekly menu to ensure that I am planning it weekly. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. garden salad. garden salad. My oldest daughter likes to grocery shop with me and requested Alfredo sauce on our last trip.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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2 – Reduce your grocery spending without sacrificing quality. Do you know how much you spend on groceries each month? Groceries is the easiest budget category to overspend. It’s also very easy to reduce your grocery spending just by planning your meals. 5 – Brown bag your lunch.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

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Also, I plan for everything–breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners. I’ve added the below Weekly Menu & Grocery List to my Freebie page for email subscribers. Freeze garden and in-season produce. Start a Garden. I average about $5 in coupons on a typical trip to the grocery store.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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2 – Reduce your grocery spending without sacrificing quality. Can you answer this question, how much do you spend on groceries each month? If you do not know the answer, then there is a good chance you are over spending. The easiest way to reduce your grocery spending is to plan your meals.

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Also, I plan for everything–breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners. Freeze garden and in season produce. Start a Garden. Farm stands, U-Pick farms, and even your own garden are great sources for locally grown, in season produce at reasonable prices. Related Reading: 9 Easy Places to Find Grocery Coupons.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 10.06.17

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Grocery spending can get out of hand quickly, so I post our weekly menu to ensure that I am planning it weekly. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. garden salad. Friday: I’m grilling burgers (again) that I found marked down really cheap, garden salad, applesauce.

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