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APRIL 1, 2021

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.

Emergency Fund 130

Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

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AUGUST 28, 2013

The goal for this monthly accountability meeting is to give updates on our progress, motivate one another, and help all of us save for a cash Christmas. I''m happy to report that I was able to reduce our grocery spending in August by about $50 and I''ll put that money in our Christmas savings.

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JULY 16, 2015

If you are trying to reduce your expenses, groceries should be the first thing you attack. And my absolute #1 way to save money at the grocery store is to PLAN OUR MEALS. If you make this one simple change, you will reduce your grocery spending substantially. The 5 Easiest Budget Categories to Reduce. Dining Out.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 7, 2013

There are a lot of things that you can start on in the late winter to give yourself a kick-start, and make the big task easier. Removing all of the ingredients from your pantry to clean it out and give it a wipe down can be very time consuming. For example, cleaning your gutters is not pleasant in the cold of the winter.

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Cleaning Appliances Donation Green And Frugal 221

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

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.

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 100

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JUNE 25, 2013

The goal for this monthly accountability meeting is to give updates on our progress, motivate one another, and help all of us save for a cash Christmas. Or challenge yourself to reduce your grocery spending by your shortfall. If you have not done so, complete the Christmas Gift & Spending Budget worksheet.

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June Club Christmas Goals 100

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FEBRUARY 6, 2015

My intent is twofold: to hold me accountable with our grocery spending and to give some ideas and insight into how we eat on a budget. Are you enjoying these “what we ate on a budget” posts? Our budget is currently $500 for my family of four. Although my kids are young (9 & 6), they truly eat like adults, truly.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Jacki, from The Debt Myth , stresses to give yourself a break, because YOU get to decide what’s right for your life. Give yourself a challenging deadline and to stay motivated towards your goal and attach a reward for hitting the deadline. Conversely, you could give yourself a consequence too if you don’t hit the goal.

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Financial Goals Goals Debt Budgeting 100

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JUNE 8, 2018

Another way to think of a budget is a spending plan. You are directing your money where to go–giving YOU the authority over your money. As a planner by nature, I actually like the term, “spending plan.” – Food: groceries, meals out, school lunches. ” So are you ready to start a budget?

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Budget Budgeting Financial Goals Goals 133

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JULY 9, 2015

Tracy used cash for her spending categories. When her grocery envelop was empty, it was empty until pay day. ACTION STEP: After you analyze your spending, what habits are you willing to give up. Sometimes you don’t have to give things up, instead you need to be creative. They Managed their Grocery Spending.

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Debt Free Debt Budgeting Budget 100